Chuck Norris Kicks Hard at CBS, Sony With $30 Million Lawsuit Over ‘Walker’ Profits
Chuck Norris is looking to stage his next showdown in a courtroom.
Actor and martial artist Norris’ company, Top Kick Productions, has filed a hefty lawsuit against CBS and Sony Pictures Television, alleging that he’s been stiffed out of profits from his former series “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
And Norris is asking for a bundle — the suit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, is seeking damages “exceeding $30 million.”
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According to the suit, when CBS agreed to distribute “Walker, Texas Ranger,” a deal was struck where Norris would be paid 23 percent of the profits “earned from any, and all, exploitation of ‘Walker.