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AMERICAN IDOL - HICKS SUES FORMER MANAGER
AMERICAN IDOL winner TAYLOR HICKS is suing his former manager over allegations he is owed 20 per cent of the singer's earnings.
Hicks, who fired JAN CHILDS in September 2004 before winning the TV talent contest, insists he doesn't owe a cent because Childs was no longer in his employment when his career took off.
In a suit filed earlier this month (JAN07) in Jefferson County, Alabama, Hicks claims their original contract stated that if he didn't get a recording contract during their first year of working together, he had the right to sack him.
However, Childs insists their agreement was never terminated, according to MTV.
Hicks entered American Idol in October 2005 and signed a record and management deal in February 2006.
02/01/2007 11:49:44 AM
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posted on 23/01/2007 06:28
Rumor is that very soon public record will show that Jaan Childs has right to
multi-year revenue %, wrote and produced music used by Hicks and that Hicks may
have really violated Idol contract because of the above. If so, idol should
pull his title, or they are producing a shame.
Why would readers assume Hicks the angel here?, he could be like many artists
that quickly forget how they got where they are and artists who rip off
writers. What does Childs say.???
