A celebrity promoter says his endorsement deal for a Justin Bieber fragrance really stinks.
Lawrence Rudolph, owner of California-based Total Arts and Entertainment Marketing and Britney Spears’ manager, fumed that Give Back Brands stiffed him $5 million on his cut for the Bieber hookup, according to court documents.
Rudolph was promised a 6 percent take on the boy star’s compensation for his “Someday” fragrance line, which was a top seller in 2011, records show. The star’s scents retail for around $60 for a 3-ounce bottle.
Give Back prez Robert Hollander allegedly ducked out on his debt to Rudolph after he sold the company to beauty giant Elizabeth Arden for $26.5 million in 2012, Rudolph claims.
He wants Arden to give him a slice of a scheduled $28 million payout to Hollander at the end of the month.
Rudolph, a former entertainment lawyer who represented Justin Timberlake and Aretha Franklin, also plans to haul Hollander to court for a simliar fragrance deal turned sour with singer Nicki Minaj.
“A spokesperson for Elizabeth Arden declined to comment, adding, “This is not our dispute.”
A rep for Bieber declined to comment. Hollander did not return messages.