Lindsay Lohan's Record Company Fined $12M

Fox News ^ | 05/11/06 | By Roger Friedman

[misterrob]

The New York state attorney general has levied a $12 million fine against Universal Music Group for payola.

This is the largest fine so far in the war between Eliot Spitzer and the music industry, surpassing the $10 million that Sony had to pay and the $5 million for Warner Music Group.

But Universal — home of many overnight stars including several rappers who’ve come and gone — would be the place for this. The company has had enormous success, but at the same time encountered lawsuits from middle-men distributors claiming inflated sales numbers — double dipping at the cash register, so to speak.

Now we have some proof of what’s going on there, thanks to memos supplied as evidence by Spitzer’s office. Many of the acts are those you’ve never heard of. But others are illustrative of how Universal (which includes Island/Def Jam, Motown, Interscope and other labels) tried to force bad music down our throats.

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From Drudge: UNIVERSAL MUSIC: $12 MIL FINE FOR PUSHING LINDSAY LOHAN ON PUBLIC...COMPANY MANIPULATED MTV'S 'TOTAL REQUEST LIVE'; BOUGHT LAPTOPS FOR DEE JAYS, SENT THEM ON VACATIONS...

You could push her on me for a lot less.....

[L98Fiero]

"You could push her on me for a lot less....."

As long as she SWORE not to sing any of her crap.

[Swanks]

New York state attorney general is a revenue generating machine.

[Revolting cat!]

First time I heard of him. I guess they didn't push him enough!

[cspackler]

Still refreshing for pics. Come on, already. And make sure that they're the ones back when she ate cheeseburgers...

[ElkGroveDan]

Lindsay Lohan's Record Company Fined $12M

What did they do? Violate the "implant clause" in her contract?

[Moose4]

A couple years ago she was super-hot. Now? She reminds me of some meth skank you see getting picked up on the streetcorner on "Cops."

Memo to Lindsay: The Auschwitz look is NOT a good career move.

}:-)4

[fishtank]

I bet someone will ask you: "Who is Lindsay Lohan?".

[vetvetdoug]

Is Lindsay Lohan as talented as Lindsay Buckingham? They're both dudes aren't they?

[kinoxi]

he's been an attack dog since shortly before his acknowledged intention to seek higher office. amazing how the enrons and worldcoms escaped his notice but martha stewart was a public threat. not that i condone her actions it just seems amazing the magnitude of scandal this man has ignored in the past

[ElkGroveDan]

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[Always Right]

First time I heard of him. I guess they didn't push him enough!

Its a girl. The same girl who played the twins in the Parent Trap and also in Freaky Friday and Mean Girls.

[Yossarian]

This thread is worthless without pictures....

As far as I'm concerned, it's pronounced 'Pay-ooh-laa-laa'

[Michael.SF.]

Well, if they were to pay by the pound they could never afford to push this one:

[edpc]

Cheeseburger (and then some) days...

[misterrob]

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[rattrap]

Looks like she ate a couple grapefruits whole and they got lodged in her esophagus.