All posts containing the tag: "suit"
Posted Sep 22nd 2009 1:22PM by TMZ Staff
Gina Gershon's former agents have just unleashed an extremely nasty attack on the actress -- claiming she "thumbed her nose" at the agency when they sent her the bill.
The Fortitude talent agency is suing Gershon because they claim they hooked the actress up with a sweet gig on Broadway but never got their 10% commission on the deal.
But the best part of the suit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, is how Fortitude unloads on Gershon's character -- saying the actress is a "user" who "chooses to forget about those people who help her in her career."
The agents claim Gina has made "several hundred thousand dollars" from the play ... but they haven't seen a penny.
They are suing for an undetermined amount.
Gina's people gave us this statement:
"This lawsuit is completely without merit. Gina Gershon paid full commission to her representatives, talent agency Innovative Artists and management company Untitled Entertainment, who helped her book the Broadway play, Boeing Boeing."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: agency, fortitude, gina gershon, GinaGershon, lawsuit, suit
Posted Jun 17th 2009 3:58PM by TMZ Staff
Just because Jamie Foxx is the host of a party, doesn't mean he's responsible if things go haywire -- at least that's what he's saying in a new lawsuit.
Foxx -- along with everyone involved in an event at club Social back in 2007 -- was sued in April after a bartender claims he suffered 170 stitches and nerve damage after falling on a bunch of broken glass.
Jamie just filed a lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court, saying he shouldn't have to pay to defend himself because it wasn't his responsibility to ensure everyone's safety at the shindig.
Foxx is suing Social, along with a number of other companies, to fork over the scratch for his legal fees.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: jamie foxx, JamieFoxx, lawsuit, social, suit
Posted Jun 5th 2009 8:30PM by TMZ Staff
Mark Spitz's mankini is in a bunch -- and it's all because the Olympic swimmer claims he and his legendary porn 'stache were taken advantage of by a medical company.
Spitz just filed a lawsuit in L.A., claiming he had a deal to appear in commercials for a company called MedCo -- but the deal was supposed to end in December '08. Spitz claims the spots are still running on the air right now.
Spitz is suing for "licensing fees that should have been paid, plus a percentage interest of the gross sales of Medco's products since the use of Spitz' [sic] name and image."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Tags: lawsuit, mark spitz, MarkSpitz, sued, suit, swimmer
Posted Apr 16th 2009 2:05AM by TMZ Staff
One of the stars of the US Olympic swim team has his mankini in a bunch over his image -- and no, it's not Michael Phelps.
Aaron Peirsol, who was the backstroking part of that awesome gold medal winning 4x100 meter medley team in the '08 games, is suing a marketing company who allegedly used his image in swimwear ads without proper permission.
In a lawsuit filed last week in Orange County, Peirsol claims the marketing company placed the ads in Swimming World Magazine and USMS Magazine, knowing the magazines would be heavily distributed in Orange County -- Aaron's hometown.
Peirsol is suing for licensing fees, attorney fees, and punitive damages.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Tags: aaron peirsol, aaron piersol, AaronPeirsol, AaronPiersol, lawsuit, olympic swim team, olympic swimmer, suit, swiming world magazine, swimming
Posted May 21st 2007 2:53PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has triggered a legal war by breaking the story that a sports memorabilia guy is trying to peddle the suit that OJ Simpson wore when he heard the improbable words, "not guilty."
David Cook, the lawyer for Fred Goldman (father of the man Simpson slaughtered), filed legal papers Monday in Santa Monica asking a judge to grab that suit.
As TMZ first reported, Bruce Formong, a sports memorabilia dealer, was trying to sell the suit, shirt and tie for $25,000. Alfred Beardsley, another sports memorabilia dealer, has contacted Goldman and said he will be taking possession of the suit. Beardsley told TMZ on Friday he believes he could turn around and sell it for $100,000.
Cook tells TMZ he's "suspicious" that Simpson is behind the suit sale. Cook is asking for an order that the suit be turned over to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff is responsible for enforcing court judgments. You'll recall Simpson owes the Goldmans in excess of $30 mil.
Cook says if the suit has been sold, he'll ask the judge to force the seller to turn over the loot.
UPDATE: TMZ just got off the phone with Alfred Beardsley. He said he had a conference call this morning with Cook and Kim Goldman. Beardsley says he plans to acquire the suit, and the trio talked about the Goldmans getting a percentage of the sale to help satisfy the outstanding judgment. The court could engineer the ground rules tomorrow.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: fred goldman, FredGoldman, oj simpson, OjSimpson, suit
Posted Dec 13th 2006 12:05PM by TMZ Staff
Long before George Lucas "enhanced" the original "Star Wars" trilogy with computer graphics so we could enjoy five extra minutes of Rontos walking around Tatooine, Disney released the nerd favorite, "Tron."
The epic battle of between Tron and the MCP (Master Control Program) gave hope to 80's geeks that one day, they too could vanquish evil corporate computers with a glowing Frisbee. To help fulfill that quest, eBay has an auction for a costume from the original movie.
This is way cooler than any homemade suit, all you need now is a Light Cycle.
"End of line."
Filed under: Celebrity Auctions
Tags: 3-d, auction, computer, costume, disney, ebay, end of line, EndOfLine, light cycle, LightCycle, master computer program, MasterComputerProgram, suit, tron
Posted Aug 3rd 2006 2:14PM by TMZ Staff
Brad Pitt was spotted on the set of "Ocean's 13" Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles. The new father is back to work and looking great. Cameras snapped the superstar all decked out in a dark suit and sunglasses.
Seems that working again has put the actor in a good mood, Pitt was all smiles for the ever-present paparazzi.
After filming wrapped for the day, Pitt ditched the suit, threw on his leathers, mounted his motorcycle and headed out.
Brad and his famous co-stars are being treated like royalty after producer Jerry Weintraub built the cast and crew "Ocean's Club." The exclusive lounge has a stocked bar, poker table and full-time catering.
Filed under: Brad & Angelina
Tags: Brad Pitt, BradPitt, Ocean's 13, Ocean's13, Suit
