Serena Williams’ Father Richard Sued Over Rights To His Book – TMZ

The daddy of tennis’ most remarkable female gamers is being sued by folk who issue they provided the rights to his life tale ahead of Will Smith produced his possess movie with himself as Richard.

Richard Williams, the daddy and coach of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams, is being sued, alongside with Warner Bros. Entertainment and Will’s manufacturing firm Overbrook Entertainment, by the competition, TW3 Entertainment and Energy Transfer Multi-Media. TW3 and Energy Transfer issue they locked up the rights to Richard’s tale ahead of WB and Will moved forward with a movie about him as an alternate.

Consistent with the lawsuit — obtained by TMZ — TW3 and PMMM issue they were reduce out of the movie rights to the upcoming Warner Bros. biopic, “King Richard,” which stars Will as Serena’s pops.

In the docs, TW3 and PMMM issue they provided the rights to Richard’s e book “Black and White: The Scheme I Survey It” and life tale motivate in 2017, an agreement they squawk barred someone else from hitching a stride on his gravy put together.

Consistent with the suit … Richard sold his rights to Warner Bros. for the movie for at least $1 million, which TW3 and PMMM issue WB knew would relish their contract nugatory.

In the docs, the manufacturing companies that issue they possess the rights to Richard’s tale desire an injunction requiring WB to build the total profits from the ‘King Richard’ movie, which is determined for originate this November, exact into a belief for his or her succor … and various damages too, in the end.

We reached out to Richard’s reps … to this level, no phrase motivate.