Quote:A complaint filed on Thursday in New York bankruptcy court alleges that the winner of Idol's 11th season has been holding onto as much as $1 million of 19's money and that he should also be forced to pay at least $5 million for repudiating and breaching various agreements.
...Phillips also maintained that 19 had a fiduciary duty to him, and that the company had breached such duty by compelling him to take jobs that were of benefit to the company and its affiliates rather than to him.
...There was a Labor Commissioner hearing scheduled for May 31, but before that happened, 19 declared bankruptcy on April 28 amidst a separate money dispute with Idol creator Simon Fuller.
Soon after the Chapter 11 filing, according to court documents, a hearing officer with the Labor Commissioner announced he was "closing the file without adjudication of the petition." In other words, the bankruptcy paused Phillips' gambit.
Now, 19 is going on the offensive...
Doubt they would be so aggressive if their show was still on the air.
