Newton-John Sues Over
'Grease' Album
Dec 5, 8:58 PM EST
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Lawsuit
is the word: Olivia Newton-John is suing
Universal Music Group Inc. for allegedly
failing to pay more than $1 million
in royalties on sales of the "Grease"
soundtrack album.
Newton-John starred with
John Travolta in the 1978 movie version
of the Broadway hit.
The breach-of-contract
suit was filed Friday in Los Angeles
County Superior court. It contends that
while Universal did pay some royalties
on the album, it failed to make a range
of other contractual payments, said
John Mason, an attorney for Newton-John.
According to the suit,
a recent audit showed Universal owes
more than $1 million to Newton-John's
company, ON-J Productions, Ltd.
"The lawsuit is without
merit and, at the appropriate time,
we expect that the court will dismiss
it," Universal said in a statement
Tuesday.
