Steven Tyler’s Attorney Reaches Settlement In American Idol Lawsuit

The attorney for Steven Tyler and his former management firm have reached an undisclosed settlement in their legal dispute over his American Idol contract. Kovac Media Group, which served as Tyler’s personal manager, originally filed a lawsuit against Dina LaPolt, who allegedly cost Tyler a $6 to $8 million pay raise in 2011 in his contract for another season on Idol.More »

By on February 14, 2016

The attorney for Steven Tyler and his former management firm have reached an undisclosed settlement in their legal dispute over his American Idol contract. Kovac Media Group, which served as Tyler’s personal manager, originally filed a lawsuit against Dina LaPolt, who allegedly cost Tyler a $6 to $8 million pay raise in 2011 in his contract for another season with American Idol. The firm brought in LaPolt to help negotiate a new deal for Tyler at the end of his last Idol season. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, claimed LaPolt told American Idol’s agent that Tenth Street Entertainment’s principal, Allen Kovac, “overplayed his hand with his aggressive behavior” and that American Idol could get the Artist for cheap, thereby undermining and negating Kovac’s/the Artist’s position in the negotiations.” Tyler announced his departure from Idol in July 2012 after serving as a judge for two seasons. Copyright(c) 2016 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «