The wealthy widow of a \u201cRoblox\u201d inventor claims she got scammed out of an eye-watering $6 million by a predatory male escort, according to a bombshell new lawsuit.<\/p>\n
Marianne Flippo, 49, contends icy-eyed, silver-haired gigolo Gregg Starr manipulated her by declaring his love \u2014 and telling her the only way they could be together was for her to pay out his $10 million contract with an infamous escort agency, the suit alleges.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, I was not capable or perceptive enough to know these statements were false but, since I loved and trusted Starr, I relied on what he said,\u201d Flippo wrote in a Manhattan Supreme Court filing Monday. <\/p>\n
Greg Starr and Mary Anne Flippo attend Steve and Luiza Gold\u2019s Holiday Party at a private residence in New York City on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. Jason Lowrie\/BFA.com\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n
\u201cI now realize I was foolish.\u201d<\/p>\n
The grieving Flippo, who suffers from a severe genetic medical condition, met Starr, 38, through Cowboys 4 Angels, an agency that offers \u201cstraight elite male companions for women,\u201d according to its website \u2014 and was featured in the Showtime reality TV show \u201cGigolos.\u201d<\/p>\n
But their unconventional love affair soured, Flippo claims, when Starr and another escort service worker allegedly coerced her into signing an agreement to help him escape his contract after plying her with shots of booze while she was on a new medication, the court papers state.<\/p>\n
By the time an attorney for Flippo discovered the brazen scheme, she \u2014 \u201cunder the Svengali-like control of Starr\u201d \u2014 had already transferred nearly $6 million to him, while he demanded the remaining $4 million, court papers state.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe now knows that she was the victim of a sinister fraud,\u201d said her attorney Larry Hutcher, of New York law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron.<\/p>\n
Hutcher, in a court filing, asked a judge to intervene as Starr now allegedly embarks on a wild spending frenzy to \u201cdissipate the stolen funds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Starr poses in an Instagram post from November 2021. Flippo now says she \u201cwas foolish\u201d for trust Starr. Instagram\/Gregg Starr<\/p>\n
\u201cI now recognize that I was the victim of a horrendous scheme by Starr who is a sociopath who lacks any conscience,\u201d Flippo claimed in an affirmation filed with the court.<\/p>\n
The 18-page complaint, along with stacks of other filings, lays out a wild tale of alleged treachery and desperation that began shortly after the sudden death of Flippo\u2019s lifelong sweetheart, Chad Flippo, two years ago.<\/p>\n
A computer programmer, Chad Flippo created and patented key software for the mega-successful online game \u201cRoblox\u201d \u2014 and amassed a substantial fortune.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did very well,\u201d Hutcher said, declining to disclose the exact amount.<\/p>\n
The pair had been \u201csweethearts\u201d since Marianne Flippo was 13 and had three kids together over their 28-year marriage.<\/p>\n
But Chad Flippo took his own life on Aug. 5, 2024, leaving Marianne shattered and alone, Hutcher said.<\/p>\n
A few months later, the grieving widow needed to travel to Italy to get medication that became rare due to the Russia-Ukraine war, but she didn\u2019t speak Italian and sought a companion, the court papers state.<\/p>\n
Starr walks the runway during the Emerald Swimwear show at NY Swim Week in July 2024. WireImage<\/p>\n
A friend of her late husband told her to contact Cowboys 4 Angels, where she hired Starr to join her on the trip for $27,000, the suit claims.<\/p>\n