Chad Hugo Suing Pharrell Over Unpaid Royalties

Two years ago Pharrell Williams' former Neptunes producing partner, Chad Hugo, accused Pharrell of trying to trademark The Neptunes name behind his back [click here if you missed that].

Now Chad is suing Pharrell claiming he's owed over $1 million in unpaid royalties...

From The Daily Mail

Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, as the Neptunes, were the masterminds behind such hits as Snoop Dogg’s Drop It Like It’s Hot and Britney Spears’ I’m A Slave 4 U, but their longtime collaboration has hit a serious snag.

Williams has been slapped with a lawsuit by Hugo, his childhood friend from Virginia and production partner, which was first reported by Billboard.

In documents filed on Friday, January 23, Hugo is accusing Williams of freezing him out of their company.

Hugo claims he’s owed $1 million in damages from the 2017 N.E.R.D. album No One Ever Really Dies alone.

That album turned out the number one hit Lemon with Rihanna, and also featured 1,000 with Future and Don’t Don’t Do It with Kendrick Lamar.

Hugo alleged the music whiz-turned-fashion desigher - who launched his new collection for Louis Vuitton at Paris Fashion Week - 'engaged in self-dealing, concealed material information, and diverted revenues owed.'

Daily Mail has not received a response to its request for comment from reps for Williams.

Fun Fact: Pop star Kelis accused Pharrell of tricking her out of the publishing for her first two albums [click here if you missed that].