High School Musical's Vanessa Hudgens has just reached a settlement with her former music producer regarding the 2008 breach-of-contract lawsuit she got involved in. It was a quick court conflict for the star, since the dispute was settled even before the case was set to go to trial.
The plaintiff, Johnny Vieira and his Johnny on the Spot Productions, said last Friday that the two sides had at last come to an "amicable resolution." It was back in November last year that he accused Hudgens and her father of backing out of a deal that she signed as a minor. Apparently, they owed him at least $5 million in proceeds for helping Hudgens rise to fame.
While details of the agreement were not released, the
High School Musical star's agent said in a statement that they were all pleased at how things turned out. Hudgens' attorneys declared: "My client appreciates Mr. Vieira's efforts early in her recording career. We're glad to be able to resolve the issues in a mutally agreeable fashion."
Last year, the judge set a May 11, 2009 trial date for the lawsuit. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey was told that the Hudgens weren't interested in mediation, but would like to take it to court instead. However, the defendants said they were open to the idea of future mediation.
Thanks to that, the
High School Musical starlet and her former record producer have produced an agreement beneficial to both parties. It looks like Vanessa Hudgens won't have to worry about that anymore.
Even so, she has her boyfriend Zac Efron to think about. Things aren't going too well for the young Hollywood couple, ever since she heard the news that he didn't want to get married until he was 40. According to the National Enquirer, she retaliated and said she wanted to date other men.
A source told the magazine: "Zac's totally upset - he doesn't want Vanessa dating anyone else. Even though he's not ready to commit himself to settling down at this stage of his young life, the thought of Vanessa in another man's arms drives him crazy!"
It doesn't look like it's over for Zanessa, but they might want to be careful with how their relationship would turn out.
-Maria Gonzalez, BuddyTV Staff ColumnistSource:
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