Ex-Manager to Chappelle: Pay Up, Bitch!

Posted Apr 21st 2008 8:23PM by TMZ Staff

A former manager says that Dave Chappelle went all, well, Dave Chappelle on him and ditched out on a settlement deal they made.

Mustafa Abuelhija settled a 2005 lawsuit with Chappelle after he was fired abruptly. The settlement called for Abuelhija to receive 10% of the profits from "Dave Chappelle's Block Party," 10% of the money Chappelle got from seasons 2, 3 and 4 of "Chappelle's Show" and 10% of any money he received for the comedy special "For What It's Worth." So far, he claims, he hasn't gotten anything.

According to a new suit, filed in New York, Abuelhija claims Chappelle has taken in close to $1.2 mil since they signed the settlement -- and he feels he's entitled to 10% of it. Reminder to Mustafa -- this is a guy who ran out on 50 million bucks and went to Africa.

Chappelle's lawyer didn't immediately return a call for comment.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice

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1. first!

Posted at 8:40PM on Apr 21st 2008 by gerta

2. First Beeichht

Posted at 8:40PM on Apr 21st 2008 by tdmz1518

3. CHAPELLE WILL WIN!

Posted at 8:58PM on Apr 21st 2008 by Chincho

4. Chappelle can do whatever he wants. The funniest thing ever to watch on shrooms is Chappelle's Show

Posted at 9:30PM on Apr 21st 2008 by Walker

5. Chappelle sucks. He's a crackhead who screwed over a ton of people (add one more to the pile), and he also abuses his wife. Only lowlifes look up that sleaze. His show wasn't even funny.

Posted at 9:42PM on Apr 21st 2008 by wait what

6. Leonard Washington aint gonna stand for this!!!!!

Posted at 9:56PM on Apr 21st 2008 by MeanOldMan

7. guess he should have stuck it out and collected that 50 million.......idiot.

Posted at 10:07PM on Apr 21st 2008 by me bitchin'

8. What did the 5 fingers say to the face,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SLAP!

Posted at 10:21PM on Apr 21st 2008 by Dick Weed

9. Money isn't everything. Obviously there was a reason Dave walked away from a $50 million dollar deal. It was his prerogative, so who are we to question his decision. He has to live with the decision he made, not us.

Posted at 10:39PM on Apr 21st 2008 by Drezo

10. SHOW US THE SINGER OF THE PISTOLS AGAIN PLEASE ,

Posted at 10:48PM on Apr 21st 2008 by PLEASE WHERE IS THE JOHN LYDON, JOHNNY ROTTEN CLIP AT NOBU

11. It's his life, myodb perhaps?

Posted at 11:55PM on Apr 21st 2008 by FlBiker

12. Come back to tv Dave!!

www.thecelebritytruth.com

No gossip, no lies, no paparazzi.

Posted at 12:50AM on Apr 22nd 2008 by TCT

13. Pay up as not even you can make me smile anymore...

Posted at 7:54AM on Apr 22nd 2008 by nit2winn

14. It appears Dave runs away from alot of things.

Posted at 8:14AM on Apr 22nd 2008 by TBA

15. There was no season 4 of the Chappelle show. There was barely a season 3...

Posted at 9:52AM on Apr 22nd 2008 by ssj5kalel

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