Bruce Jenner has responded to the wrongful death lawsuit that was filed against him following his February car accident in which 69-year-old widow Kimberly Howe was killed and five other people were injured.
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Kimberly's two adult stepchildren -- Dana Redmond, 60, and William Howe, 57, -- sued the 65-year-old former Olympic athlete in early May for allegedly propelling Kimberly's car into the other lane with his SUV, where she was then hit by a Hummer and killed at the scene.
The stepkids claimed in the lawsuit Bruce had been "careless, negligent and/or responsible in causing [Kimberly's] death," according to E! News.
Dana and William reportedly feel they suffered "enormous damages" and had demanded a jury trial. In their lawsuit, the pair also insisted they lost "the love, affection, support, comfort, society, financial support and more from [Kimberly] upon whom they were dependent" and incur other expenses "to their great detriment."
However, TMZ reported shortly afterwards that Kimberly's friends said the widow's stepkids barely even had a relationship with her. The website claims Dana and William never relied on food, shelter, clothing or medical treatment from Kimberly.
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Bruce is therefore responding to the lawsuit by saying Dana and William have no right to sue him and they shouldn't profit off of Kimberly's death. Bruce is reportedly asking the court to throw out the case.
According to court papers obtained by E! News, Bruce described the car accident as "a terrible tragedy" and the plaintiffs as "financially independent and successful... living and working and residing out-of-state for decades, who do not and cannot allege that they are financially dependent upon their stepmother for the necessities of life."
Back at the time of the accident, Bruce also allegedly passed a field sobriety test and wasn't texting while driving.
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