Troubling New Allegations Surface After Scientology Doctor Dad of 'RHONY' Star Rebecca Minkoff Sued for Alleged Misdiagnosis in Whitney Mills Suicide Case: Lawsuit

Dr. Minkoff (left) has been named in the lawsuit regarding the wrongful death of Scientologist Whitney Mills (right), court records state.

An amended complaint has been filed in the wrongful death lawsuit involving Whitney Mills, who tragically took her own life on May 13, 2022, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

The updated version of the lawsuit includes new allegations and adds Dr. David Minkoff, a prominent Scientologist and father of RHONY star Rebecca Minkoff, and his Clearwater, Florida clinic, LifeWorks Wellness Center, as defendants, according to court documents obtained by The Underground Bunker.

Dr. Minkoff’s daughter Rebecca will star alongside New York co-stars Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank, and Brynn Whitfield.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the lawsuit named six Church of Scientology entities, but the latest filings expand on the role Dr. Minkoff and his clinic are accused of playing in Mills’ treatment leading up to her death.

Dr. Minkoff, a high-ranking Scientologist and co-founder of LifeWorks, has a controversial history that includes his involvement in the 1995 case of Lisa McPherson, a Scientologist who died under suspicious circumstances while in church care.

The church — in calling Whitney’s death 'an unfortunate tragedy' — denied the Mills family's allegations.

Though he never met McPherson, Minkoff prescribed sedatives over the phone to Scientology staff handling her case, according to court documents.

This led to a $100,000 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit in 1997 and disciplinary action by the Florida Board of Medicine in 2001 and a suspension of his medical license. Despite these sanctions, Minkoff reportedly has continued to treat Scientologists, including Mills, at LifeWorks.

On May 12, 2022, Whitney 'attempted to set herself on fire before inflicting herself with a gunshot wound,' the lawsuit filed in Florida said.