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Ramones drummer sues over unpaid royalties
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 24 June 2010
Former Ramones drummer Marky Ramone, real name Marc Bell, who was with the band from 1978 to 1983 and then again from 1987 to 1996 has launched a lawsuit over unpaid royalties he claims have been withheld from him over the last two years.
In documents filed at the New York Supreme Court on Monday, Bell says that he signed a new contract in 2005 relating to his share of the band’s royalties, but that payments stopped in 2008. He claims that those in charge of distributing the money have been pocketing it for themselves.
As well as the outstanding $175,000 he says remains unpaid, he is also seeking over a million dollars in damages
