Fast forward to 2017, and Chip found himself in the middle of a lawsuit.

No one called or emailed?

4 years later ‘friends’ reach out via lawsuit.. Gaines countersued against the former real estate company partners; that case is still pending.

Chip Gaines of Fixer Upper smiling

“We are glad we finally got this resolved.

I think from the very beginning, it was our position that Mr. Gaines did nothing wrong.

We stated that all along.”

Chip and Joanna Gaines posing