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Foxy Brown's lawyer has no idea why Simon and Shuster is suing her client for breach of contract, when they were the ones who cancelled her book deal, she alleges.
The publisher sued Foxy last week claiming they paid her a $75,000 advance in 2005 to write "Broken Silence," but never received the autobiography from her in return. Laura Dilimetin, Foxy's attorney, said the publishers actually allowed her to postpone the project after she was diagnosed with sudden hearing loss that same year.
"With Simon and Schuster's blessings, Foxy Brown underwent extensive surgical procedures and a lengthy recovery time, fighting to restore her hearing," Dilimetin told AllHipHop.com in a statement. But after the artist finished her treatment, "Simon and Schuster decided not to go forward with the project," Dilimetin claimed. "Many attempts were made by Foxy Brown's agents to resurrect the deal, to no avail," she added.
"I find it suspect that after all of these years of silence, Simon and Shuster pick now to bring this meritless action when they were the ones to halt the project," Dilimetin said.
The New York-based publisher filed a lawsuit Thursday (July 24) in New York State Supreme Court seeking return of the money. Simon and Shuster also filed a lawsuit against rapper Lil Kim for failing to produce a novel after receiving a $40,000 advance in 2003. Her autobiography was supposed to be completed in 2004.
