JUDAS PRIEST Manager Comments On $50 Million Lawsuit
November 8, 2011, 12 years ago
As previously reported, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford's longtime manager John Baxter has filed a lawsuit against Halford and other members of the band and its management team. Baxter is asking for $50 million dollars, alleging fraud and breach of contract after being fired in August via a letter from a law firm that claimed he was not acting in Halford’s best interests.
According to Rolling Stone, Baxter, who had been Halford's personal manager since 1982 until he was fired in August, claims he discovered in August that frontman Rob Halford owes him millions of dollars for contract breaches, including failure to pay commissions, salary and expenses dating back to 1992. He alleges that Halford actively misled him by saying that he was simply unable to fulfill his financial obligations to his manager, promising that he would pay Baxter when he was able.
Judas Priest manager Jayne Andrews has told the Birmingham Mail: ‘‘Rob Halford validly terminated his contracts with John Baxter and there’s nothing in John Baxter’s various claims, all of which will be vigorously resisted."
Judas Priest are currently on their worldwide Epitaph tour and recently-released the The Chosen Few collection curated by Judas Priest’s contemporaries in the music world – each artist picking their own favourite Priest track and explaining why it is special to them.
