Anita Baker addressed the court on Friday telling the judge she felt pressured to sign over her royalites to ex-husband Walter Bridgeforth, without the benefit of reading the document. The judge agreed she shouldn't be pressured and said he wouldn't jail her for comtempt, even though the deadline for her to sign had passed. Instead, he appointed an entertainment lawyer to go over the document with her. The document entitles Walter to 1/2 of the royalites from the 2 cds Anita recorded during their 20 year marriage, "Giving You the Best I Got" in 1988 and "Rhythm of Love" in 1994.
Walter's issue is the amount Anita is willing to fork over and whether or not he's entitled to royalties from any 'Best of' cds.
Walt says Anita recieved $200,000.00 from Rhino records in 2009, but Anita says after expenses, Walter's cut should be $12,000.00 and she also wants to make sure the document says he gets royalities from the two cds recorded during their marriage only and not any 'Best of' compilations.
