Serena Williams' Father Richard Sued Over Rights To His Book

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Serena Williams' dad Richard is being sued over the rights to his life story.

is being sued, along with Warner Bros. Entertainment and Will's production company Overbrook Entertainment, by the competition, TW3 Entertainment and Power Move Multi-Media. TW3 and Power Move claim they locked up the rights to Richard's tale before WB and Will moved forward with a movie about him instead.

According to the lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- TW3 and PMMM claim they were cut out of the movie rights to the upcoming Warner Bros. biopic,"King Richard," which stars WillIn the docs, TW3 and PMMM claim they bought the rights to Richard's book"Black and White: The Way I See It" and life story back in 2017, an agreement they say barred anyone else from hitching a ride on his gravy train.

According to the suit ... Richard sold his rights to Warner Bros. for the movie for at least $1 million, which TW3 and PMMM claim WB knew would make their contract worthless. In the docs, the production companies that claim they own the rights to Richard's story want an injunction requiring WB to put all the profits from the 'King Richard' movie, which is set for release this November, into a trust for their benefit ... and other damages too, of course.

 

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I’m not clicking on this, but what does Will Smith have to do with the headline though 🤨🤔

yoooo click bait with the Will pic or na

She knows who her father is?! Mazel tov, Bitch

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