Entertainer Wayne Newton Sued After Monkey Bites Teen Girl Visiting His Mansion

LAS VEGAS—Entertainer Wayne Newton is being sued by a Las Vegas woman who claims the veteran crooner’s pet monkey bit and injured her daughter during an invited visit to Newton’s showpiece mansion nearly two years ago.

Wayne Newton testifies in the trial of a man accused of burglarizing Newton's home, at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, on June 18, 2019. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File

LAS VEGAS—Entertainer Wayne Newton is being sued by a Las Vegas woman who claims the veteran crooner’s pet monkey bit and injured her daughter during an invited visit to Newton’s showpiece mansion nearly two years ago.

Jocelyne Urena seeks at least $15,000 in damages on behalf of her daughter, Genevieve, in a civil negligence complaint filed on Wednesday, Aug. 7 in Nevada state court in Las Vegas.