Stevie Wonder who has been
blind for much of his life, in an attempt not to get duped kept many
of the same people around him for years.
Apparently, the legendary
Singer’s longtime friend and late lawyer has been stealing from him
even after death.
According to the
suit, Johanan Vigoda had put a contract in front of young Stevie’s face
which says that the iconic singer would pay him 6% of all music
royalties.
Unknown to the blind singer, the
lawyer had sneaked in a clause that says payments to his family go on
“forever.”
Johanan died in 2011, but
Stevie’s record company continued to pay his widow. Stevie didn’t realize
payments were being made for nearly 2 years, and when he knew, he immediately
ordered payments to be stopped.
In his documents, Stevie
said he was betrayed by a man he trusted and wants a judge to declare he
no longer has a duty to pay royalties adding that his friend took
advantage of a blind man.
The wife of the dead lawyer has
however, filed her own lawsuit, demanding Stevie pay from the time he stopped
and forever in the future.
She wants nothing less that $7
million.
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