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Originally Posted by unspokenone25

TONI BRAXTON SUES FORMER MANAGER: Barry Hankerson accused of putting his financial interests ahead of singer's.

January 15, 2007

*Artist manager Barry Hankerson, who at one time guided R. Kelly's career until they fell out, is in the news because singer Toni Braxton is suing him.
Braxton is suing her former manager because he owes her at least $10 million for maneuvering to have her abandon a long, lucrative relationship with her record company and jump to his own record label. So says her lawsuit filed Friday in New York.
Specifically, the suit accuses Hankerson of putting his financial interests ahead of Braxton's and using fraud, deception and double-dealing to get her to leave Arista Records.
"Hankerson actively sought to destroy Braxton's relationship with Arista through underhanded `double-talk,' telling Braxton that Arista was not interested in working with her anymore, while telling Arista that Braxton no longer wanted to record for Arista," the lawsuit said.
The suit said Braxton tried to fire Hankerson as her personal manager but he responded by engaging in a vendetta against her, insisting he keep controlling her career and refusing to communicate with any of several personal managers she sought to employ.