Former Friends actress Lisa Kudrow has been testifying against her former manager Scott Howard, who claims that the star owes him a cut of her earnings from re-runs of the popular sitcom.
Howard, who was fired in 2007, claims that he’s owed from deals he made personally with Kudrow – He’s now suing the star for $1.7million.
“I always believed that a personal handshake kind of cemented that personal relationship, and that anything more formal felt awkward,” Howard said.
The Hollywood Reporter writes that Kudrow began on Friends at $13,500 an episode with it increasing over five contract negotiations.
It’s reported that her pay increased to a whopping $1,040,000 with $5 million in back-end compensation.
Kudrow still makes residuals on the show which Howard says he’s owed a portion of the profits and states that she allegedly agreed to pay him a commission of 5% for syndicated episodes, even after his termination.
The series which was on-air from 1994 to 2004.