Prolific Hollywood producer Tony Scott died before paying his agent more than $1 MILLION in commissions -- this according to new legal docs -- and now, the agency's going after Scott's estate for its money.
CAA filed the creditor's claim against Scott's estate in L.A. County Superior Court this week, claiming Scott died owing $70,426 in commissions for "Unstoppable," $450,000 for "Man on Fire," $110,096 for "The Taking of Pelham 123," $400,000 for "Deja Vu," and $10,000 for some video game project.
All told, CAA says Scott's estate owes $1,040,522.
And to give you an idea of how rich the "Top Gun" director was -- the docs show what he was paid for his directing and producing roles on each project ...
"Man on Fire" -- $8 million
"Unstoppable" -- $4.5 million
"The Taking of Pelham 123" -- $9.5 million
"Deja Vu" -- $10 million
Video game -- $250,000
And that doesn't take into account all of his profit-sharing percentages ... i.e. what he'd get paid in addition to his salary based on the success of each project.
Just wondering ... where have I heard this before HeHe
Lawsuit - Hollywood - Dead Person.
A story we've heard of 1,000,000 before. Hollywood is the crimson leader in dead lawsuits.
Man on Fire??? That was released in 2004. Could they not have brought that up in the 9 years before? Something sounds off. Why would you keep repping someone if they hadn't paid before, (maybe one movie but after that, it's insane.) that says more about the inefficiency of the company.
They seem to become bigger targets for sleazy money grabbing people after they are dead than when they were alive. Same old story PIC
ReplyDeleteRight on PIC .. bigger / easier targets ... know why ... the dead can't speak .
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