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Judge Judy ~ Sued?

SydneyH — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:29:05 GMT

Interesting, wonder if the plantiffs will succeed.........

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/judge-judy-being-sued-for-dollar475m/ar-AAv2r4T?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

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SeaMaiden — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 02:02:44 GMT

She is a multi millionaire....that is peanuts to her.

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fthunt — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 02:10:40 GMT

About time.

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SydneyH — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 02:35:52 GMT

@fthunt wrote:
About time.

? Time for what exactly?

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Irshgrl31201 — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 02:43:25 GMT

Why did they wait so long and why for so little? I mean if they were truly the ones who brought this show to fruition then close to $5 million would be absolutely peanuts.

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GCR18 — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:24:17 GMT

Where have they been for 23 years. Sounds a bit odd.

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Noel7 — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:28:27 GMT

I don’t understand why they are suing her, she wasn’t running the show.

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Noel7 — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:31:42 GMT

She earns $47 million a year and is reportedly worth $290 million (Forbes)

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JaneMarple — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:35:37 GMT

@Noel7 wrote:
I don’t understand why they are suing her, she wasn’t running the show.

As I understand the lawsuit @Noel7 she and CBS are being sued for the sale of the show's library.

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Noel7 — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:34:05 GMT

@JaneMarple wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
I don’t understand why they are suing her, she wasn’t running the show.
As I understand the lawsuit @Noel7 she and CBS are being sued for the over the sale of the show's library.

Thanks @JaneMarple.

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JaneMarple — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:43:38 GMT

From Variety:

Judge Judy Sheindlin scored a monster payday last year, when she sold her show’s library to CBS for a reported $95 million to $100 million.

Now TV’s highest-paid performer is being sued for allegedly withholding a portion of the proceeds — $4.75 million — from two producers who helped launch the program more than two decades ago.

The producers, Kaye Switzer and Sandi Spreckman, have been to court several times before to enforce their rights to the program. The issue even went to trial in 2000, and has been subject to various settlements.

The controversy has now outlived Spreckman, who died in 2009. On Friday, Switzer and Spreckman’s estate filed suit in L.A. Superior Court, alleging they were denied their rightful 5% stake in the sale of the library last year.

Sheindlin obtained the rights to the library in an earlier negotiation with Big Ticket Entertainment and CBS. Sheinlin shopped the rights around before selling the library back to CBS for the reported $95 million.

The lawsuit names Sheinlin, Big Ticket and CBS as defendants, and seeks to recover the $4.75 million from them.

Richard Lawrence, who served as the agent for Switzer and Spreckman, also has a pending lawsuit. He contends that his share of the proceeds of the show dried up after 2010 because CBS and Big Ticket awarded Sheindlin an absurdly generous salary.

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Mz iMac — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 04:07:46 GMT

Response to suit.....

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ValuSkr — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 04:21:50 GMT

Interesting. I wonder if the parties will agree settle their case in People's Court.

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Pook — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 12:29:59 GMT

Nobody knows the details and what actually is true. It could be that what those 2 claimed they were doing was actually part of their job (which is whatI suspect) and now they see a way for quick cash.

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SahmIam — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 12:54:40 GMT

Ok, where did I read this....Either at a doctors' office or a salon but there was a long and interesting article about Judge Judy and how the show came to be. What stood out was the fact she had this library because nobody else had bothered to keep a copy of all the shows (they didn't think her show would take off) and that in the beginning, she FOUGHT for these two women to be heard by the "Big Boys".

As I recall, these two women wouldn't have been given the time of day if Judge Judy hadn't stood up on their behalf and informed the Powers THat Be that they were the ideas behind the show and they had to be part of everything else Judge Judy would walk away. I was impressed that Judge Judy didn't take poop from the Hollywood crowd as well as making sure the little guys (gals) weren't cut out of any deal. The library was her idea/her choice to do and it was SMART.

After reading that article (it was written when the deal of selling her library was being discussed as a possibility), there was no mention that these women were outraged enough to sue; in fact, she had only positive and wonderful things to say about them.

Interesting.

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Deanie — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:52:01 GMT

@SahmIam I always take what I read, take the square root, divide that by 100, subtract 100 and what remains may be a reasonable facsimile of a percentage that the story is accurate..

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SahmIam — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:20:08 GMT

@Deanie Lol.

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viva923 — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:28:16 GMT

I do like Judge Judy show and watch it all the time. I have learned some facts about what to do and what not to do when signing papers and such.

I may not agree with her findings all the time, but she is pretty level headed.

will be interesting to see how this suit plays out.

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kivah — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 05:38:51 GMT

Whenever someone is successful, people come out of the woodwork years later to claim their share. I'm sure Judge Judy will win this case!!!! Same thing happened to Lady Gaga. A guy from her past claimed that he's responsible for her success. ShowBiz is a "dirty" biz.