At a California appeals court, CBS has again triumphed against the talent agent who thought Judge Judy Sheindlin’s $47 million yearly salary was funny business.
The suit came from Richard Lawrence’ Rebel Entertainment Partners, the successor-in-interest to the agency that originally packaged Judge Judy. For the agency’s work, Lawrence was forever entitled to five percent of Judge Judy‘s net profits, and further, there would be no deductions for sums paid to other profit participants. As such, Sheindlin’s lucrative salary provoked grievance. Was she taking salary in lieu of profits in order to screw Lawrence? An accounting expert testified that a decade ago,...
The suit came from Richard Lawrence’ Rebel Entertainment Partners, the successor-in-interest to the agency that originally packaged Judge Judy. For the agency’s work, Lawrence was forever entitled to five percent of Judge Judy‘s net profits, and further, there would be no deductions for sums paid to other profit participants. As such, Sheindlin’s lucrative salary provoked grievance. Was she taking salary in lieu of profits in order to screw Lawrence? An accounting expert testified that a decade ago,...
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