Ashley Jensen suing US reality star

Ashley Jensen has filed a lawsuit against a US reality TV star after he allegedly threatened her.

The Extras actress and husband Terence Beesley are suing Jeff Lewis, who appears in Bravo's property development show Flipping Out.

Lewis is currently attempting to improve the house next door to the couple in order to sell it on. However, he denies abusing the actors over a deck which encroaches on their property. "I have never even met Ms. Jensen," he said.

"Having apparently watched my reality show, they now feel they can exploit my personality to increase their media exposure and their alleged damages. I never threatened either of them with physical harm, nor was I abusive or verbally threatening to either of them."

The suit, which accuses Lewis of "rude, outrageous, boorish, offensive, mean-spirited" behaviour, requests that the decking be removed and a restraining order be placed on Lewis to keep him away from them.