Feb. 19, 2001 - Lou M. Taylor, the publicist for model Niki Taylor, announces that she will be released from a one-month voluntary stay in rehab for an addiction to the prescription painkiller Vicodin. Niki Taylor is a client of Tri Star Management of Boca Raton, FA.
Source: "The Truth Hurts, But One Tiny Lie Hurts Ex-Cop Even More," South Florida Sun-Sentinel, February 19, 2001. Accessed October 10, 2022 from http://newspapers.com
Feb. 21, 2001 - After consulting with her attorney, Larry Rudolph, Britney Spears signs an amendment to her Personal Management Agreement with Johnny Wright, extending the agreement to provide a termination date of February 20, 2003, and a "sunset"on payment of commissions to February 20, 2008. The fixed commission rate of 7.5% is replaced with a sliding payscale (7.5% for $0 - $20M; 6.75% for $20M-$30M; 6% for $30M-$40M; 5.25% for $40M+).
Source: Complaint, Wright Entertainment Group, LCC and Wright Entertainment Group, Inc. vs.
Britney Spears and Britney Touring, Inc., In The Circuit Court Of The Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County Florida, October 27, 2007, Page 5 and Exhibit C. (Case No. 48-2007-CA-014233-O Div. 32)
Source: [Insert source for sliding payscale]
Mar. 2001 - Around this time, Mark Steverson, an associate and employee of the law firm Rudolph & Beer, LLP, travels to Boston, MA, to meet with Marc Pollick, the president of the Giving Back Fund, Inc.
Source: Declaration of Mark Steverson, The Giving Back Fund, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Mark Steverson, Rudolph & Beer, LLP, Laurence H. Rudolph, and Corina Biggar, Defendants, United States District Court For The State Of Massachusetts, April 4, 2002, Page 2. (Case No. 1:02-cv-10446-RWZ)
Apr. 10, 2001 - Britney and her mother, Lynne Spears, release "A Mother's Gift" through Delacorte Books for Young Readers.
Source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1071760.A_Mother_s_Gift
Apr. 26, 2001 - Britney registers B & L Music, Inc. in the state of New York. The registered address is Rudolph & Beer, LLP, at 432 Park Avenue South 2nd Fl., New York, NY, 10016.
Source: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ny/2632121
June 2, 2001 - Lou M. Taylor, acting as manager to model Niki Taylor, is conned out of $8,000 cash, a $1,900 hotel stay, a cell phone, and a $150 pair of Diesel jeans by an Atlanta-based con artist while her client is in a coma following a car accident.
Source: “Flimflam pattern seen in Taylor-scam defendant,” Joshua B. Good, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 2, 2021. Accessed October 10, 2022 from http://newspapers.com
June 6, 2001 - Britney Spears' manager, Johnny Wright, forms Wright Entertainment Group, LLC.
Source: Complaint, Wright Entertainment Group, LCC and Wright Entertainment Group, Inc. vs. Britney Spears and Britney Touring, Inc., In The Circuit Court Of The Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County Florida, October 27, 2007, Page 2. (Case No. 48-2007-CA-014233-O Div. 32)
July 2001 - Lou M. Taylor parts ways with Tri-Star Accounting Group of Boca Raton, Florida, after the business is sold to the accounting firm Gilman Ciocia.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/19/business/britney-spears-conservatorship-tri-star.html
July 1, 2001 - Corina Biggar, the Foundation Director of the Boston-based Giving Back Fund, Inc., relocates to their New York office, which occupies office space within the law firm of Rudolph & Beer, LLP, at 432 Park Avenue South 2nd Fl., New York, NY, 10016.
Source: Affidavit of Corina Biggar, The Giving Back Fund, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Mark Steverson, Rudolph & Beer, LLP, Laurence H. Rudolph, and Corina Biggar, Defendants, United States District Court For The State Of Massachusetts, April 4, 2002, Page 1. (Case No. 1:02-cv-10446-RWZ)
July 16, 2001 - Corina Biggar, the Foundation Director of the Giving Back Fund, Inc. gives notice to the organization that she is resigning effective July 31, 2001. Her office is located within the law firm of Rudolph & Beer, LLP, at 432 Park Avenue South 2nd Fl., New York, NY, 10016.
Source: Affidavit of Corina Biggar, The Giving Back Fund, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Mark Steverson, Rudolph & Beer, LLP, Laurence H. Rudolph, and Corina Biggar, Defendants, United States District Court For The State Of Massachusetts, April 4, 2002, Page 1. (Case No. 1:02-cv-10446-RWZ)
July 26, 2001 - Britney's business manager, Pat Marchese of Padell, Nadell, Fine & Weinberger, LLC, receives an email from Dave Pierfy of Wright Entertainment Group, LLC, requesting that all checks be made payable to the newly formed Wright Entertainment Group, LLC, instead of Wright Entertainment Group, Inc. Ms. Marchese complies, sending all subsequent checks to the new company.
Source: Email, David Pierfy to Pat Marchese, "Wright Entertainment Group commission checks," July 26, 2001, Affidavit of David Pierfy, Wright Entertainment Group, LCC and Wright Entertainment Group, Inc. vs. Britney Spears and Britney Touring, Inc., In The Circuit Court Of The Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County Florida, April 10, 2008, Pages 1 and 2. (Case No. 48-2007-CA-014233-O Div. 32)
Aug. 31, 2001 - AEG Concerts, LLC and Britney Touring, Inc. form an agreement that for every ticket sold in connection with Britney's first thirty one (31) tour events, $1.00 of the gross ticket price from US and Canadian venues shall be donated to the children of NYC policeman and firefighters lost in the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attack.
Source: The Britney Spears Foundation, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, Form 990, August 15, 2002, Page 26.
Sept. 17, 2001 - Corina Biggar, the former Foundation Director of the Giving Back Fund, Inc., is hired by the families of Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake to manage the Britney Spears Foundation and the Justin Timberlake Foundation.
Oct. 5, 2001 - Britney Spears forms the Britney Spears Foundation.
Source: Complaint, Wright Entertainment Group, LCC and Wright Entertainment Group, Inc. vs. Britney Spears and Britney Touring, Inc., In The Circuit Court Of The Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County Florida, October 27, 2007, Page 3.
Source: Affidavit of Corina Biggar, The Giving Back Fund, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Mark Steverson, Rudolph & Beer, LLP, Laurence H. Rudolph, and Corina Biggar, Defendants, United States District Court For The State Of Massachusetts, April 4, 2002, Page 1. (Case No. 1:02-cv-10446-RWZ)
Oct. 18, 2001 - Britney Spears forms Britney On-Line, Inc.
Source: Complaint, Wright Entertainment Group, LCC and Wright Entertainment Group, Inc. vs. Britney Spears and Britney Touring, Inc., In The Circuit Court Of The Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County Florida, October 27, 2007, Page 3.
Oct. 31, 2001 - Britney Spears releases her third studio album, "Britney," through Jive Records and the Zomba Recording Group.
Source: "Britney" (album), Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britney_(album)
Nov. 1, 2001 - The first leg of the Dream Within A Dream tour kicks off in Columbus, OH. It is the first of 31 North American dates.
Source: Dream Within A Dream Tour, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Within_a_Dream_Tour
Nov. 15, 2001 - The Palms Casino Resort opens in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned by the Maloof family, and is primarily overseen by George Maloof Jr.
Source: Palms Casino Resort, Wikipedia. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palms_Casino_Resort
Dec. 4, 2001 - Britney's business manager Bert Padell of Padell, Nadel, Fine & Weinberger, LLC, mails a commissions check from Britney Touring, Inc. to Wright Entertainment Group, LLC. The check arrives via PNFW, 156 West 56th Street, New York, NY, 10019.
Source: Defendant's Answers To Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories, Wright Entertainment Group, LCC and Wright Entertainment Group, Inc. vs. Britney Spears and Britney Touring, Inc., In The Circuit Court Of The Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County Florida, Complex Business Litigation Court, May 8, 2008, Page 6. (Case No. 48-2007-CA-014233-O Div. 32)
Source: Affidavit of David Pierfy, Wright Entertainment Group, LCC and Wright Entertainment Group, Inc. vs. Britney Spears and Britney Touring, Inc., In The Circuit Court Of The Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County Florida, April 10, 2008, Pages 1 and 2. (Case No. 48-2007-CA-014233-O Div. 32)
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