By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter

Instead of fighting with The Real Housewives Of Orange County, Vicki Gunvalson's boyfriend Brooks Ayers is now taking on ABC demanding an apology for the 20/20 special they aired alleging he is a deadbeat dad, and Breaking Celebrity News has exclusive details on the legal stand-off.

"While we have not filed a lawsuit yet, we have written to ABC demanding a retraction and informed them that the threat of the lawsuit exists and we are currently in discussions with them," Ayers' attorney, Alexander Rufus-Isaacs of Rufus-Isaacs, Acland & Grantham told Breaking Celebrity News in an exclusive interview.

"The most damaging aspect was the program accusing him of running out on his child, which is absolutely false," he explained.

As previously reported, 45-year-old Ayers decided to take legal action against both the network and his