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"Survivor" Producer Sued
« on: Jul 8th, 2008, 9:50am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Jul 8, 7:32 AM (ET)
 
 
 
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The producer of the hit reality series "Survivor" and "The Apprentice" has been sued in Los Angeles by his former business partner.
 
Conrad Riggs filed the lawsuit against Mark Burnett on Monday. Riggs claims he is owed more than $70 million for his contributions to their joint efforts.
 
The two met in the 1990s when Burnett was trying to pitch the "Survivor" concept and Riggs worked for Walt Disney Co.
 
The lawsuit alleges that the pair produced more than a dozen television projects, and that Burnett broke a long-standing agreement to pay Riggs 10 percent of Burnett's profits.
 
"While Burnett deserves much of the creative credit, Riggs played a crucial role in the financial success of the enterprise," the lawsuit says.
 
According to the lawsuit, Burnett stopped paying his partner in February 2007 after Riggs refused to sign a contract formalizing their long-standing verbal agreement. Riggs contends the terms in the contract differed from their "agreements and practices."
 
Burnett evicted Riggs from their offices this year, although the lawsuit says the two continued to work on projects together.
 
Messages left before business hours Tuesday at Burnett's production company and with his attorney, Steven Marenberg, were not immediately returned.  
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Re: "Survivor" Producer Sued
« Reply #1 on: Jul 9th, 2008, 12:52am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Yeah.  He owes me money too.
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Re: "Survivor" Producer Sued
« Reply #2 on: Jul 9th, 2008, 9:36am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
He owes me at least 2 hours for wasting my time with 'Pirate Master'.
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Re: "Survivor" Producer Sued
« Reply #3 on: Aug 19th, 2008, 2:17pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
:bigcry: how sad
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Re: "Survivor" Producer Sued
« Reply #4 on: Aug 20th, 2008, 1:41am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
on Aug 19th, 2008, 2:17pm, sportsperson624 wrote:
:bigcry: how sad

You watched Pirate Master, too?
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Re: "Survivor" Producer Sued
« Reply #5 on: Aug 20th, 2008, 7:43pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
no i didn't watch pirate master, i said that because he wasted his time with pirate master.
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Re: "Survivor" Producer Sued
« Reply #6 on: Aug 31st, 2008, 12:08pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
If they had an agreement that Riggs gets 10% of the profits, and Rigg is saying Burnett owed him $70 m.... Burnett earned $700 m since Feb 2007?? I didn't know reality shows can be that lucrative, and to think the price money is just $1 m. :p
 
(then again, the amount might include "damages" and lawyer's fee and whatever they can throw in there)
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Re: "Survivor" Producer Sued
« Reply #7 on: Sep 30th, 2008, 9:35pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
o_O
 
I want to be a reality show producer..
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