Spice Girls Sue Scooter Company
 

  World Entertainment News Network
  18-OCT-98

  (OCT. 18) WENN/P - SPICE GIRLS SUE SCOOTER COMPANY

The SPICE GIRLS are suing an Italian motorcycle commpany which sponsored their recently completed world tour.

  In May (98) APRILIA agreed to pay the WANNABE stars a total of $640,000 (=9C400,000)
  in a series of instalments - and give the group 20 "Sonic" scooters and 10 Aprilia "Moto" bikes, the latter designed by French designer PHILIPPE STARCK.

  In return the Spice Girls allowed the Milan-based company to make and sell the "Spice Sonic" scooter. For the first 10,000 Spice scooters sold, the girls would receive a royalty of $24 per sale and for each one over that figure a royalty of $16.

  Aprilia also undertook to pay $180,000  on August 31 (98) as a "guaranteed
  payment" of royalties.

  But the girls have now issued a writ claiming they have not received the third instalment of
  $160,000  from Aprilia, nor the guaranteed payment of $180,000 .

  They also allege Aprilia failed to deliver five Sonic scooters and two Philippe Starck Moto bikes. They are seeking unspecified damages in their lawsuit. (WNBIN/VC)