2. Zooey Deschanel
The starry-eyed New Girl sued Steve Madden, claiming that she was never paid for an endorsement deal indicating that Steve Madden would release a line of “Zooey shoes and accessories.” According to the actress, she had an oral agreement with Steve Madden and the company didn’t keep their word. Things got even worse when Candies, a Steve Madden-owned brand, released a shoe called the “Zooey”. Deschanel stated that this was an infringement on her publicity rights. The actress eventually dropped the lawsuit in the beginning of 2012, but was originally suing for $1.2 million. Moral of the story: always get everything in writing.
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