April 25, 2009
Prince sued by literary agency over book deals

Pop superstar Prince is being sued by a literary agency claiming he cut them out of book deals.

Vigliano Associates Ltd. say Prince used them to broker the deals last year but then stopped returning their calls when it was time to sign.

Papers filed in Los Angeles County Court say Vigliano helped create and shop 21 Nights - a multimedia photo essay collection documenting Prince’s three-week stint at London’s Arena - with Atira books.

The papers also claim they also did work on a special edition with publishing house Kraken Opus.

Agreements with Prince allegedly said that 15 per cent of gross profits from the sale of both books would go to Vigliano.

But the agency say the Purple Rain singer and the publishers ignored their calls when they tried to finalise the deals last summer.

Vigliano is suing for alleged wrongful avoidance of payment.

The agency is seeking a minimum of $200,000 in monies owed, an undisclosed settlement and attorneys' fees.
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