KNBC.com reports that actress Donna D'Errico collapsed in a restroom on November 9th and complained of breathing problems in the middle of a trial to determine how assets should be split up in her divorce from MÖtley CrÜe member Nikki Sixx.
05/12/2005 - Donna D'Errico - with Six in happier days © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi
Paramedics were called to the sixth floor restroom of the downtown Los Angeles courthouse, the 39-year-old former "Baywatch" star eventually walked out unassisted, a sheriff's deputy said.
Later, sitting in a sheriff's office down the hallway from the courtroom and restroom, D'Errico said her breathing difficulties were related to asthmatic bronchitis aggravated by recent wildfires near her home.
On Thursday, she had asked that the court hearing be delayed because of her health condition — and because she does not have a lawyer.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thomas Trent Lewis denied the request, forcing her to represent herself.
He did the same thing Friday, although her voice both days has been so hoarse, she is barely audible in court.
During Thursday's hearing, one of Sixx's friends, Jonathan Roberts, testified that he spied on D'Errico and photographed her extensively on Sunday at Sixx's request. He said he saw her go to church, a restaurant, and a sporting goods store and walk up a long stairway at a beach.
Another witness, retired sheriff's Sgt. Thomas Stephens, testified he spied on D'Errico Wednesday on behalf of Sixx and that she left her home for six hours. When she returned, she smiled at him when he said "Donna, National Enquirer" as she parked her SUV, he said.
On Friday, D'Errico, who fired her most recent lawyer, said that in addition to affecting her health, the wildfires had impeded her attempts to find a new attorney.
D'Errico, a September 1995 Playboy Playmate of the Month and a former "Baywatch" cast member, married Sixx on Dec. 23, 1996.
The couple separated after the birth of their daughter, Frankie-Jean, who is now 6, according to the Internet Movie Database. They reconciled after Sixx went through rehab.
She filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court in April 2006 and the marriage was officially over in June.
D'Errico and Sixx have already settled custody issues concerning Frankie- Jean.
D'Errico also has a 14-year-old son from an earlier relationship, and Sixx has three other children with ex-wife Brandi Brandt.
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