Vanessa Hudgens suing former producer

July 21, 2009 at 1:57pm PST
Tags: Johnny Vieira, lawsuit, Myspace, Vanessa Hudgens
Photos: MySpace, splashnewsonline.com

Vanessa Hudgens, 20, of High School Musical fame, is suing her former music producer, Johnny Vieira, for breach of contract.

Hudgens alleges false advertising and appropriation of her name and likeness in her lawsuit filed in LA County Superior Court. She alleges that Vieira, by using photographs of Hudgens on his company MySpace page, has violated the terms of a prior confidential agreement between the pair.

Vieira sued Hudgens for $5 million in August 2008, alleging unpaid commissions under their original representation agreement. That case was settled before the scheduled May 11 trial date; now Hudgens is suing over an apparent provision of that settlement barring him from "falsely holding himself out to the public" as her representitive.

A portion of the Johnny On The Spot Productions Official MySpace page currently contains a link to a photo gallery entitled "JOTS ARTISTS" that includes a photo of Hudgens. (Right, above.)

Hudgens is seeking damages and an injunction to stop Vieira from continuing and profiting from the allegedly false advertising.

—Philippa Bourke, Splash News

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