Twilight star Cam Gigandet has denied owing a former landlord $60,000 in unpaid rent on a Los Angeles home.
Court documents obtained by Us Weekly revealed that the landlord, Ronald Goldhammer, sued Gigandet and his ex-wife Dominique Geisendorff over allegations that they “have failed to pay the entire rent from November 2023 through February 2024” on a property they were renting from him. In Touch first reported the news.
According to legal motions, Goldhammer is seeking $60,000 to rectify the unpaid rent and additional damages to the home. Goldhammer said that he agreed to rent the property for $6,650 per month on a one-year lease, though he later learned Geisendorff and Gigandet vacated the home.
“Defendants, thereafter, breached the lease by failing to pay the entire rent from November 2023 through February 2024,” Goldhammer argued in court documents. “Plaintiff then served the notice on Defendants demanding payment or forfeiture of the lease. Defendants failed to pay the rent owed, but nevertheless, continued to occupy the [home].”
Gigandet responded via his attorneys on May 15, stating that his dealings with his former landlord were always “reasonable, lawful and in good faith.” The actor also claimed that any damages to the property may have been caused by a third party.
“[Goldhammer’s] claims are barred, in whole or in part, because the conduct of [Gigandet] was not a substantial factor in bringing about [Goldhammer’s] alleged injuries and/or damages, if any, and therefore was not a contributing or proximate cause thereof,” Gigandet’s lawyers wrote.
They continued, “[Gigandet] is informed and believes and thereon alleges, he is excused from performance under the agreement alleged in the First Amended Complaint due to the acts, omissions, and/or material breaches of [Goldhammer] with respect to the matters and things alleged in the First Amended Complaint.”
Us has reached out to Gigandet’s representatives for additional information.
Cam Gigandet and Dominique Geisendorff in October 2009. Michael Buckner/WireImage
Geisendorff filed for divorce from Gigandet after 13 years of marriage in August 2022, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the cause of their split. The couple settled their divorce in July 2024 with Gigandet agreeing to pay child and spousal support as well as cover a portion of their marital debts.
“Cam shall provide Dominique monthly statements of income and shall provide any knowledge of upcoming work to Dominique as soon as possible,” the couple agreed in their divorce filing.
During their marriage, Geisendorff and Gigandet welcomed daughters Everleigh Ray and Armie Heartly, born April 2009 and November 2015, as well as son Rekker, born January 2013. Gigandet welcomed son Dare Wylder James with actress Hannah James in October 2024.
James celebrated Dare’s arrival via Instagram in January, writing, “Dare, Dare Bear, Darius Barius, D Bear, Little Bear, Bob, we love you so much your list of nicknames grows by the day. You made a ‘tricky’ 2024 worth every drop of blood sweat and tears. Thank you for making us a family of six and officially turning our household into an up and running daycare for all ages from diapers to braces🧸🩵💯🎈you are complete perfection. Well I think you are. Your Dad might agree had you started walking and talking like… yesterday … but don’t worry, we’re super patient here.”
Gigandet is perhaps best known for playing the villainous tracker vampire James Witherdale in Twilight. He also had a memorable performance as the fundamentalist Christian high schooler Micah in Easy A as well as appearing in Cher’s cult classic film Burlesque, both released in 2010.
In recent years, Gigandet starred with Jason Patric in 2023 thriller Til Death Do Us Part — where a runaway bride is hunted by seven vengeful groomsmen — and played a criminal fixer in Ke Huy Quan’s 2025 action comedy Love Hurts.
