Ex-Manager to Blondie -- You Ripped Me Off to Shreds

Posted Dec 6th 2007 3:56PM by TMZ Staff

The ex-manager of the New Wave group Blondie is claiming that after all these years, his former charges and its record label changed the way they pay him, cheating him out of a bundle of cash. One way or another, Peter Leeds wants what he says is his due.

TMZ has obtained the papers, filed in New York Supreme Court, in which Leeds says that after 28 years, Deborah Harry and the rest of the band are taking out more money before they pay him than they used to, and won't even show him how they're calculating the new royalty scheme.

Leeds says he was manager of the band from 1977 to 1979, when the band had some big hits, like "Picture This" and "One Way or Another." And after he left, Leeds claims there was an agreement in place in which EMI Records (formerly Chrysalis Records) would pay him a percentage of the gross revenue from the band's sales. But, he says, this past August, the band and EMI decided there was a "mistake" in interpretation, so they changed the formula, allegedly cheating him out of an unspecified amount of money.

Leeds is suing for breach of contract and tortious interference with the 1979 contract. The lawyer for the band didn't immediately return a call for comment.

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1. What is this, high school chemistry all over again?

Posted at 7:16PM on Dec 6th 2007 by wasted days and wasted nights

2. Drug dealers giving their formula for _______________?

TMZ should filter this stuff out!

Posted at 7:52PM on Dec 6th 2007 by blu

3. Debra, I look good afte all my surgery. Can you lend me some doe? I am trying to make a comeback by hanging around d celebrities and need to get my ugly ace in front of everyone again. For two years this leach worked and wants more, no way, give it to me. I did have some minor surgery and that x idol offered sexuall favors, do your research,,,, la di la di, one way or enema ther

Posted at 7:59PM on Dec 6th 2007 by Ricki Lake

4. and it comes right down and it lands on the ground and out comes the man from mars he tries to run and you've got a gun and you shoot him dead and you eat his head and now your in the man from mars.

from memory

Posted at 9:03PM on Dec 6th 2007 by Victoria

5. Debbie Harry is a Goddess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:17PM on Dec 6th 2007 by Stephan

6. Give blondie her due........i was never much of a fan, but alway's thought she was drop-dead gorgeous in her day! her face was clasically beautiful,....shape of face and the sexiest almond-shaped eyes........have not seen another rocker chick some 30 years later., whose face beats hers!

Posted at 12:04AM on Dec 7th 2007 by stevie nicks

7. What do you expect Mr Manager from a bunch of former heroin addicts? Geez, you knew you were dealing and running with the devils when you took them on all those years ago. Quit crying and move on to a new group to manage if you dont like it.

Where you been for 28 years? Blondie and the whole group hasnt had a hit in decades. Current comeback hasnt brought any hits so what are you looking for chump change?

Posted at 12:30AM on Dec 7th 2007 by Call Me

8. Once I had a love, it was a gass
Soon turn out to be a pain in the a$$

Posted at 4:17AM on Dec 7th 2007 by blondeeeeeeee

9. She's so Dull...

Posted at 10:19AM on Dec 7th 2007 by Notorious P.I.G.

10. blondie is cool

Posted at 10:32PM on Dec 7th 2007 by Logo Designers

11. Debbie Harry Rocks

Posted at 11:30AM on Dec 8th 2007 by Lucy

12. Big fan

Posted at 11:59AM on Dec 10th 2007 by Lucy