What Did You Do With The Rest Of The Money?
Look, I know firsthand the pain of having to go after a former client for money owed. It happens and it is a part of life and business. However, I know, or like to think I know myself well enough to know that I would just let this money go. Lisa Kudrow is being sued by her former manager for money he says she owes him. Fair enough, but lets continue. He is suing her for money she owes him which she earned after firing him. Sounds horrific, but that is what we do here. If a manager is your manager when you sign that Friends deal and then you fire him, you are still going to owe him commissions on that money. My problem with her manager is this. He is suing Lisa for $50,000. $50,000 is nothing.
Scott Howard became Lisa's manager back in 1991 right before Friends hit. He was earning 10% commission at the time and kept earning 10% until the 10th year of Friends. At that point he agreed to lower it to 5%. By that time Lisa was getting $1M an episode like the rest of the cast, and last I checked there were about 26 episodes or so a year. So, 10% of $26M is $1.3M and that was for one year. I figure over the entire course of Friends he probably made $5M-$6M off of Lisa Kudrow for basically nothing. Lets face it. He helped her get on Friends but he wasn't the reason it was a hit. So, to come back after you have made all of these millions and then sue for $50,000 is an ass move. Yes, he will probably win, but it is still an ass move. Eat the $50,000 and move on with your life.
