Sarah Hyland faces lawsuit from ex-manager who says Modern Family actress stiffed her on earnings Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] READ MORE: Hyland attends the Drama Desk Awards in New York Hyland, 33, played Haley Dunphy on ABC's Modern Family from 2009-2020 By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.
com Published: 03:27 BST, 1 October 2024 | Updated: 03:27 BST, 1 October 2024 e-mail View comments Sarah Hyland has been sued by her one-time manager Richard Konigsberg, who says she owes him money after letting him go after working together 15 years this past April. Konigsberg said he was essential to helping Hyland, 33, land the role of Haley Dunphy on the ABC series Modern Family from 2009-2020, TMZ reported after reviewing court documents. Konigsberg told the court he said he feels the New York City native let him go in 'an attempt to get out of paying him his 10 percent commission' for multiple projects he helped her sign onto.
Konigsberg said he and the actress - who has also appeared in the 2022 comedy My Fake Boyfriend and on the Peacock series Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin - had in place a longstanding agreement in which he collected 10 percent of what she earned. Royalties from Modern Family were part of that equation, Konigsberg told the court, and Hyland paid them up until she let him go earlier this year, telling him she would no longer pay 10 percent on the royalties stream. Sarah Hyland, 33, has been sued by her one-time manager Richard Konigsberg, who says sh.
