Metallica's Lars Ulrich has been slapped with a lawsuit by a former personal assistant who claims that the drummer withheld huge amounts of money in overtime pay and agreed upon bonuses.
According to a new report from NME.com, Steve Wig worked as Ulrich's personal assistant from 2001 to 2009 and now says that Ulrich not only broke a verbal agreement for specified bonus money but also violated labor laws. Wig claims that he was available to the drummer 24/7 and often worked over 80 hours a week.
Ulrich's attorney Peter Paterno was quick to deny any wrong doing on the drummer's part, however, saying that Wig was more than compensated for his work.
"Lars' accountant is checking on 2006, but Steve got bonuses in every other year of his employment, deserved or not. Specifically, in 2008, he received an extra $18,000 (£11,200). So it's not clear what's motivating this, but it really doesn't seem to be about his compensation, does it?"
Wig claims that Ulrich stiffed him on promised bonuses in both 2006 and 2008 and that the drummer promised to pay him $115,000 a year and only came up with $45,000.
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