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Stevie Wonder Vs His Late Attorney: Stevie Wonder News

09/21/2015
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(Radio.com) In a bizarre set of circumstances, Stevie Wonder is suing the estate of his longtime lawyer Johanan Vigoda. Wonder claims he was taken advantage of, in his initial contract with the Vigoda, who passed away in 2011.

TMZ is reporting that the legendary singer signed a contract with Vigoda when he was 21-years-old. The agreement states that the lawyer gets 6% of Wonder's royalties and that the payments will go on "forever."

The 65-year-old legend discovered he was deceived by the contract when found out his record company was still paying Vigoda's widow two years after the man's death.

Wonder claims he trusted the lawyer and that he wasn't honest about how the 6% of royalties would continue on after his attorney passed. Read more here.

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