Beth Chapman's Daughters Sue Over Memorial Fund, Dog Calls it BS - TMZ

Beth Chapman Daughters Sue Over Memorial Fund ... Dog Calls BS

1/10/2023 12:50 AM PT

When Dog the Bounty Hunter's precocious wife, Beth Chapman, died ... a memorial money was acceptable up successful her name, but present her daughters are dragging its laminitis to court.

Bonnie Chapman and Cecily Barmore conscionable filed suit against Rainy Robinson -- who was Beth's champion person and costar connected "Dog's Most Wanted" -- due to the fact that they assertion she's been moving a foundation money baring their mother's name/likeness ... but has been enriching herself instead.

In the suit, obtained by TMZ, Bonnie and Cecily allege Rainy has been soliciting donations for years -- starting soon aft Beth died of cancer successful 2019 -- and that, lately, she's been falsely promising to transportation ownership of the money to the girls, but ne'er really did it.

That's a large occupation for Beth's daughters ... successful the suit, they allege Rainy's been acting successful atrocious religion -- ne'er intending to manus implicit the fund, and instead, starting the process to softly dissolve the charity.

According to the suit, Rainy made respective societal media posts astir turning implicit operations of the money to Bonnie and Cecily, but wen their attorneys demanded an accounting of however she's been utilizing the wealth ... she reversed people and ne'er followed done connected the transfer.

The daughters are suing to artifact the usage of their names and images for the foundation and privation astatine slightest $50K successful damages.

Rainy tells TMZ she's been trying to person the girls caput the money since their ma died ... but claims they distanced themselves without explanation. Rainy besides says the money has had bully intentions each along, including creating a assistance and a unfortunate money for families whose loved ones were murdered.

She besides claims she told Bonnie and Cecily they could person the fund, but that they'd request to interaction her straight ... which they didn't do. Rainy says she present plans to unopen it down.

Dog tells TMZ ... "This is simply a bogus claim. The memorial money was approved by Beth's estate, which I administrate. The suit against the fund's laminitis is thing much than harassment."