A paparazzi photo agency filed for bankruptcy this week after losing a legal battle ahead Meghan of Sussex. What happened? The financial situation of Splash News & Picture Agency it makes it impossible for him to pay the million dollars the duchess is claiming, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced all celebrities to stay home and he cut off the paparazzi’s incomeBut it has also dried them up financially in their legal battle against actors, actresses, musicians, and characters in show business in general that has been notable over the years.
Splash News & Picture Agency is about to lose a lawsuit which forced Meghan of Sussex to post some private photos of her, so her owners have made the decision to file for bankruptcy. The situation of the agency makes it impossible for him to pay what Meghan claims.
“Splash’s financial problems come from three sources”, Says its president, Emma Curzon, in a statement filed as part of the bankruptcy. “First as a result of the global pandemic […] This situation has been aggravated by two ongoing litigations and the costs of defending these cases “.
One of the two cases is the battle of Splash with Meghan for a few photos during one “Private family excursion” in a park in Canada. Taken in January 2020, the photos showed the Duchess of Sussex on Vancouver Island walking her two dogs with her young son, Archie.
The other case in which the Splash agency is in court and in financial difficulties, involves its own former account manager Esmeralda Servin, who claims to have been repeatedly victim of sexist comments during the time he was working in the company.