A few weeks later, Steve Madden came back to the Deschanel camp,
Ten Questions For Project Runway – Fashionista Fashion Industry News, Designer, complaining that one retailer in particular was not keen on the collaboration, which meant they’d have to reduce the fee to $1.5 million. Deschanel’s agent agreed to the new fee. During this time, the actress refrained from entering into any similar contracts, as that was part of the oral agreement.
So our dear Ms. Deschanel still wants her money. Does she deserve it?
Well,
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Wholesale DC Hats, verbal contracts are binding. But it’s very difficult to prove. We’re guessing Madden will pay up, or at least settle, as to avoid more bad press.
According to a lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles,
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Except in October 2010, Steve Madden went back to Zooey’s agent and said that the deal was kaputt.
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According to the lawsuit, in August 2010 Deschanel’s agent at CAA and Steve Madden made a binding,
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And hopefully Zooey will “design” a line for someone else, because we bet it would be real cute.