SHERYL CROW - LANCE ARMSTRONG SUES FORMER ASSISTANT

SHERYL CROW's boyfriend LANCE ARMSTRONG is suing a former personal assistant who claims the cycling champ owes him $500,000 (GBP263,157).

In a lawsuit filed yesterday (13DEC04), Armstrong and his personal service company, LUKE DAVID LLC, are seeking to declare an alleged employment contract with MIKE ANDERSON invalid.

Anderson claims that Armstrong sent him an email in 2002 setting proposed terms of employment, according to the suit.

Anderson, who helped Armstrong with training and landscaping, alleges that the email served as a contract. But papers in the lawsuit state that he could be terminated at will.

After being dismissed in November (04), Anderson demanded that Armstrong and his company pay $500,000 to him and his wife, the lawsuit states. Anderson also demanded a signed TOUR DE FRANCE jersey and future endorsements from the cycling champion.