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Writers Coffee Shop Sued By Former Business Partner Over Share of FIFTY SHADES Proceeds

June 2, 2014
By Sarah Weinman

The complicated publication path of EL James’ FIFTY SHADES trilogy has finally yielded legal action, as James’ first publisher, Australian-based The Writers Coffee Shop owner Amanda Hayward, was sued last week in a Texas state court by her former business partners Jennifer Pedroza and Christa Beebe, for a share of the massive proceeds from the trilogy. According to the 48-page complaint, obtained by Courthouse News, “This is a case about greed and self-dealing by Amanda Hayward in conning her business partner Jenny Pedroza out of her rightful partnership interest in advances and royalties flowing from the New York Times best-selling […]

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