DEVIL IN BLUE DRESS AUTHOR SUED BY EX-WIFE
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NEW YORK (AP) — Walter Mosley, author of ''Devil in a Blue Dress,'' is being sued by his ex-wife for money she says he agreed to pay out of income from his books.
Joy Kellman says in court papers that Mosley owes her at least $500,000, plus interest, from earnings on 11 books as provided by their divorce agreement. Some books were published after their divorce. The two were married from Sept. 5, 1987, until June 19, 2001.
Mosley, whose ''Devil in a Blue Dress'' was made into a movie starring Denzel Washington in 1995, is author of a crime series featuring private detective Easy Rawlins and sidekick Mouse. These and a few other books are the subject of Kellman's lawsuit.
Kellman's court papers, filed Wednesday in Manhattan's state Supreme Court, say Mosley failed to pay her 25 percent share of income from new editions or movie and TV versions of the books and from new formats such as audio books.
Mosley also did not provide tax returns, royalty statements and other documentation about his income from 2001 through 2004, as required in the divorce agreement, until 2006, her court papers say, and much of the required information is still missing.
Court's Adjourned!