NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — The widow of Wu-Tang co-founder Ol\u2019 Dirty Bastard filed suit against Wu-Tang Productions on Tuesday, claiming that his estate is owed at least $1 million in unpaid royalties.<\/p>\n

ODB, whose legal name was Russell Tyrone Jones, was one of the original members of the Wu-Tang Clan as it rose to fame during the 1990s but died of a drug overdose in 2004.<\/p>\n

According to Variety<\/a><\/span>, Jones’ widow Icelene alleges that Wu-Tang Clan Productions failed to pay Jones’ estate royalties for a decade from 2011 to 2021, when it sent a check for $130,000.<\/p>\n

The Estate also received some payments in 2019 and 2020 from Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., but according to the suit, the aggregate royalties paid during that time are far less than what is owed.<\/p>\n

The suit also alleges that detailed accounting records were not provided to the state, despite repeated requests.<\/p>\n

According to Variety, Wu-Tang productions is currently owned by Robert Diggs, who is better known as the hip-hop icon and producer RZA.<\/p>\n

Through the suit, ODB’s estate is alleging breach of contract and seeks damages of at least $1 million plus interest and attorneys fees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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