I liked Eddie!
Posted on 09/20/2007 7:35:31 AM PDT by rawhide
LOS ANGELES — The actor who played Eddie Haskell on TV's "Leave It to Beaver" is suing the Screen Actors Guild, claiming the union is sitting on $8.1 million it collected from foreign royalties and should distribute to actors.
Ken Osmond filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court accusing SAG of unjust enrichment and violations of the state's business code. The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of at least 30,000 actors and others.
A call to a SAG spokeswoman seeking comment was not returned Wednesday.
Osmond contends that since at least 1996, SAG has collected royalties for use of TV and movie productions outside the United States in the form of levies for video rentals, private copying, cable transmissions and other uses of the productions.
Osmond claims SAG collected the funding on behalf of himself and other actors without obtaining their permission and without telling them it had done so. The lawsuit also contends that the guild has collected more than $8 million but paid out only about $250,000.
"SAG stated that paying out the monies was 'complex,' and that it did not have a system in place to pay out such monies," the lawsuit claimed.
Osmond played the troublemaker on "Leave It To Beaver" in the 1950s and 1960s. He is a retired Los Angeles police officer.
I liked Eddie!
Must be the same Hollywood accountants who maintain that Gone with the Wind has not yet made a profit.
Beaver: Gee Wally, do you think he has a chance?
Wally: I don't know Beav, but I hope so. He dad cut his allowance.
Said : Mr. Moore, If you are so concerned about helping our troops in Iraq, why don’t you donate 100% of the money from your movies to that cause?
Michael Moore : I haven’t seen a dime from this movie! ...
http://www.channel4.com/community/showcards/F/Fahrenheit_911.html
There's the problem -- we need less actors and more lawyers!
Wait ‘til he finds out that all the money is gone, and was “bundled” and sent the the HRC for President Committee.
Should have joined F.A.G. instead
ping
Osmond: Do you know how fast you were driving there?
Me: Why no, officer, and might I say that your uniform really suits you...
Osmond: Don't even try it.
The Beaver looks a little worn out.
Ooh,...that didn’t sound right!
“All I want is my share!”
IOW, WE don't know who the money belongs to, so we'll just keep it!..........
That does sound bad. LOL! But, seriously, haven't seen other recent pictures (*blush* on his myspace account) he doesn't look bad for his age.
Gee, thanks. Now I feel oder than dirt. ;o)
Actually, Ken “Eddie” Osmand was shot 3 times during a foot pursuit, and saved by his bullet-proof vest. He retired shortly after, a Sgt. I recall there was a photo in the news at the time, he was sitting on the ground, leaning against something (a wall, car, or fence) with other officers standing by him. he had that stunned “I’m still alive?” look.
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