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   CNN anchor Laura Coates is being sued by her former managers who   
   claim she screwed them out of thousands of dollars.   
      
   According to the lawsuit obtained by Radar, LopezTalent is   
   accusing The Laura Coates Show star of breaching her contract   
   with the management company, claiming Coates "abruptly and   
   improperly terminated" their agreement and is refusing to pay   
   what is allegedly owed to them.   
      
   The owner of LopezTalent -- Josanne Lopez -- is also listed as a   
   plaintiff.   
      
   The New York-based management company claims, "Just days after   
   Defendant secured a $600,000.00 advance on a book publishing   
   deal and mere months before she was expected to sign an upgraded   
   hosting contract with Sirius XM Radio Inc. (“Sirius XM”),   
   Defendant abruptly and improperly terminated the Agreement and   
   has refused to pay Ms. Lopez for her services."   
      
   "By these actions, Defendant has materially breached the   
   Agreement," the documents read.   
      
   According to Lopez, she began working with Coates in the fall of   
   2015 -- prior to landing her spot on CNN.   
      
   Lopez claims it was "especially challenging" to help Coates   
   start her hosting career since Laura's experience included radio   
   and not television.   
      
   "Through her existing relationships, however, Ms. Lopez secured   
   appearances for Defendant on several networks and streaming   
   platforms, including CNN, MSNBC, Huffington Post Live and TV   
   One," the lawsuit states.   
      
   Lopez claims she "coached" Coates on various things like "how to   
   prepare for these television spots" and "how to formulate   
   content and how to succinctly answer questions."   
      
   The talent manager also claims that she "negotiated Defendant’s   
   first contract with CNN as an on-air legal contributor" in 2016.   
      
   In April 2017, Coates and Lopez allegedly entered into a talent   
   management agreement, which stated, LopezTalent would be the   
   “sole and exclusive personal manager to provide advice, counsel,   
   and direction in the development and enhancement of   
   [Defendant’s] professional career in the entertainment field.”   
      
   According to the lawsuit, their initial term of the agreement   
   was allegedly good until April 1, 2020, and "was automatically   
   renewed for an additional three-year period to April 1, 2023."   
      
   Lopez says Coates is required to give her 10% of “any and all”   
   of her gross income earned within the entertainment industry."   
      
   The agreement may be terminated during the term by providing   
   Lopez "with thirty (30) days prior written notice of such   
   termination,” according to the lawsuit.   
      
   Lopez claims Coates salary "nearly doubled" when she signed with   
   CNN for her role of Senior Legal Analyst in March of 2020.   
      
   In August 2020, Laura informed Lopez she had secured a   
   $600,000.00 book advance with a major publishing company.   
      
   This was allegedly done "without Ms. Lopez’s knowledge and in   
   violation of the Agreement."   
      
   "Defendant notified Ms. Lopez mere days after securing the book   
   deal that she no longer wanted to continue their professional   
   relationship and attempted to terminate the Agreement,"   
   according to the lawsuit.   
      
   Lopez says Coates has failed to pay her the 10% of what she's   
   earned with the book deal and her agreements with Sirius XM and   
   CNN.   
      
   Lopez is suing Coates for $200,000, plus interest accrued.   
      
   https://radaronline.com/p/cnn-anchor-laura-coates-sued-200k-   
   scewing-over-managers/   
        
      
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