Country Loser Bitter About Leaving Sugarland

File this under sour grapes: A chick who left the country band Sugarland three years ago wants her cut of the profits ... now that their latest album sits atop the Billboard charts.
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Kristen Hall wants $1.5 mil from her ex-bandmates Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush. She claims in a lawsuit they haven't paid out her share of "agreement" to share the loot. The band with Hall in it had a multi-platinum album together, but Kristen hasn't done so well on her own. Her bandmates, meanwhile, have continued to hit it huge -- their latest album "Love on the Inside," is no. 1 on the Billboard charts.

Sugarland's lawyer didn't have any comment.

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16. Kristen Hall made Sugarland. Her songwriting is impeccable. The band's chart-topping success would not exist were it not for Kristen.

The gay-bashing stuff is typical of the wee-minded people who can't go deeper than superficial things like popular trends in appearance. But since you want to talk looks, it looks to me like Nettles got a bit too big in the britches, figuratively speaking of course, when she decided she was on par with Bon Jovi (despite Jon's years of paying his dues). She was hired for her looks and corny country drawl.

Kristen deserves as much as she wants; she gave everything, but it's hard separating fact from fiction and truth from lies. Go Kristen!

#8, above, is right on track.

BTW, I hate TMZ's snarky-ass so-called style...jerks.

Posted at 10:19AM on Aug 8th 2008 by Emory Woods

17. My husband inists every time he sees them that the guy is gay. I think that Kristen Hall was driven out by Jennifers ego. Once they let her sing with BonJovi it was all down hill from there. Kristian is definalty the B**** in that relationship. Good Luck to Kristen and I hope she gets all of the cash she deserves!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:16AM on Aug 8th 2008 by Spruce

18. Dear SL,
Please send money, I’m so broke that it ain’t funny. I don't need much, just enough to get me through. Please don’t worry 'cause I'm all right, I’m playin’ here at the bar tonight.
Love,
Kristen

Dear Kristen,
I’ll send money. I’m so rich that it ain’t funny. It oughtta be more than enough to get you through. Please don’t worry 'cause I’m all right, I’m stayin’ here at the Ritz tonight Whaddya know, we made our dreams come true..
Love,
Jen





Posted at 10:17AM on Aug 8th 2008 by wawawaa

19. OK FIRST OF ALL, THEY HAVE HAD 2 ALBUMS COME OUT SINCE SHES LEFT AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS WITH EVERY SINGLE THEY CAME OUT SO ITS NOT CAUSE OF KRISTEN HALL THAT THEY ARE AS GOOD AS THEY ARE! JENNIFER AND KRISTIAN HAVE WROTE THE SONGS ON THE LAST 2. AND FOR THE GAY RUMORS, JENNIFER IS GOIN THROUGH A DIVORCE AND KRISTIAN IS MARRIED WITH 2 KIDS! GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU GO ON ACUSSING!!!

Posted at 10:27AM on Aug 8th 2008 by KARI vos

20. IT'S ALL A COVER, JUST LIKE THAT TOM FROM MAGNUM P.I.!! THEY ALL DO IT! JUST LOOK AT ROCK HUDSON, FOR GOD'S SAKE!

Posted at 10:31AM on Aug 8th 2008 by wawawaa

21. I think Jen can really sing. I personally don't care what her preferences are. Her profession is singing and she does that just fine! When did people start to hate people just because they think they know something about them. No proof needed. No one knows and even if you find evidence, find somone more worthy to hate. As far as I know Jen hasn't poisoned any water towers to poison our food supply. She hasn't set any of the forest fires that are so prevalent now that there is almost always a forest fire some where in America. Those fires and poisoned crops are probably mostly set by terrorests. Find some one BAD to hate. Jen is just a sweet, talented girl. Pick on someone who deserves it.

Posted at 11:05AM on Aug 11th 2008 by Lula

22. If she wanted part of the royalties she shouldn't have left .They have done great since she left .Seems strange that this came up after her "solo" career didn't take off..

Posted at 11:37AM on Aug 8th 2008 by dgrimes

23. Look, I was there in Atlanta before the nose job. Kristian used to wear a little pink stocking cap with a Rolling Stones Tongue patch, and I convinced him to 'go Country'. I was one of Charo's flaminco dancers at the time, and I even 'stomped' on his first pink Cowgirl hat that he bought on e b a y..It was the world's first 'stampede' cowboy hat with studs.. I also told him to turn his dern amp up to 11, and he obliged. He's got a beautiful swish in the dairy air dept. too. I simply LOVE HIS SMILE! GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT??!

Posted at 10:38AM on Aug 8th 2008 by wawawaa

24. How can she not be doing well on her own? If Jessica Simpson can sell country music, anyone with a set of lungs can.

Posted at 10:49AM on Aug 8th 2008 by ???

25. Jennifer Nettles is not gay...last I heard she was dating some promoter guy named Barry in Pennsylvania!!

Posted at 10:59AM on Aug 8th 2008 by Sherry

26. First off, who cares about their sexuality? I'd love them gay/straight/bi! Second, someone said they haven't paid their dues. This isn't true. They have been in the music industry for years, albeit not always together. Third, I do feel bad that Kristen is missing out; I liked what she brought to the band. However, there's no need for us to speculate on what she's owed. As someone said before, wait till they have a look at the contracts.

Posted at 8:53PM on Aug 10th 2008 by AJ

27. SHE SHOULD HAVE NEVER LEFT, I FEEL THAT ONCE SHE LEFT THE BAND THAN SHE HAD NO RIGHTS TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE BAND AT THIS TIME.

Posted at 11:08AM on Aug 8th 2008 by told ya...

28. Promoter guys, Club owner guys, same thing..remember what your knees are for.

Posted at 11:01AM on Aug 8th 2008 by wawawaa

29. This might be the weirdest, most disjointed tmz thread I've ever seen.

Posted at 11:10AM on Aug 8th 2008 by Memememe

30. I know that she has been spending a lot of time in Lancaster and Hershey PA when she isnt touring....she has been with some really BIG guy and they seem very cozy with each other...is that the promoter guy you mentioned?

Posted at 11:16AM on Aug 8th 2008 by Jerry O.

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