After working together for fifteen years, the professional relationship between Sarah Hyland and her former representative, Richard Konigsberg, has ended. The actress, known for her role in Modern familystopped counting five months ago on the person who has managed his career. Now he has moved forward by taking this matter to court. The performer’s former manager accuses her of non-payment and breach of contract. Below are the keys to understanding the conflict.
© Getty ImagesIn the documents to which TMZ has had access, Richard Konigsberg indicates that the long-term contract they had was unilaterally broken in April by Sarah. He considers that this decision responds to the actress’s attempt not to pay him her 10% commission for the benefits she continues to receive from modern familywhere he was working between 2009 and 2020. And he continues to receive income from the acclaimed sitcom starring SofÃa Vergara thanks to the reruns on different channels.
According to the representative, the artist told him that she would give him that 10% percentage with her new play, The little shop of horrors. In this production, in which her co-star is Andrew Barth Feldman, Hyland brings Audrey to life on the stage. Westside Theateroff-Broadway. However, he announced that he would not continue to give him any attention. Modern familya decision that Richard is not happy with. And, in addition to the succulent figure it represents, she maintains that it was he who helped her get the most relevant role of her career.
© Getty ImagesThe position of the actress
For the moment, the winner of four Screen Actors Guild Awards remains out of the controversy and avoids speaking out on the matter. This dedicated to her professional commitments and its absolute priority is health. “I was born with so many problems that the doctors told my mother that I would never have a normal life,” said Sarah, the protagonist of a story of improvement. At the age of 22, he had undergone two kidney transplants for his kidney dysplasia: first his father donated one of these organs and, as his body rejected it, it was his brother Ian who gave it to him. “Until then, I spent my entire life being a burden,” he confessed.
© Getty ImagesGrateful for this opportunity, she also focuses on enjoying every moment with her family. The New York performer, who belongs to a family of actors, has just celebrated her second anniversary of wedding with Wells Adamsknown to the public for competing in the reality show Bachelorette. The couple, who had their first contact through social networks in 2016, said “yes, I want” in an outdoor wedding in Santa Barbara (California) to which they invited a large part of the cast of Modern family, series in which he forged important friendships that continue to be present although their professional paths have separated.
