Johnny Vieira: The Man Behind The Vanessa Hudgens Lawsuit
2:29 Thursday, January 8, 2009
Pictures by: Whittle
This is Johnny Vieira, the talent-spotter who is suing Vanessa Hudgens for $5 million after claiming he helped launch the High School Musical starlet's career.
Vieira claims he entered an agreement with the then aspiring star to make her famous back in May 2005, which meant they would "share equally" the rewards from her showbiz career.
He says she ditched him once she landed her role as Gabriella Montez in the blockbuster High School Musical series.
In legal papers submitted to LA Superior Court, Vieira included a signed photo allegedly from Vanessa declaring: "Without you I would be nowhere. We WILL make it BIG."
Vieira, now with J.O.T.S Productions/Records and developing a reality show, hopes to resolve the legal matter soon and refuses to accuse the HSM star of personally betraying him, saying "She's a sweet girl. It's probably just the people around her."
Vieira claims he entered an agreement with the then aspiring star to make her famous back in May 2005, which meant they would "share equally" the rewards from her showbiz career.
He says she ditched him once she landed her role as Gabriella Montez in the blockbuster High School Musical series.
In legal papers submitted to LA Superior Court, Vieira included a signed photo allegedly from Vanessa declaring: "Without you I would be nowhere. We WILL make it BIG."
Vieira, now with J.O.T.S Productions/Records and developing a reality show, hopes to resolve the legal matter soon and refuses to accuse the HSM star of personally betraying him, saying "She's a sweet girl. It's probably just the people around her."
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