The family of Grammy award winning R & B artist, Donny Hathaway, is battling over royalty rights for the deceased singer.Donny's daughter, Donnita is suing her step-mother Eulaulah Hathaway, her two half sisters, Kenya (a backup singer in the American Idol house band) and Lalah and Universal Music for fraud by not giving her royalties from her father's expansive and impressive music library catalogue.
Donnita claims that her step-mother has denied her existence, and that she was not Donny's daughter. However, A probate court has ruled that Donnita is one of Hathaway's heirs.
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Hathaway Family Lawsuit: Where Is The Love?
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This is a shame. Another feast for the attorneys.
ReplyDelete"Someone" should find a way to mediate these cases rather than take them to court.