The physician who’s being sued by The Actual Housewives of Atlanta star Shamea Morton over an alleged chemical peel gone unsuitable is combating again in courtroom, Us Weekly can completely report.
On December 19, 2025, Jing Jing Wong Harris, M.D. denied all allegations of wrongdoing within the swimsuit introduced by Morton.
The physician stated any accidents that Morton, 43, suffered had been the results of different individuals outdoors of their management. Harris stated she was current and supervising when a nurse utilized a chemical peel to Morton’s physique.
Harris admitted that Morton expressed discomfort throughout the peel and that she sprayed a neutralizing spray on the RHOA’s again after she complained. The physician additionally admitted that Morton skilled an unexpected response to the peel, however denied any legal responsibility for the accidents.
The physician demanded your entire lawsuit be thrown out of courtroom.
As Us first reported, Morton filed a medical malpractice lawsuit towards Jing Jing Wong Harris, M.D., Harris’ firm, Fairly Faces Atlanta, and varied different defendants.
The RHOA star claimed she was “negligently burned” throughout a chemical peel that brought about in depth everlasting scarring.
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Morton stated she went to Fairly Faces Atlanta on March 13, 2024. She stated the physician’s workplace ought to have by no means carried out a chemical peel as a consequence of her “prognosis of Tinea Versicolor, which is a fungal situation.” She stated the physician and her crew ought to have referred her to a dermatologist.
The fact star’s lawsuit stated even when Morton didn’t have Tinea Versicolor, the peel, particularly two passes, was “utterly inappropriate” as a consequence of her “African American pores and skin, even when she had easy hyperpigmentation, particularly as a result of lack of any pores and skin prep and try at pigment correction with medical-grade skincare and far much less aggressive therapies than what was carried out.”
Morton claimed one other occasion who labored within the workplace used too robust of a chemical peel on her again and arms. She stated the chemical peel was achieved with out the physician’s supervision, which led to her receiving “second diploma burns, blistering and everlasting scarring.”
The Bravo star alleged that she “cried in ache” whereas on the workplace.
“[Morton’s] screams had been so loud that [Harris], for the primary time that day, entered the room the place the process was being carried out and inquired as to what was happening,” Morton’s lawyer wrote. “When [Morton] reported intense ache to [Harris], [Harris] advised her that she was being dramatic.”
Morton stated the physician utilized an unknown resolution from a twig bottle.
“Harris by no means consulted, examined, or authorized the remedy plan for [Morton] previous to the applying of the chemical peel,” the lawsuit learn.
The lawsuit, introduced by lawyer Darren M. Tobin, demanded unspecified damages.
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Tobin beforehand advised Us, “What occurred to Shamea when she was burned is unacceptable and inexcusable. We intend on pursuing full justice allowed below the regulation.”
Morton joined RHOA in season 5 as a visitor of the forged and was promoted to good friend in season 8. She was ultimately employed as a predominant forged member in season 16.
In November, Morton teased her return to RHOA in season 17, alongside Porsha Williams and Drew Sidora. She advised Leisure Tonight, “Simply after I thought 16 was the worst, 17 got here.”
“And a few would say I’m in my villain period … however … I feel I’m simply residing in my fact,” Morton stated.
