Madonna Said to Owe Thousands in Fees
By Associated Press
2 hours ago

LOS ANGELES - A British director and several British companies involved in the creation of Madonna's European TV concert special have sued the singer, alleging she still owes more than $300,000 in directing and production fees.

The suit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that Madonna owes director Hamish Hamilton and The Rude Corp. $175,000 for work on a TV special of the singer's 2004 European "Reinvention Tour."

Hamilton alleges in the suit that he traveled to shows in New York, Florida, California, Nevada, France and England as part of his contract and scouted locations in Portugal for the TV special.

The suit also alleges that Madonna owes Done and Dusted, Ltd., more than $155,000 for expenses incurred during pre-production and production work on the program.

Madonna's publicist, Liz Rosenberg, did not immediately return a call for comment Thursday.

c'mon, madonna, pay your people! i'm hoping she has actually lived up to her end of their contract and is not being stingy over a matter of a few hundred thousand dollars; i'm hoping these people are just trying to get more money than what their contract allows. all this kaballah and "there's more to life than material possession" stuff would look pretty silly if ol' girl was trying to rip off her crew.

didn't the same thing happen to mj a while back?

michael's case was a bit different. he signed a contract with a promotion company to perform 2 shows and then he backed out. he didn't want to pay the contractually obligated fee. he lost in court.
[Edited 4/21/05 14:03pm]