India, Sept. 22 -- Jennifer Eckhart was defending against a $1 million defamation claim at the time of her death. The suit was initiated by a Florida couple, who alleged she had made false associations between them, their business, and sex trafficking activities.

Documentary evidence accessed by TMZ reveals that Darby Annunziata, along with her spouse John, and their eyelash establishment, Sugar Pie Lashes, initiated legal proceedings against the former Fox News producer in February, approximately seven months before her death by suicide at her residence in Florida.

According to the filed complaint, Jennifer purportedly entered an adjacent boutique and cautioned patrons against patronizing the salon, asserting that Darby demonstrates in...