HGTV Star Nicole Curtis Hits Back After She Was Sued by City of Detroit Over Abandoned House She Was Ordered To Renovate

Former "Rehab Addict" star Nicole Curtis has spoken out to defend herself after she was sued by the city of Detroit over failing to renovate an abandoned property that has been declared a "public nuisance."A lawsuit was filed on July 22 against Curtis, 49, and her company, Detroit Renovations LLC, alleging that the HGTV star has not carried out any work on the historic house, which she took ownership of in 2021—despite a judge ruling that renovations must be carried out to prevent the property from being a danger to the public. In a post shared on her Facebook account on Aug. 2, the on-air personality fired back at the allegations, insisting that her team was preparing to begin work at 7 a.m. the following day, while noting that she is not pursuing the project for any financial gain, but rather to continue her goal of saving historic homes."[I'm] not out to make a buck, not out to make a name for myself, not out to rob and pillage (as some say about me), just out to save historic homes from being demolished and/or ruined by flippers," she wrote."Just a reminder, I save old houses, but it’s not a job—it’s one of my passions and it is second to my passion to just be me."Most days tha...