Melissa Joan Hart Punished By Former Manager for Commissions

GettyMelissa Joan Hart Melissa Joan Hart's former talent manager has punished the actress for allegedly decreasing to cover commissions on money she acquired for your hit ABC Family series Melissa & Joey. The complaint, filed Wednesday in La Superior Court by Kieran Maguire, begins in what might be the very best suit line of year: "Melissa Joan Hart does not have heart." Ouch. We've showed up at to Hart's reps for comment. Maguire states Hart hired him in August 2006 when her career was "dwindling" and agreed orally to cover him the traditional ten percent commission on earnings. According to him he represented her for five years, including throughout time she got the series Melissa & Joey started, until he was fired in March 2011. Hart is becoming allegedly decreasing to cover commissions to Maguire beyond people within the newbie in the show. "This case is really a more incident from the actress who seeks to take full advantage of, mistreat and thumb her nose at people in their employ - in this case the one that saved her career since it was quickly decreasing towards obscurity," states the suit, a replica that was acquired by THR. Strangely enough, the complaint alleges that Hart was paid out just $3,750 per episode for your first season of Melissa & Joey, gathering $122,700 for 30 episodes (plus $10,200 in extra commissions). Maguire states he thinks her fee has elevated for your second season, entitling him low of $56,250 for his share from the planned 15-episode season. The complaint, filed by Bryan Freedman and John Turnauer at Freedman & Taitelman, alleges causes of action for breach of dental contract, quantum meruit, declaratory relief, accounting, breach of covenant of fine belief and fair dealing, fraud and illegal enrichment. Email: Matthew.Belloni@thr.com Twitter: @THRMattBelloni ABC Family