The Soprano’s Gandolfini Countersued Over Heee-re
The Soprano’s Gandolfini Countersued Over Heee-re
$100 Million? They make that a DAY off of the merchandise!
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
HBO whacks Gandolfini with a countersuit
HBO fired back Tuesday at “The Sopranos” star James Gandolfini in court, saying the actor must settle his contract dispute or risk being liable for more than $100 million in damages. In a counterclaim filed in Superior Court, HBO is “seeking the damages that will result from his failure and refusal to perform his contract,” said Bert Fields, the attorney for the cable channel. “Those damages are staggering. It would mean the loss of two years of ‘The Sopranos’ that is probably in excess of $100 million,” Fields said Tuesday. Gandolfini had filed a Superior Court complaint claiming that HBO breached his contract. The channel missed a deadline for advising him that his services would be needed for a fifth season, scheduled to begin filming on March 24, the actor alleged. Fields called Gandolfini’s claims “demonstrably false.” “If HBO wants to litigate in the courts, we feel very confident we will prevail,” responded Martin Singer, Gandolfini’s attorney. The complaint didn’t mean that Gandolfini would fail to report for filming, Singer has said. A call to Singer seeking comment Tuesday was not immediately returned. Fields said Gandolfini must do more than come to work. “We can’t proceed if he doesn’t affirm his contract,” the attorney for HBO said. “If he sticks with the position he’s taking now, we won’t have another season of ‘The Sopranos.”‘ The dispute is linked to Gandolfini’s salary demands, Fields said. Although HBO offered him a “very generous increase, he asked for a massive one,” he said. On Sunday, Gandolfini received a Screen Actors Guild award for his role in “The Sopranos.” In his acceptance speech, he called HBO “a great place to work.”
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