Gerard Butler Sues Producers of Olympus Has Fallen Movie for R130 Million
- Gerard Butler filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles demanding R130 million from the Olympus Has Fallen creators
- The thespian's lawsuit noted the money is part of the 2013 film's profit with claims the producers undervalued the receipts by millions
- The star also noted in his suit that another R115 million, given to the studio execs, was not reported
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Hollywood actor Gerard Butler is suing the movie Olympus Has Fallen producers and parent companies Nu Image and Millennium Films.
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According to New York Post, the thespian filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, July 30, claiming he is owed about R130 million in back end compensations.
This is supposed to be part of the 2013 film's profits and claims that the producers had undervalued domestic and foreign receipts by millions of dollars.
According to Butler's suit, it claims another R115 million that went into the studio executives was not reported.
The suit also mentioned a breach of contract was made, breach of the implied covenant of good faith, fair dealing, fraud and intentional interference with contracts was made.
The Olympus Has Fallen film saw Butler play Mike Banning, a Secret Service agent tasked with saving the president after a White House terrorist invasion.
It also saw the birth of two more films, London Has Fallen, and Angel Has Fallen.
The complaint stated that producers have made millions from the movie but refuse to pay Butler a sum of the profits promised to him by the parties' agreement.
Haibo: Rick Ross owns 100 classic & luxurious cars but has no driver's licence
In more world celebrity news, Briefly News previously reported that Rick Ross owns a total of 100 cars but he has no driver's licence. The hip-hop mogul owns a fleet of classic and luxurious whips but he can't legally drive them because he doesn't have a licence permitting him to do so.
The US rapper's fans were shook when they saw a video of their fave on social media admitting that he has 100 rides but he is still working on getting his licence.
In the clip doing the rounds on Twitter, Rozay shares that he now wants to push his posh whips hence he wants to get his driver's licence. According to XXL, the star says in the clip:
"You own 100 cars and don't have a driver's licence. But more importantly, I'm filling everything for my driver's licence."
Tweeps shared mixed reactions to the news. Check out some of their comments below:
@SoaadHossain said:
"That would actually be me if I had that Rozay level money lmao."
@DanielVitex wrote:
"No need to get one, bosses don't need to drive they are driven."
@austinmcgrady commented:
"How you create Maybach Music but don’t have no licence."
@lASTKINGMOLINO said:
"Rick Ross has a licence, this is cap."
@thegamechangerl wrote:
"That's why he's the boss."
@frankandbanks added:
"Some of y’all got a licence and no car."
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