Damon Dash, Lee Daniels, and Joyce DeWitt pose at an event for the film Shadowboxer in 2005.
It seems a business relationship will soon turn into a legal war. Hip Hop executive Damon Dash has filed a $25 million lawsuit against director Lee Daniels, claiming the filmmaker stiffed him for money and film credits.
According to TMZ, Daniels convinced the former Roc-A-Fella mogul to invest in his films, including Precious and The Butler.
Dash claims to have invested $2 million into The Woodsman in 2004 and never saw a return on it. In the lawsuit, Dash claims there was a similar investment in Daniels’ other projects.
In the legal documents, Dash says he never received his executive producer and producer credits for the films. The Butler grossed more than $100 million worldwide at the box office.
According to New York Daily News, Daniels isn’t the only one facing a lawsuit. Dash is also coming for Simone Sheffield of Canyon Entertainment for $1 million dollars for the film Shadowboxer.
With Dash reportedly in debt, there’s no wonder why he’s trying to recoup his investments now.