Former Publishing Partner of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Entitled To Share Profit

A Texas state judge ordered the publisher of “Fifty Shades of Grey” to set aside $10 million for the publisher’s former partner, Jennifer Pedroza, after the jury found that she was entitled to her share of the book’s royalty rights.

In her order, State District Judge Susan McCoy ordered the money be deposited in a court registry by September 25 as negotiations for a judgment amount take place for Pedroza.

In her case against Amanda Hayward and TWCS Operations Proprietary Ltd., Pedroza claimed that Hayward …

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