Rob and Sheryl Lowe have dismissed their defamation lawsuit against their former chef, Peter Clements, after Clements provided the couple with “accurate information,” court papers say.

The Lowes sued Clements on April 7, alleging emotional distress, defamation, breach of contract and trespass. The lawsuit claimed that, when the Lowes were out of town, their former chef threw parties at their home, had sex with strangers in their bed, stole from their medicine cabinet and stole their food.

“Once Peter Clements provided Rob and Sheryl Lowe with accurate information, the Lowes willingly dismissed their claims against him without cost to either side,” the papers say.

The papers did not disclose what information he provided.

But a source close to the Lowes tells People that the couple filed the suit as part of a bigger counteroffensive after being told that Clements was backing two former nannies complaining of sexual harassment against the Lowes.

But after Clements later told the Lowes that they were misinformed, and that he had nothing to say about the nannies’ allegations, the Lowes filed dismissal papers on Friday in Santa Barbara Superior Court.

“It was a big mistake,” says a source close to the case.

Clements could not be reached Tuesday for comment.

The nannies’ attorney, Gloria Allred, says Lowe’s dismissal of the lawsuit will “blow up in his face.”

“Whatever Mr. Lowe has attempted to cook up smells bad and will leave a lasting bad taste in his attempts to go after two innocent nannies who loved and cared for his children,” she says.

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Rob Lowe is asking a Santa Barbara, California court to dismiss portions of his former nanny’s countersuit against him.

In documents released on Thursday, Lowe claims that many of Jessica Gibson’s accusations against him are “completely unfounded.”

And his attorney Larry Stein insists nine of her accusations are “subject to immediate dismissal because she has failed to even allege the essential elements of a claim of relief.”

Stein targets a number of alleged wage violations, for which Gibson countersued Lowe last month, as the items that should be dismissed.

Gibson also alleges that Lowe repeatedly exposed himself and touched her inappropriately – claims that the actor denies.

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As the he-said, she-said battle between Rob Lowe and a former nanny rages on, his friends are standing firm.

“We love him to death,” his Brothers and Sisters costar Dave Annable told People Monday at the Hornitos Cinco de Mayo party in Los Angeles. “We support him.”

In regards to the legal battle, Annable added: “Rob is doing great. That’s something he doesn’t bring to work.”

The 44-year-old actor was accused of sexual harassment last month by former nanny Jessica Gibson. His wife, Sheryl, has also been accused of harassment by a second ex-nanny, Laura Boyce. The Lowes vehemently deny the nannies’ claims.

The former West Wing star has said Gibson threatened to sue unless he gave her $1.5 million. “It is an attempt to damage and humiliate not only my wife and me, but our two young sons as well,” he wrote on the Huffington Post blog. (He has filed lawsuits against both nannies and a former chef.)

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The nanny who is accusing Rob Lowe and his wife of sexual harassment has been endorsed by reality TV star Shanna Moakler, who has vowed to stand by her.

Laura Boyce, who worked for the Lowe family up until last year, has accused Lowe of creating an “extremely sexually offensive and hostile work environment”, claiming her former boss regularly paraded around the family home naked and made inappropriate comments of a lewd nature.

She filed papers in Los Angeles on Wednesday and staged an emotionally-charged press conference with her lawyer Gloria Allred on Thursday to address her accusations.

Boyce also childminds for Moakler, who insists the 37-year-old is a good friend.

Moakler tells People.com, “I’ve been friends with Laura for the past ten years – before she was my nanny – and I completely stand by her.”

The Lowes vehemently deny all accusations levelled at them. A deposition of the actor and his wife has been scheduled for May 19th.

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And now, a new twist to the Rob Lowe nanny fiasco.

Extra has confirmed that a second former nanny has filed court papers against the Brothers & Sisters star.

On Wednesday, Laura Boyce filed a countersuit against Lowe. She is currently being sued by the actor–allegedly for violating a confidentiality agreement while she was working for his family.

In a not-so-surprising development, Gloria Allred has taken Boyce under her legal wing, which is convenient because the famed attorney also represents Jessica Gibson, the first nanny to file suit against Lowe.

Allegedly, Gibson claims Rob sexually harassed her. He says she tried to extort $1.5 million from him.

We just want to take this opportunity to make sure everyone understands who’s suing who and who allegedly did what.

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ET sat down exclusively with Rob Lowe on the set of “Brothers and Sisters” last week in a revealing new interview set to air on Thursday, April 24th.

Lowe opened up to ET, responding to the allegations that he sexually harassed his family’s ex-nanny, “We live in a time where anybody can say anything about anybody. You want to defend your family! Now it’s in the court system and potentially a criminal investigation.” He goes on to say that he and his family have received an outpouring of support and well wishes, “The support has been fantastic and really, really humbling.”

On how his family is dealing with the allegations, Lowe says, “The whole thing is very sad. But the family’s great, the boys are great. They are affected by it, but they’re moving through it. My boys understand that being a celebrity sometimes exposes you to some really bad stuff and sometimes you get a VIP tour of Disneyland.”

Tune in for more of this exclusive interview tomorrow, Thursday, April 24th.

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I really want to believe that Rob Lowe is innocent. I really do… but I find myself believing that he actually is guilty. I want to know what you guys think. Is he guilty – or innocent?