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Bummer, Man: Aaron Spelling Faces "Mod Squad" Suit
Now a new lawsuit seeks to add a new rule to that list: Don't trust anyone named Aaron Spelling.
The legendary producer (Love Boat, Charlie's Angels) is being sued by the heir of The Mod Squad's creator.
The claim: Spelling "stole" the movie and merchandising rights to the 1968-73 TV cop show.
As shaggy-haired cops Julie, Pete and Linc might have intoned: Bummer, man.
The complaint is ill-timed--for Spelling and MGM, at least. Filming is set to begin April 27 on a big-screen version of the Mod Squad.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles, alleges that Spelling paid creator Buddy Ruskin and cowriter Sam Hess only half the union-mandated minimum fee (then $5,000) for movie rights, according to the Associated Press.
That means the contract signed by Ruskin and Hess is invalid, an attorney for Richard Ruskin, the late Buddy Ruskin's heir, told the wire service.
"It's like an old skeleton in Spelling's closet," lawyer David Browne, said. "They're making a movie off of rights they don't own."
MGM, the studio behind the all-new Mod Squad feature, declined comment. No word yet from the Aaron Spelling camp.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. It alleges fraud and breach of federal labor laws, among other charges.
The Mod Squad--the TV show--starred Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole and Clarence Williams III, as groovy undercover cops Julie, Pete and Our Man Linc, respectively.
The planned film version finds Claire Danes, Giovanni Ribisi and Omar Epps stepping into their bell-bottoms.
No word yet on the suede-fringe vests.
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