There’s a household battle brewing amongst The Isley Brothers … with Rudolph Isley accusing his youthful brother Ronald Isley of going behind his again and presumably slicing him out of a ton of cash.
According to a brand new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Rudolph is suing Ronald over the rights to “The Isley Brothers” trademark … he says Ronald utilized and acquired approval for the trademark in his personal title and is taking all of the income.
Rudolph says he and Ronald are supposed to cut up all income from the band 50/50 … claiming they’ve every had 50% possession within the band since their brother O’Kelly died manner again in 1986 … however Rudolph claims Ronald not too long ago went rogue.
In the docs, Rudolph claims Ronald utilized for and was granted the unique rights to “The Isley Brothers” to be used on “visual recordings and audiovisual recordings featuring music and animation” again in August … however Rudolph says Ronald wants his approval to reduce such a deal.
Rudolph says Ronald utilized to put the trademark in his title in November 2021 … however Rudolph claims they beforehand cut up all of the income for some massive transactions, together with a multi-million greenback publishing deal … and now he needs the decide to order an accounting to see simply how a lot cash Ronald’s been raking in for the reason that change.
What’s extra, Rudolph needs the court docket to step in and declare “The Isley Brother” trademark is collectively owned by him and his brother … and he needs Ronald to cough up half of any cash he is been making off their band’s good title since getting the trademark.
We reached out to a rep for the band … thus far no phrase again.
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