Pop icon Prince is being sued by his former attorney Ed McPherson for breach of contract, Breaking Celebrity News learned Tuesday after legal papers were filed claiming that the Purple Rain singer owes a whopping unpaid debt in attorney’s fees of almost $50,000.

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The lawsuit documents state that, "the defendants (Prince, Paisley Park Enterprises, Inc. and NPG Records) have breached the aforementioned Agreement by, among other things, failing to pay Plaintiff amounts owed to it.”  The papers go on to state that countless attempts to contact or communicate with the star have all failed.

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