Legal showdown between Guy Sebastian and his former celebrity manager Titus Day kicks off
THE legal showdown between Guy Sebastian and his agent has begun — and will no doubt get messy.
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THE legal showdown between Guy Sebastian and his agent has begun.
Three months after Sunday Confidential revealed the once tight relationship between Sebastian and the man who successfully guided his career for 12 years had soured, the court battle between the pair has kicked off — and will no doubt get messy.
Titus Day, who runs management firm 6 Degrees, confirmed the legal action with Confidential yesterday.
“Yes, unfortunately after not being able to agree on a reasonable resolution we are headed for court,” he said.
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“Guy is claiming he does not owe commissions on any work that 6 Degrees has done and that he doesn’t have to reimburse any of the costs we incurred on his behalf or on behalf of his wife and (charity) foundation.
“What we are owed is still being calculated but I estimate between Guy, his wife and the Sebastian Foundation 6 Degrees is owed $800,000. He is claiming I need to pay over my commissions which he says are approximately $200,000.”
The respected agent is counter claiming against Sebastian, his wife Jules Sebastian and The Sebastian Foundation who filed a statement of claim on July 31.
Sebastian said lodging the claim in the Federal Court was the last resort.
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“We’ve tried to be reasonable and resolve the issues privately. Divulging sensitive information in a public court case is not my or Jules’ style because it is so personal, it affects others and we would not want anything to be taken out of context,” he wrote via email.
Sebastian abruptly cut ties with his former agent in November, just days into his concert tour.
Originally published as Legal showdown between Guy Sebastian and his former celebrity manager Titus Day kicks off
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