It’s not every day that you have to pay someone a settlement debt and then their ex’s chime in wanting a piece of the pie. That’s the confusion Empire co-creator Lee Daniels is facing as he reached a settlement with Damon Dash and now Dame Dash’s ex’s has their hands out.
Back in June, Dash sued Daniels accusing him of breach of contract involving the Richard Pryor biopic they had both planned to work on. He claimed that a 2015 agreement made it clear that he would get a co-executive producing credit on the Pryor project, and also 5% of the profits that Daniels would eventually earn on the back end.
Dash said Daniels did not make an effort to fulfill his obligations and had been kept in the dark about the details of production and the progress of the film. He felt the alleged lack of communication and compliance on Daniels part fit the bill for a breach of contract.
On November 26, Dash filed court documents in New York revealing that he and Daniels have reached an agreement to discontinue all claims with prejudice, meaning the lawsuit cannot be refiled in the future. Dash settled his $5 million dollar lawsuit (The Blast).
According to documents obtained by The Blast, Daniels explains that a settlement was reached with Dash in November 2018 over the $5 million lawsuit but now Dash’s ex-wife Rachel Roy and child’s mother Cindy Morales have both served him with subpoenas to find out how much exactly the settlement with Dash is, and claiming they are both owed money in child support from the music producer.
Daniels is pleading with the court to help him figure out who the money should go to and says he needs it figured out fast as his next payment is due today, April 5.
