Judge Judy’s $47M Salary Isn’t Excessive, Appeals Court Agrees
BY ERIQ GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT CBS wins the first appellate round in a legal battle now in its sixth year. At a California appeals court, CBS has again triumphed against the talent agent who thought Judge Judy Sheindlin’s $47 million yearly salary was funny business. The suit came from Richard Lawrence’ Rebel Entertainment Partners, the successor-in-interest to the agency that originally packaged Judge Judy. For the agency’s work, Lawrence was forever entitled to five percent of Judge Judy‘s net profits, and further, there would be no deductions for sums paid to other profit participants. As such, Sheindlin’s lucrative salary provoked grievance. Was she…