'Real Housewives of New York City' Star Sonja Morgan Ordered to Pay $7 Million
Sonja Morgan has been ordered to pay $7 million after a failed movie venture. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the United States Court of Appeals has upheld the $7 million judgment against the 'Real Housewives of New York City' star.The ruling alleges Morgan is liable for fraudulent conduct because the potential John Travolta film, 'Fast Flash to Bang Time,' didn't get made. Morgan was ordered to pay Richard Rionda del Castro and his company, Hannibal Pictures, $7 million.
"With the confirmation by one of the highest Courts of our country, the masks are falling and there is no longer any doubt that we were defrauded and severely damaged," Rionda del Castro said in a statement. "We are now going to collect to the fullest extent of the law."
In November, Morgan filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In her petition, the reality star listed $19.8 million in debt with $13.5 million in assets. Morgan, who is behind Sonja Productions, entered an agreement to work with Hannibal Pictures on the 'Fast Flash' film, but the deal went sour when, according to Morgan, Travolta started making demands the the two companies could not meet.
After the film deal fell apart, Hannibal Pictures took Morgan to court and won a $7 million judgment.
However, Morgan told AOL TV that she does not have $19 million in debt.
"I had a movie deal go south and I have a $7 million-plus judgment against me," Morgan told us in April. "I have an appeal and we're going to see how that works out. But I don't have $19 million in debt. Everybody is like, 'Oh, she spent money that she didn't have.' That hurts my feelings because I'm not like that. I'm very frugal. I pay my credit card bills every month."
Now she's being ordered to pay up.
Hannibal Pictures distributes has several films in the pipeline -- 'Casino Jack,' starring Kevin Spacey, 'Son of No One' with Channing Tatum and Al Pacino, and 'Things Fall Apart' starring 50 Cent.

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