Famous TV chef Nigella Lawson came out looking like the victim when photos were released of her then-husband Charles Saatchi choking her at a London restaurant, but now her ex and a former assistant are threatening to release secrets that could purportedly destroy The Taste star's reputation.

The couple announced their divorce shortly after the choking incident and now advertising mogul Saatchi, 70, is reportedly planning legal action against Lawson that will expose the alleged "truth" behind their split — and he's reportedly accusing her of behavior that will blow the lid off her squeaky clean career in a letter sent to Lawson's attorney last week.

What's more, a former friend and disgruntled ex-aide of Lawson's, Francesca Grillo, is also in on an apparent plot to take down the TV chef, providing sworn affidavits that detail the star's private life and behavior of her children.

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Lawson, 53, has sought to block British publications from revealing the contents of those statements.

Breaking Celebrity News has read the documents but has decided not to publish their contents.