American rapper, Lil Wayne is reportedly being sued by his ex-manager for a whooping sum of $20m.
According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Ronald Sweeney has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the New Orleans rapper over unpaid commission.
Lil Wayne reportedly hired Sweeney in 2005 to help him negotiate his contract with Birdman’s Cash Money.
Lil Wayne and the label went on to endure a years-long legal dispute, which was ultimately settled back in 2018 with Sweeney’s help.
However, the lawyer says he was not fully compensated for his work in the Cash Money deal.
According to Sweeney, the rapper asked him to fire his then-manager Cortez Bryant. The attorney agreed and took over the manager role at the rapper’s request.
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The suit claims Wayne agreed to pay him a 17 percent commission, but Bryant and rapper/music executive Mack Maine “conspired to drive a wedge between the rapper and Sweeney.”
The attorney says the efforts paid off, as Lil Wayne fired him in September 2018.
This lawsuit comes about two years after Lil Wayne sued Sweeney for $20 million, claiming his ex-attorney/manager was unfairly charging him 10 percent for every deal he helped close, which is much higher than the industry standard of 5 percent.
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