Galt claims Gaslighting

Steve Buscemi/ Galt Niederhoffer -- bradalmanac / Foter

Galt Niederhoffer, author of prominent contemporary romances including "The Romantics" and "Love and Happiness", is embroiled in a court case where truth really is stranger than fiction.

In a tense custody battle her ex-partner claims Neiderhoffer suffers mental illness and Neiderhoffer claims he is deliberately setting her up. Specifically, according to media reports, by trying to convince her that she is insane by a process made famous in the movie Gaslight.

In the court of public opinion Neiderhoffer's claims that her partner, amongst others things, attempted to poison her with arsenic seem to be receiving an awkward and skeptical reception.