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Nicollette Sheridan's Government Coup
Things are looking good in Nicollette Sheridan's quest to hang on to all her Desperate money.
The California State Labor Commission ruled in Sheridan's favor Sept. 4 when it issued a 21-page decision stating that the actress' former manager, Rob Lee, was not properly licensed when he attended meetings with entertainment execs to negotiate projects on Sheridan's behalf.
Lee sued Sheridan for breach of contract in June 2006, claiming he was the one who persuaded the Knots Landing star to pursue the Desperate Housewives gig, and then she promptly fired him to avoid paying him their agreed-upon fee of 10 percent of her gross income for his representation services.
Sheridan petitioned the Labor Commission to look into Lee's credentials during the time he worked for her. The disgruntled rep maintained it didn't matter that he wasn't licensed, because he attended meetings on behalf of Sheridan's licensed talent agency.
But according to the decision authored by attorney Edna Garcia Earley, an officer of the Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Lee did in fact violate the state Talent Agencies Act.
Except when it came to Desperate Housewives, that is. Meaning this case isn't open and shut just yet.
Lee did not cross the line during those negotiations, Earley wrote, because Sheridan's agent, Peter Young of the Don Buchwald Agency, instigated those talks. Lee did, however, play "a major role in negotiating the series contract" and securing Sheridan her $25,000-per-episode salary for playing Wisteria Lane's resident (more) bad girl, Edie Britt.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis postponed the lawsuit proceedings last November to allow the Labor Commission to weigh in.
Lee's attorney, Joseph Costa, called last week's decision an "advisory opinion" and said it didn't bind the judge to one ruling or another.
"All in all, we're pretty pleased with some of the findings," he said, noting that Earley did not find wrongdoing in connection with the Desperate dealings, which is why Lee filed suit in the first place.
Sheridan's attorney declined to comment. A status conference is scheduled for Oct. 10.
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