$6.5 Million Countersuit Against Hair-Product Company per Katy Perry

Pop star Katy Perry has struck back at the hair-styling company that rushed into court April 11 in anticipation of being sued over an endorsement contract.

Two weeks ago, Jemella Group Limited sued Perry's loan-out company, Killer Queen LLC, contending that it had paid the singer $4.5 million under a two-year deal to endorse GHD ("Good Hair Day"). JGL said that no more was owed despite the contention by Perry's agent at CAA that an oral agreement had been reached on an extension of the contract.

 The singer's lawyers say that if there was no deal, JGL had no right to continue to use Perry's image on the GHD website and refer to Perry as the company's "brand ambassador." The company allegedly did so. Her lawyers add that what really happened was that JGL didn't wish to repudiate the deal because an untimely rift with Perry would impede a proposed sale of the company.

Slamming JGL for threatening to defame Perry.

Here's the full counterclaim... http://www.scribd.com/doc/137647040/Perry

original complaint read here... http://www.scribd.com/doc/137647233/JGL

According to its complaint, "The research revealed that Perry had a 'significant decrease in appeal across Europe' and was 'increasingly polarizing' with an 'increase in respondents with negative perceptions in all markets.' Some survey participants suggested that Perry had cheapened the [GHD] brand."

The singer's lawyers say that an oral agreement was agreed upon on Oct. 10, that GHD chief marketing officer Stuart Spiegel e-mailed the following day to confirm that he "would like to extend Katy on a long term basis" and that he set out the material terms of the deal -- that Perry would be paid $6.5 million to extend the contract by 2 1/2 years.

Perry's new legal papers goes onto say that it was only in February -- "approximately three days after GHD finalized its sale to Lion Capital" -- that Carino was told that GHD wouldn't be honoring the alleged new contract.

Now the singer says that she hasn't been paid $6.5 milliion, but the company has continued to use her name and image nonetheless.

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