Damon Dash and Lee Daniels settle lawsuit over Richard Pryor biopic...
From The Blast
Back in June, Dash sued Daniels accusing him of breach of contract involving the Richard Pryor biopic they had both planned to work on. He claimed that a 2015 agreement made it clear that he would get a co-executive producing credit on the Pryor project, and also 5% of the profits that Daniels would eventually earn on the back end.
Dash said Daniels did not make an effort to fulfill his obligations, and had been kept in the dark about the details of production and the progress of the film. He felt the alleged lack of communication and compliance on Daniels part fit the bill for a breach of contract.
The suit also claimed Daniels tried to change the settlement agreement through “threats of criminal prosecution.”
On November 26, Dash filed court documents in New York revealing that he and Daniels have reached an agreement to discontinue all claims with prejudice, meaning the lawsuit cannot be refiled in the future.Fun Fact: Back in July former Hip Hop mogul Damon Dash confronted movie director Lee Daniels at a Diana Ross concert over a $2 million investment Dame made in a Lee Daniels movie that bombed at the box office back in 2004 [click here if you missed that].
