Nick's Dark Secret Why He's Torturing Sofia

“Control issues” are behind angry ex-fiancé nick loeb’s ongoing embryo court battle with sofia vergara.

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TO Sofia Vergara, it seems like a nightmare that will never end. For two years, she’s been embroiled in a nasty legal battle with her ex-fiancé, Nick Loeb, who sued her in 2014 — three months after she ended their relationship — for custody of the two fertilized eggs they had created in vitro. The fight took a bizarre new turn on Dec. 6, when a right-to-live suit was filed against Sofia in Louisiana on behalf of the embryos — they were actually listed as the plaintiffs, “Emma” and “Isabella”— asking that Nick be allowed to implant them in a surrogate.

Even though Nick’s lawyer insists his client did not initiate the new lawsuit, it’s just the latest headache that Sofia, 44, has had to endure since Nick, 41, began his court proceedings two years ago. And the volatile trust fund heir and Onion Crunch magnate’s central motivation, sources claim, involve his massive anger and control issues, stemming from a tragic and shocking family history. “This has nothing to do with the embryos,” a former close friend of Nick’s tells