A music producer has sued Vanessa Hudgens for $5 million, claiming the actress and her father have repeatedly violated a contract and failed to pay him his share of her earnings.
Hudgens, one of the stars of Disney's successful "High School Musical" series, entered into an agreement with producer Johnny Vieira when she was still a minor, the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, states. Vieira claims Hudgens and her father, Greg, sued to get out of the agreement, but have also failed to stay by settlement terms.
An email message seeking comment from Hudgens' publicizer wasn't now returned Tuesday morning.
Vieira is described in the case as a songwriter and music producer who was "engaged in the stage business of discovering and development artists in the music industry" when he entered into an agreement with Hudgens in 2005.
That agreement, Vieira states, called for him to equally share in advances, royalties and merchandising from Hudgens' career.
That was in front she landed a leading role in "High School Musical," which is scheduled to release its third installment by and by this class. She has also released a match of solo albums.
Vieira claims an audit turned up at least two instances where he is owed money, and that Hudgens, 19, has refused to pay him.
He is likewise suing Greg Hudgens for defamation, claiming he sent an electronic mail to others that accused Vieira of being a "predator."
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