LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – American Idol creator Simon Fuller has filed a lawsuit against Fox television seeking credits and monetary fees for the upcoming TV talent show The X Factor.

The breach of contract lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, alleges that Fox, part of the News Corp media empire, and producers FremantleMedia, a unit of Bertelsmann AG, have refused to honour a 2005 contract granting Fuller an executive producer credit and fees for the U.S. version of The X Factor.

“Mr. Fuller has prudently attempted to settle this matter privately, but the other parties have refused to honour the original contract leaving him no other choice but to pursue legal action,” Fuller’s spokesperson said in a statement.

A spokesman for Fox was not immediately available to comment.

   

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