EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: R&B Singer Ne-Yo Sued By Former Manager
May 28 2018, Updated 10:16 a.m. ET
R&B singer Ne-Yo is being sued by his former personal manager - for the second time in five years - for allegedly stiffing him out of royalty payments.
In court papers, exclusively obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, Munir Mahmud is suing for breach of settlement agreement and accounting, and demanding a trial by jury.
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: Ne-Yo’s Manager Sues The Singer For Second Time In Five Years link to docs
"This is a civil action for breach of settlement agreement which resolved prior action,” Mahmud’s attorney states in the lawsuit documents. “This is the second time Plaintiff has been forced to file suit against Defendants for failing to pay monies expressly due to Plaintiff."
Mahmud says he previously filed a lawsuit against Ne-Yo, known as Shaffer Smith, but they came to an out of court settlement in 2006, and that lawsuit was ultimately dismissed.
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But, Mahmud says terms of that settlement have not been met: "in violation of the terms of the settlement agreement, despite repeated inquiries from Plaintiff, Defendants failed to submit to royalty settlements to Plaintiff identifying the amount of royalties paid to Smith in connection with the publishing and performance income, as required."