Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee has settled a lawsuit brought by one of his former assistants.
13WHAM-TV reports Michael Sullivan launched legal action against the Lee in December, claiming he was regularly asked to be "on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week" during his six-year employment with the drummer, but did not receive full payment for the extra hours worked.
Sullivan claims to have worked as Lee's "procurer, Man Friday, chauffeur, guide, bookkeeper, attendant, door-keeper, agent, butler, valet, attendant, cook, shopper, nanny, bodyguard, maid, nurse and nursemaid" from January 2005 to March 2011.
According to Sullivan, Lee was in the habit of making improper deductions from Sullivan's pay. When the rocker had Sullivan move into his home to better serve him and his family, the suit says, Lee began deducting $1,000 a month for rent - even during the last six months of his employment with Lee, when he was no longer living at the house.
In his lawsuit, Sullivan had asked for $50,000 in damages for "lost profits and business opportunities," but he has now landed a bigger compensation package.
Lee has agreed to pay Sullivan $400,000 and he will issue a public apology to settle a dispute over unpaid wages.
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