Posted on 02/23/2016 6:12:45 PM PST by Elderberry
He plays the "most interesting man in the world" in commercials and now Jonathan Goldsmith -- the face of Dos Equis Beer -- is locked in a most interesting legal battle.
Goldsmith's former talent agency is suing the star for breach of contract, claiming they're owed 10 percent of what Goldsmith will have earned from late 2014 through 2016, which it says is some two million dollars.
Goldsmith is now counter-suing, claiming his manager disclosed the terms of a 2012 confidential agreement and "jeopardized his future as the spokesman for Dos Equis beer."
In court documents filed last October in California, the talent agency, Gold Levin Talent, claims Goldsmith stopped making payments in November 2014, alleging that Goldsmith deemed they had earned "enough".
"Apparently Goldsmith's preference for Dos Equis intoxicated him into believing that he could ignore his promises and obligations," the complaint reads. The court documents also say of Goldsmith, "As it now turns out, had Goldsmith landed a role that more accurately portraying his true character; he would have landed the role of "The Least Honorable Man in the Entertainment Business."
In his own complaint, filed earlier this month, Goldsmith calls his manager, who goes by the names Butch Klein and Tim Jordan, a "a failed "C" list actor who appears in 'D' movies, and now a failed personal manager."
ABC News could not reach Jordan's attorney for comment. Jordan began representing Goldsmith in 2002, according to court documents.
Goldsmith's attorney called his client an "honorable man." The attorney also told ABC News that Jordan is no longer representing Goldsmith.
"My client has been in the entertainment business for over 50 years, he is an honorable man , he's never cheated anyone" Goldsmith's attorney, William J. Briggs II, told ABC News.
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The article is confusing. Gold Levin is a talent agency, not a management company. His manager is mentioned a few times, why? I don’t think the writer understands the difference.
LOL.
Good one.
Once upon a time it was Mexican beer, and damn good beer. especially the dark. Went to crap when they started brewing it in the US. Still recall the bitter disappointment tasting that swill.
Really? That was my next up beer after Corona. Thanks for that info.
Dos XX was, I thought, was bought by one of the big US breweries, but a bit of research indicates I am more full of shiite than normal. Apparently still Mexican.
Dunno, btother and I used to pick up a few bottles of dark for the trip home from work. The new brew was so obvious is was painful. Something changed back then. Maybe paranoia struck deep?
Yeah, basically the same thing happened to that pi$$ called Fosters. It’s the Bud of Australia and now brewed in the US. All the Yanks drank that swill down there because, well because. I became a micro brew connoisseur and like the stuff that’s brewed here now. My fallback would be Sam Adams and the like but not touching Coors Light (UGH) or any mass produced commercial light beer. My first all round choice is Alaska Amber followed by Stella Artois from Belgium.
Yeah...It was in the story that the 2 million was what he owed to the firm...They had a contract for 10%...
Doesn’t sound to me like he got very good representation. The woman that plays “Flo” said she’s made enough that she’ll never have to work again once these commercials for Progressive are finished.
I know a girl who lived very comfortably for 3 years off an ad.
I don’t care what anyone says about him, this girl thinks he’s a hottie.
Good for Flo! My only question to her is when,tell me WHEN, will she be done with those annoying commercials? I would pay her to STOP making them, if I had the choice.
I like the Flo ads.
The ones I hate are the K-Y ads at while I’m preparing dinner.
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Yeah, Flo has always grossed me out, too. The only one I like is where she plays about 6 characters in the same family. She’s got a lotta’ talent.
‘... ignore his promises and obligations.’ That is not ethical.
Dos Equis is a lame beer and the ‘Everything’ ad gimmick seemed weak, just like the Old Spice ‘Man’ ads; lame. I drink Coors light and Budweiser has the best ads. Magic fridge, magic fridge. Too funny.
I'd chip in to make them stop also. If the insurance company would stop paying for all the commercials, maybe they could really save their customers some money.
I like the stuff brewed by a local Big Island brewer, Kona Brewing Co. Best on tap, seems they have to ship it to the mainland to get it bottled, never tastes as good (duh!) and the price goes way up. Same with other good local Hawaiian beers.
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Hearing about multiple votes tonight, that might not have been such a good idea. LoL
I was actually teasing and thinking about the general election.
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