TOMMY LEE JONES - TOMMY LEE JONES SUES PARAMOUNT

TOMMY LEE JONES SUES PARAMOUNT

Tommy Lee Jones has become the latest film personality to sue a film studio alleging that he was the victim of studio accounting practices aimed at ensuring that "back end" participants receive little or no payment. In his lawsuit Jones claims that he agreed to costar in Paramount's No Country for Old Men for low pay but "significant box-office bonuses" if the movie became a hit. Not only did it become a hit -- it earned $160 million worldwide -- but it received the Oscar for best film of 2007. Jones is seeking $10 million.

08/09/2008