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2013 WL 5565762 (N.Y.Sup.) (Trial Pleading)
Supreme Court of New York.
New York County
Oksana BAIUL, Plaintiff,
v.
WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY, LLC f/k/a William Morris Agency, Inc.; William Morris Endeavor
Entertainment, LLC; Sheldon Schultz; Michael Carlisle; James Griffin; Alan Dworkin; Richard
Hersh; Wallin, Simon & Black; Patricia Black, Alan A. Wallin; Alan Suskind; The Screen Actors Guild
- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists; Olympic Champions Ltd (BVI); Olympic
Champions Ltd (DEL); Ukrainian Financial Group JSC; Galina Zmievskaya; Victor Petrenko; Nina
Petrenko; PJSC Gala Radio; Joseph Lemire AKA Joseph C. Lemire; Valery G. Babich AKA Vlasislav
V. Babych; Key Brand Entertainment Inc; Michael Rosenberg; and Nancy Rosenberg., Defendants.
No. 0653491-2013.October 8, 2013.
Summons and Complaint
Raymond J. Markovich, Esq., Attorney for Plaintiff, 351 Westbourne Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90048, (323) 401-8032.
Dated: October 8, 2013
Certified per 22NYCRR 130-1.1(a)
Attorney for Plaintiff
Raymond J. Markovich, Esq.
Summons
To the above named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint isnot served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff's attorney within 20 days after the service of
this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally
delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against
you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.
The basis of venue is the principal office in New York County of Defendant William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC
which is at 1325 Avenue of the Americas; New York, New York 10019.
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Dated: New York, New York
October 8, 2013
Raymond J. Markovich, Esq.
Attorney for Plaintiff - Oksana Baiul
351 Westbourne Drive
West Hollywood, CA 90048
(323) 401-8032
Defendants' Addresses
William Morris Agency, LLC
9601 Wilshire Blvd
3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Sheldon Schultz
c/o SRS Global Artists, Inc.
454 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
Michael Carlisle
c/o Inkwell Management
521 5th Avenue
26th Floor
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Joseph C. Lemire
c/o Olympic Champions Limited
Agent for Service - The Company Corporation
2711 Centreville Road; Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19808
Valery G. Babich aka Vladislav V. Babich
Ukrainian Financial Group JSC
c/o Western Union Co.
12500 East Belford Avenue
Englewood, CO 80112
Key Brand Entertainment Inc
1619 Broadway
19th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Michael Rosenberg
77835 Cottonwood Cove
Indian Wells, CA 92210
Nancy Rosenberg
77835 Cottonwood Cove
Indian Wells, CA 92210
COMPLAINT
Plaintiff Oksana Baiul a/k/a Oksana S. Baiul a/k/a Oksana S. Baiul-Farina (Plaintiff) by her attorney, Raymond J. Markovich,
Esq., alleges as follows:
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The Parties
1. Plaintiff is an adult individual residing in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
2. Upon information and belief, Defendant William Morris Agency, LLC f/k/a William Morris Agency, Inc. (WMA) is a
limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware and registered to do business and doing business in New York
County, State of New York.
3. Upon information and belief, WMA owns, uses and/or possesses real property in the State of New York.
4. Upon information and belief, on or about June 2009, WMA merged with the Endeavor Talent Agency (Endeavor) to form
Defendant William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC (WMEE).
5. Upon information and belief, WMEE expressly and/or impliedly assumed the tort liabilities of both Endeavor and WMA
and/or WMEE is a mere continuation of both Endeavor and WMA.
6. Upon information and belief, WMEE is a limited liability corporation organized under the laws of Delaware and registered
to do business and doing business in New York County, State of New York with a current principal place of business at 1325
Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 and formerly at 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.
7. Upon information and belief, WMEE owns, uses and/or possesses real property in the State of New York.
8. Upon information and belief, WMEE is the successor in interest to WMA.
9. WMEE and WMA shall collectively and individually henceforth be referred to as WME (WME).
10. Defendant Sheldon Schultz (Schultz) is an adult individual that was a talent agent for Plaintiff at WME in New YorkCounty, State of New York.
11. Upon information and belief, Schultz worked for WME in the State of New York and/or is doing business in the State of
New York and/or transacts business in the State of New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for WME and/or
SRS Global Artists, Inc. in the State of New York and/or business with WME and/or SRS Global Artists, Inc. in the State of
New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for several years and/or did business related to Plaintiff in the
State of New York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
12. Defendant Michael Carlisle (Carlisle) is an adult individual that was a talent agent for Plaintiff at WME in New York
County, State of New York.
13. Upon information and belief, Carlisle worked for WME in the State of New York and/or is doing business in the State of
New York and/or transacts business in the State of New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for WME and/or
Inkwell Management in the State of New York and/or business with WME and/or Inkwell Management and/or Carlisle and Co.
in the State of New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for several years and/or did business related to
Plaintiff in the State of New York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
14. Defendant James Griffin (Griffin) is an adult individual that was a talent agent for Plaintiff at WME in New York County,
State of New York.
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15. Upon information and belief, Griffin worked for WME in the State of New York and/or is doing business in the State of
New York and/or transacts business in the State of New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for WME and/or
The Paradigm Agency in the State of New York and/or business with WME and/or The Paradigm Agency in the State of New
York and/or business with others in the State of New York for several years and/or did business related to Plaintiff in the Stateof New York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
16. Defendant Alan Dworkin (Dworkin) is an adult individual that worked for WME in New York County, State of New
York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
17. Upon information and belief, Dworkin worked for WME in the State of New York and/or is doing business in the State of
New York and/or transacts business in the State of New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for WME and/or
Crystal, Shapiro & Dworkin, LLP in the State of New York and/or business with WME and/or Crystal, Shapiro & Dworkin,
LLP in the State of New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for several years and/or did business related
to Plaintiff in the State of New York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
18. Defendant Richard Hersch (Hersch) is an adult individual that was a talent agent for Plaintiff at WME.
19. Upon information and belief, Hersch is doing business in the State of New York and/or transacts business in the State of
New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for WME and/or Celebrity Consultants, LLC in the State of New York
and/or business with WME and/or Celebrity Consultants, LLC in the State of New York and/or business with others in the State
of New York for several years and/or did business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York when WME had represented
Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
20. Schulz, Carlisle, Griffin, Dworkin and Hersch are collectively referred to as the WME Agents (WME Agents).
21. Defendant Wallin, Simon & Black (WSB) is a company that claims to be certified public accountants with its principalplace of business in New York County, State of New York with its offices currently at 370 Lexington Avenue; Suite 1207; New
York, New York 10017 and formerly at 1350 Avenue of the Americas; New York, New York 10019 which was just across the
hallway from the offices of WME, Schultz, Carlisle, Griffin and Dworkin.
22. WSB continually served and represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's certified public accountants and business manager from
April 1997 through January 2012.
23. Upon information and belief, WSB owns, uses and/or possesses real property in the State of New York.
24. Defendant Patricia Black (Black) is an adult individual that claims to be a certified public accountant and who did work
for Plaintiff at WSB in the State of New York.
25. Upon information and belief, Black works for WSB in the State of New York and/or is doing business in the State of New
York and/or transacts business in the State of New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for WSB in the State
of New York and/or business with WSB in the State of New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for
several years and/or did business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York when WSB had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's
certified public accountants and business manager.
26. Defendant Alan A. Wallin (Wallin) is an adult individual that claimed to be a certified public accountant and who did
work for Plaintiff at WSB in the State of New York.
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27. Upon information and belief, Wallin works for WSB in the State of New York and/or is doing business in the State of New
York and/or transacts business in the State of New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for WSB in the State
of New York and/or business with WSB in the State of New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for
several years and/or did business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York when WSB had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff'scertified public accountants and business manager.
28. Defendant Alan Suskind (Suskind) is an adult individual who did work for Plaintiff at WSB in the State of New York.
29. Upon information and belief, Suskind is a certified public accountant.
30. Upon information and belief, Suskind works for WSB in the State of New York and/or is doing business in the State of New
York and/or transacts business in the State of New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for WSB in the State
of New York and/or business with WSB in the State of New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for
several years and/or did business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York when WSB had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's
certified public accountants and business manager.
31. Black, Wallin and Suskind are collectively referred to as CPA (CPA).
32. The Screen Actors Guild merged with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists on or about March 30,
2012 and the result of the merger is Defendant The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
(SAG) which is not-for-profit corporation registered to do business and doing business in New York County, State of New
York with offices at 360 Madison Avenue; 12th Floor; New York, NY 10017.
33. Upon information and belief, SAG expressly and/or impliedly assumed the tort liabilities of both the Screen Actors Guild
and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and/or SAG is a mere continuation of both the Screen Actors
Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
34. Upon information and belief, SAG owns, uses and/or possesses real property in the State of New York.
35. Upon information and belief, Defendant Olympic Champions Ltd (OCL) is a corporation formed under the laws of the
British Virgin Islands, by and through its agents Galina Zmievskaya, Nina Petrenko, Victor Petrenko and/or Joseph Lemire.
36. Upon information and belief, OCL is doing business in the State of New York and/or transacts business in the State of New
York and/or has done regular and continuing business with WME in the State of New York and/or business with others in the
State of New York for several years and/or was and/or is doing business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York and/or did
business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
37. Upon information and belief, Defendant Olympic Champions Limited (OCL2) is a corporation formed under the laws of
the State of Delaware, by and through its agents Galina Zmievskaya, Nina Petrenko, Victor Petrenko and/or Joseph Lemire.
38. Upon information and belief, OCL2 is doing business in the State of New York and/or transacts business in the State of
New York and/or has done regular and continuing business with WME in the State of New York and/or business with others in
the State of New York for several years and/or was and/or is doing business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York and/
or did business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
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39. Upon information and belief, Defendant Ukrainian Financial Group JSC (UFG) is a public limited company formed under
the laws of the Ukraine by and through its agent(s) Joseph Lemire and/or Valery G. Babich.
40. Upon information and belief, UFG is doing business in the State of New York and/or transacts business in the State of
New York and/or has done regular and continuing business with WME and/or OCL and/or OCL2 and/or Western Union in theState of New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for several years and/or was and/or is doing business
related to Plaintiff in the State of New York and/or did business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York when WME had
represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
41. Defendant Galina Zmievskaya (Zmievskaya) is an adult individual that was Plaintiff's coach and is and/or was an agent
for OCL and/or OCL2.
42. Upon information and belief, Zmievskaya is doing business in the State of New York and/or transacts business in the State
of New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for OCL and/or OCL2 in the State of New York and/or business
with WME and/or OCL and/or OCL2 in the State of New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for several
years and/or was and/or is doing business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York and/or did business related to Plaintiffin the State of New York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
43. Defendant Victor Petrenko (Petrenko) is an adult individual and is and/or was an agent for OCL and/or OCL2.
44. Upon information and belief, Petrenko is doing business in the State of New York and/or transacts business in the State of
New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for OCL and/or OCL2 in the State of New York and/or business with
WME and/or OCL and/or OCL2 in the State of New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for several
years and/or was and/or is doing business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York and/or did business related to Plaintiff
in the State of New York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
45. Defendant Nina Petrenko (N Petrenko) is an adult individual that serves and/or served as a bookkeeper for Plaintiff and/or OCL and/or OCL2 and/or UFG.
46. Upon information and belief, N Petrenko is doing business in the State of New York and/or transacts business in the State
of New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for OCL and/or OCL2 in the State of New York and/or business
with WME and/or OCL and/or OCL2 in the State of New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for several
years and/or was and/or is doing business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York and/or did business related to Plaintiff
in the State of New York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
47. Upon information and belief, Defendant PJSC Gala Radio (Gala Radio) is a company formed under the laws of the
Ukraine by and through its agent(s) Joseph Lemire and/or Valery G. Babich.
48. Upon information and belief, Gala Radio is doing business in the State of New York and/or transacts business in the State of
New York and/or did business with WME and/or OCL and/or OCL2 and/or UFG in the State of New York and/or business with
others in the State of New York for several years and/or was and/or is doing business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York
and/or did business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
49. Defendant Joseph Lemire (Lemire) is an adult individual, an attorney admitted in Texas and an agent for OCL and/or
OCL2 and/or UFG and/or Gala Radio.
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50. Upon information and belief, Lemire is doing business in the State of New York and/or transacts business in the State of
New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for OCL and/or OCL2 and/or UFG and/or Gala Radio in the State of
New York and/or business with WME and/or OCL and/or OCL2 and/or UFG and/or Gala Radio in the State of New York and/
or business with others in the State of New York for several years and/or was and/or is doing business related to Plaintiff in
the State of New York and/or did business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York when WME had represented Plaintiffas Plaintiff's talent agency.
51. Defendant Valery G. Babich aka Vladislav V. Babych (Babich) is an adult individual and an agent of UFG.
52. Upon information and belief, Babich is doing business in the State of New York and/or transacts business in the State of
New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for UFG and/or Gala Radio in the State of New York and/or business
with WME and/or UFG and/or Gala Radio in the State of New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for
several years and/or was and/or is doing business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York and/or did business related to
Plaintiff in the State of New York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
53. Zmievskaya, Petrenko, N Petrenko and/or Joseph Lemire are collectively referred to as OCL Agents (OCL Agents).
54. Babich and Lemire are collectively referred to as UFG Agents (UFG Agents).
55. Upon information and belief, Marco Entertainment, Inc. (Marco) had been Petrenko's talent agency and/or manager.
56. Upon information and belief, Defendant Key Brand Entertainment Inc. (KBE) is the result of a consolidation or merger of
KBE, Marco Entertainment, Inc. (Marco) and/or Magicworks Entertainment Inc. and/or other entities and/or KBE expressly
and/or impliedly assumed the tort liabilities of Marco and/or KBE is a mere continuation of Marco.
57. KBE is registered to do business and doing business in New York County, State of New York.
58. Upon information and belief, KBE is the successor in interest to Marco. Marco and KBE shall collectively and individually
henceforth be referred to as KBE (KBE).
59. KBE was doing business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York and/or did business related to Plaintiff in the State of
New York when WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
60. Upon information and belief, Defendant Michael Rosenberg (M Rosenberg) is an adult individual who was employed by
KBE and was a talent agent and/or manager for Petrenko.
61. Upon information and belief, M Rosenberg is doing business in the State of New York and/or transacts business in the
State of New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for Marco and/or Magicworks Entertainment Inc. and/or KBE
in the State of New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for several years and/or was doing business
related to Plaintiff in the State of New York and/or did business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York when WME had
represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
62. Upon information and belief, Defendant Nancy Rosenberg (N Rosenberg) is an adult individual who was employed by
KBE and was a talent agent and/or manager for Petrenko.
63. Upon information and belief, N Rosenberg is doing business in the State of New York and/or transacts business in the State
of New York and/or has done regular and continuing work for Marco and/or Magicworks Entertainment Inc. and/or KBE in the
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State of New York and/or business with others in the State of New York for several years and/or was doing business related to
Plaintiff in the State of New York and/or did business related to Plaintiff in the State of New York when WME had represented
Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agency.
64. As shall be explained below, over the period from 1993 to present, the following individuals and/or entities: WME, Schultz,Carlisle, Griffin, Dworkin, Hersh, WSB, Black, Wallin, Suskind, OCL, OCL2, UFG, Zmievskaya, Petrenko, N Petrenko, Gala
Radio, Lemire, Babich, KBE, M Rosenberg and/or N Rosenberg; were and/or are persons associated with a criminal enterprise
(Promises Broken) in a pattern of mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, interstate transportation of stolen
property, theft and/or obstruction of justice against Plaintiff.
Factual Background
65. On February 23 and 25, 1994, in two of the most watched television performances in history, 1993 World Champion
Ukrainian figure skater Plaintiff Oksana Baiul competed for and ultimately won the Olympic Gold Medal in Ladies Figure
Skating at the Seventeenth Winter Olympics in 1994.
66. As a result of years of training culminating in Plaintiff's World and Olympic championships, Oksana Baiul became a
global household name.
67. As a further result of Plaintiff's professional success, advertisers, film, television, and stage producers, fashion companies,
jewelry companies, book, periodical, and newspaper publishers, as well as talent agents, sought to affiliate with Plaintiff.
68. In the nearly two decades since her historic performances on February 23 and 25, 1994, Plaintiff has appeared and
performed in innumerable television, film, and stage productions; been featured in a broad range of television, radio and print
advertisements; authored two (2) books, both of which made bestseller lists; and promoted fashion and jewelry lines.
69. Upon information and belief, the OCL Agents and/or the UFG Agents had an agreement sometime in 1994 with StephenFish (Fish) and/or Robert Young (Young) whereby OCL, the OCL Agents, UFG and/or the UFG Agents would own part of
the International Skating Center of Connecticut and/or receive other compensation if they brought Plaintiff to live in Simsbury,
Connecticut and to exclusively train at the International Skating Center of Connecticut.
70. Plaintiff was the most famous and most popular figure skating star in the world at the time and upon information and belief,
Fish and Young wanted the Plaintiff to train exclusively at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in order to promote
this new, state-of-the-art facility that Fish and/or Young were building.
71. The OCL Agents and/or the UFG Agents moved Plaintiff, a minor, from the Ukraine to Simsbury, Connecticut in 1994 to
train at the International Skating Center of Connecticut.
72. As a means to control Plaintiff, Zmievskaya kept Plaintiff's passport.
73. Plaintiff should have been the individual compensated by Fish and/or Young.
74. Plaintiff received no ownership or shares in the International Skating Center of Connecticut.
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75. Upon information and belief, the OCL Agents and/or the UFG Agents stole from Plaintiff whatever compensation and/
or ownership and/or shares provided by Fish and/or Young for Plaintiff to reside in Simsbury, Connecticut and to train at the
International Skating Center of Connecticut and Plaintiff has been damaged by this theft.
76. Plaintiff was a minor immigrant, from a country in economic turmoil after the collapse of the Soviet Union, who did not didnot speak, read or understand English and did not understand the criminal acts of Zmievskaya and/or other persons associated
with Promises Broken.
77. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff's stolen monies were held in federally insured banks and were knowingly and/or
fraudulently transferred interstate and/or internationally by the OCL Agents and/or the UFG Agents
78. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff's stolen shares were knowingly and/or fraudulently transferred interstate and/or
internationally by OCL Agents and/or the UFG Agents.
79. On or about May 9, 1994, less than three months after Plaintiff won her Olympic Championship in front of approximately
60% of the worldwide television-watching audience, WME and the WME Agents executed several agreements, with all or mostof them on WMA letterhead for the William Morris Agency, Inc; 1350 Avenue of the Americas; New York, NY 10019, with
the then sixteen (16) year-old (born on XX/XX/1977 in the Ukraine), non-English speaking, understanding or reading Plaintiff
who was not represented by counsel or a legal guardian.
80. Upon information and belief, all of the aforementioned agreements were executed by WME in New York County, State
of New York.
81. On or about May 9, 1994, Plaintiff and WME executed the following agreements:
a. General Materials and Packages granting WME the exclusive right to represent Plaintiff in all fields and media, throughout
the world, attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (hereinafter Package Agency Contract).
b. Authorization appointing WME as Plaintiff's attorney-in-fact, authorizing WME to collect monies on behalf of Plaintiff,
authorizing WME to deduct commissions from such monies collected and requiring WME transfer the balance of all monies
collected to Plaintiff personally, attached hereto as Exhibit 2 (hereinafter Authorization).
c. Standard AFTRA Exclusive Agency Contract employing WME as Plaintiff's sole and exclusive Agent in the transcription,
radio broadcasting and television industries within the scope of the Regulation (Rule 12-B) of the American Federation of
Television and Radio Artist, attached hereto as Exhibit 3 (hereinafter Television Contract).
d. SAG Motion Picture/Television Agency Contract engaging WME as Plaintiff's agent for the following fields as defined in
the Screen Actors Guild Codified Agency Regulations, Rule 16 (g) and WME accepted such engagement: Theatrical Motion
Pictures; Television Motion Pictures, attached hereto as Exhibit 4 (hereinafter Film Contract).
e. Exclusive Management Contract Under Equity Agency Regulations engaging WME as Plaintiff's sole and exclusive agent
in the legitimate theatre industry, attached hereto as Exhibit 5 (hereinafter Stage Contract).
f. General Services Agreement engaging WME as Plaintiff's sole and exclusive agent, adviser, and representative with
respect to Plaintiff's services, activity and participation in all branches of the entertainment, publication and related fields
throughout the world, attached hereto as Exhibit 6 (hereinafter General Services Agreement).
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82. Also on or about May 9, 1994, WME executed agreements with and among: (A) UFG, by and through its agent Lemire, and
(B) OCL, by and through its agents Zmievskaya, Petrenko and/or Lemire and (C) unknowingly by Plaintiff. Those agreements
were as follows:
a. A confidential agreement granting WME five percent (5%) of OCL's gross compensation for the services of Plaintiff for
existing offers for skating tours in 1994 and from which WME would have to pay UFG two percent (2%) of OCL's grosscompensation for the services of Plaintiff for existing offers for skating tours in 1994 attached hereto as Exhibit 7 (hereinafter
Skating Tour Agreement).
b. General Services Agreement appointing WME as Plaintiff's sole and exclusive agent, adviser, and representative with
respect to Plaintiff's services, activity and participation in all branches of the entertainment, publication, and related fields
throughout the world, including but not limited to merchandising, testimonials and commercial tie-ups, whether or not using
Plaintiff's name, voice or likeness, attached hereto as Exhibit 8 (hereinafter OCL General Services Agreement).
c. Deferment Agreement setting forth a schedule to compensate OCL for payments relating to dramatic special and series,
variety specials and series, animated specials and series, mini-series, and movies for television, attached hereto as Exhibit
9 (hereinafter Deferment Agreement).
83. Upon information and belief, on or about June 22, 1993, Plaintiff was allegedly paid $75000 by wire transfer for Plaintiff's
work on the Tom Collins Shows but Plaintiff never received such funds and believes that this $75,000 was stolen from Plaintiff
by Zmievskaya, Petrenko, N Petrenko and/or Lemire.
84. Upon information and belief, on or about April 26, 1994, KBE received by interstate mail check #5667 in an amount of
$104,000 drawn on a federally insured bank and this $104,000 check was money stolen from Plaintiff by KBE, M Rosenberg
and/or N Rosenberg since it was Plaintiff's earnings from the Tom Collins Shows but Plaintiff had never authorized that KBE,
M Rosenberg and/or N Rosenberg be paid for Plaintiff's work.
85. Upon information and belief, on or about May 11, 1994, KBE received by interstate mail check #5716 in an amount of
$96,000 drawn on a federally insured bank and this $96,000 check was money stolen from Plaintiff by KBE, M Rosenberg and/
or N Rosenberg since it was Plaintiff's earnings from the Tom Collins Shows but Plaintiff had never authorized that KBE, M
Rosenberg and/or N Rosenberg be paid for Plaintiff's work.
86. Upon information and belief, on or about May 18, 1994, KBE received by interstate mail check #5767 in an amount of
$72,000 drawn on a federally insured bank and this $72,000 check was money stolen from Plaintiff by KBE, M Rosenberg and/
or N Rosenberg since it was Plaintiff's earnings from the Tom Collins Shows but Plaintiff had never authorized that KBE, M
Rosenberg and/or N Rosenberg be paid for Plaintiff's work.
87. Upon information and belief, on or about May 23, 1994, KBE received by interstate mail check #5773 in an amount of
$288,000 drawn on a federally insured bank and this $288,000 check was money stolen from Plaintiff by KBE, M Rosenberg
and/or N Rosenberg since it was Plaintiff's earnings from the Tom Collins Shows but Plaintiff had never authorized that KBE,
M Rosenberg and/or N Rosenberg be paid for Plaintiff's work.
88. Upon information and belief, on or about July 21, 1994, WME received a wire transfer in an amount of $205,000 through a
federally insured bank and this $205,000 wire transfer was money stolen from Plaintiff by WME since it was Plaintiff's earnings
from the Tom Collins Shows but Plaintiff never received this $205,000 less commissions from WME.
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89. On or about August 2, 1994, WME and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises Broken co-signed Mutual
Settlement and Release Agreements transferring no less than $200,000 that belonged to Plaintiff to settle a dispute between
UFG Agents, OCL Agents, Lemire, Babich, UFG, KBE, M Rosenberg and/or N Rosenberg.
90. Upon information and belief, on or about September 1994, Lemire stole $40,000 of Plaintiff's monies even though he knewthat Plaintiff was not personally involved in such dispute between legal strangers and/or that Plaintiff had no knowledge that
Plaintiff's funds were being used to settle a dispute between legal strangers and/or that Plaintiff had not even signed the Mutual
Settlement and Release Agreements.
91. Upon information and belief, on or about September 1994, Lemire and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises
Broken knowingly and/or fraudulently transferred interstate and/or internationally, from a federally insured bank, the $40,000
stolen from Plaintiff and used such stolen funds to purchase the license(s) for Gala Radio in the Ukraine.
92. Upon information and belief, on or about November 1994, UFG stole $40,000 of Plaintiff's monies even though UFG knew
that Plaintiff was not personally involved in such dispute between legal strangers and/or that Plaintiff had no knowledge that
Plaintiff's funds were being used to settle a dispute between legal strangers and/or that Plaintiff had not even signed the MutualSettlement and Release Agreements.
93. Upon information and belief, on or about November 1994, UFG, Lemire and/or Babich and/or one or more other persons
associated with Promises Broken knowingly and/or fraudulently transferred interstate and/or internationally, from a federally
insured bank, the $40,000 stolen from Plaintiff and used such stolen funds to purchase the license(s) for Gala Radio.
94. Upon information and belief, Gala Radio is owned and/or controlled by Lemire and/or Babich and/or UFG.
95. Upon information and belief, Gala Radio is an extremely successful business.
96. Upon information and belief, Gala Radio is a premiere sponsor of the National Olympic Committee of the Ukraine for itsbid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
97. Upon information and belief, Gala Radio only exists today because of monies stolen by UFG and/or Lemire and/or Babich
from Plaintiff, the Ukraine's first and only Winter Olympic Gold Medalist.
98. Upon information and belief, Lemire and/or Gala Radio has brought suit and won more than $12,000,000 in damages against
the Ukrainian government related to Gala Radio, Oksana Baiul Beauty Salons and/or Oksana Baiul real estate holdings.
99. Upon information and belief, Lemire has for many years (1993-present) misrepresented himself as Plaintiff's equal partner
in the above businesses and while substantial money and/or property stolen from Plaintiff by Lemire had been used to obtain
such businesses, Plaintiff currently has no ownership of such businesses.
100. Upon information and belief, Lemire, Gala Radio, Babich and/or UFG intentionally and substantially interfered with
Plaintiff's property by taking possession of and/or stealing monies and/or property worth no less than $15,000,000 from Plaintiff
in the Ukraine.
101. Upon information and belief, in September 1994, KBE, M Rosenberg and/or N Rosenberg stole $60,000 of Plaintiff's
monies even though one or more knew that Plaintiff was not personally involved in such dispute between legal strangers and/
or that Plaintiff had no knowledge that Plaintiff's funds were being used to settle a dispute between legal strangers and/or that
Plaintiff had not even signed the Mutual Settlement and Release Agreements.
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102. Upon information and belief, in September 1994, WME knowingly and/or fraudulently transferred to KBE by interstate
mail a check for $60,000 drawn on a federally insured bank and this $60,000 check was money stolen from Plaintiff by KBE,
M Rosenberg and/or N Rosenberg.
103. Upon information and belief, in November 1994, KBE, M Rosenberg and/or N Rosenberg stole $60,000 of Plaintiff's
monies even though one or more knew that Plaintiff was not personally involved in such dispute between legal strangers and/
or that Plaintiff had no knowledge that Plaintiff's funds were being used to settle a dispute between legal strangers and/or that
Plaintiff had not even signed the Mutual Settlement and Release Agreements.
104. Upon information and belief, in November 1994, WME knowingly and/or fraudulently transferred to KBE by interstate
mail a check for $60,000 drawn on a federally insured bank and this $60,000 check was money stolen from Plaintiff by KBE,
M Rosenberg and/or N Rosenberg.
105. On or about January 1997, while Plaintiff still did not competently read, speak or understand English, due to an unrelated
dispute, Plaintiff severed all ties with Zmievskaya, Petrenko, N Petrenko and Lemire.
106. Schultz, clearly operating in the interests of one or more persons associated with Promises Broken and/or WME, arranged
for WSB and/or Black to manage Plaintiff's business affairs going forward and thus conceal the prior criminal acts of one or
more persons associated with Promises Broken and/or WME.
107. On or about April 1997, Black demanded from Plaintiff a power of attorney and such power of attorney was used by Black
to conceal from Plaintiff criminal acts committed by one or more persons associated with Promises Broken including, but not
limited to, the transfer of Plaintiff's Connecticut house.
108. Additionally, in order to further conceal from Plaintiff the criminal acts committed by one or more persons associated
with Promises Broken, Black and Wallin appointed themselves in 1997 as treasurer and secretary of Plaintiff's new loan-outcompany, Oksana, LTD.
109. On May 9, 1997, Plaintiff who still did not competently read, speak, understand or otherwise communicate in English and
due to concealment by WME, Schultz, WSB and/or the CPA, Plaintiff had no knowledge of the criminal acts of one or more
persons associated with Promises Broken; Plaintiff and WME renewed all of the agreements.
110. In the Stage Contract, Defendants explicitly promised to maintain the relationship of a fiduciary to [Plaintiff]. (See
Exhibit 5).
111. Plaintiff was not given a fully executed copy of any of the agreements or the renewal agreements and Plaintiff only
discovered such agreements on or about November 2011 (Baiul Agreements).
112. At all relevant times hereto, Plaintiff exclusively relied upon one or more persons associated with Promises Broken for
business decisions including the interpretation of the Baiul Agreements.
113. Mr. Carlo J. Farina (Farina) began working as Plaintiff's business manager in the latter half of 2011.
114. Because it appeared to Farina that Plaintiff had had several extremely successful films and/or audio-visual works that were
(and still are) being licensed worldwide, Farina began to investigate Plaintiff's royalties and residuals.
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115. Farina contacted SAG, WSB, the CPA and/or WME for all documentation and explanations.
116. Farina proceeded to request documents from SAG, WSB, the CPA, WME and/or other parties including, but not limited
to, Plaintiff's earnings history report.
117. On November 19, 2011, Plaintiff received from WME, by e-mail, Plaintiff's Earnings History Report (EHP) dated
November 18, 2011 for the period from December 29, 1991 through December 26, 2009.
118. Almost all of the earnings on the EHP were attributed to WME's offices in the State of New York.
119. The EHP was part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff and was intended by WME to defraud Plaintiff into believing
that Plaintiff had no other historical income from the period during which WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent
agents and/or related to transactions executed while WME had represented Plaintiff as Plaintiff's talent agents.
120. The EHP was false and thus fraudulent.
121. Plaintiff relied on the fraudulent EHP.
122. Plaintiff would have taken actions sooner to recover monies owed to Plaintiff had it not been for the fraudulent EHP and
Plaintiff has suffered damages because of the fraudulent EHP.
123. Over the next few weeks, Farina reviewed the EHP and began to realize that something was very wrong.
124. Farina contacted WME over the next several months in hopes of receiving some logical explanation concerning the material
discrepancies in the EHP.
125. In mid-November 2011, Farina contacted WSB and requested, with a letter signed by Plaintiff, Plaintiff's documents and/or accounting records and especially for the year 1997.
126. On or about December 6, 2011, Farina contacted WSB again but was informed by Alan Suskind at WSB that Plaintiff's
1997 documents and/or accounting records had been shredded. Luckily, one or more critical documents from 1997 and before,
such as the $11,045.70 Sony Agreement Royalty Payment that does not exist on the EHP (see Exhibit 13), had been misfiled
by WSB in a folder or folders for subsequent years that were provided to Plaintiff between December 6, 2011 through May
2012 with Plaintiff's documents and/or accounting records for the years 1998 and later.
127. From on or about December 6, 2011 through May 2012, WSB sent by mail to Plaintiff some documents and/or accounting
records but such documents and/or accounting records could not explain the discrepancies in the EHP (WSB Documents).
128. The WSB documents were part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff and were intended by WSB to defraud the Plaintiff
into believing that Plaintiff had no other income, historical or otherwise, except that represented by the WSB Documents and/
or the EHP.
129. Upon information and belief, some or all of the WSB Documents were false and/or misleading and/or incomplete and
thus fraudulent.
130. Upon information and belief, WSB corruptly destroyed Plaintiff's documents and/or accounting records for the year 1997
in order to protect WME and/or one or more of the other persons associated with Promises Broken.
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131. Plaintiff relied on the WSB Documents.
132. Plaintiff would have taken actions sooner to recover monies owed to Plaintiff had it not been for the fraudulent WSB
Documents and/or the destruction of documents by WSB and Plaintiff has suffered damages because of the fraudulent WSBdocuments and/or the corrupt destruction of documents by WSB.
133. Farina later realized that the EHP did not include earnings from A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story (A Promise
Kept), the Sony Signatures Merchandising License Agreement (Sony Agreement), the Wizard of Oz on Ice (Wizard
of Oz), the HealthRider Infomercial and other sources of earnings and Farina did not learn about missing earnings from the
Nutcracker On Ice starring Oksana Baiul and Victor Petrenko (Nutcracker 1) and/or the Nutcracker On Ice starring
Oksana Baiul and Brian Boitano (Nutcracker 2) until on or about October 2012. Farina informed Plaintiff after each discovery.
134. Farina later realized that there was $5,016,255 on Plaintiff's EHP that Plaintiff had never received from WME.
135. Farina contacted WME again but WME would not take or return his calls after Farina had raised the above issues.
136. Upon information and belief, since WME began representing Plaintiff on May 9, 1994, WME would have sent Plaintiff
by mail and/or wire at least 20 fraudulent earnings history reports over the period from May 9, 1994 through June 2000 (20+
Reports).
137. WME and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises Broken, intended not to report to Plaintiff the Plaintiff's
earnings from A Promise Kept, the Nutcracker 1, the Nutcracker 2, the Sony Agreement, the Wizard of Oz, the HealthRider
Infomercial and other sources of earnings.
138. Upon information and belief, since the 20+ Reports did not include earnings from A Promise Kept, the Nutcracker 1, the
Nutcracker 2, the Sony Agreement, the Wizard of Oz, the Healthrider Infomercial and other sources of earnings; each and everyone of the 20+ Reports that was sent by WME would have been a part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff.
139. Upon information and belief, WSB and/or the CPA were clearly aware of the scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff by
WME and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises Broken and WSB and/or the CPA were actively involved
in such scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff.
140. Plaintiff never personally received any of the fraudulent 20+ Reports but instead was forced to rely upon the
misrepresentations and/or concealment carried out by WSB and/or the CPA acting on behalf of WME and/or one or more other
persons associated with Promises Broken.
141. Upon information and belief, WME, the WME Agents, OCL, OCL2, the OCL Agents, UFG and/or the UFG Agents did
from May 1994 to the date of this Complaint misrepresent and/or conceal from Plaintiff the prior wrongdoings and/or criminal
acts of one or more persons associated with Promises Broken, WME, the WME Agents, OCL, OCL2, the OCL Agents, UFG,
Gala Radio, the UFG Agents, KBE, M Rosenberg and/or N Rosenberg.
142. Plaintiff would have taken actions sooner to recover monies owed to Plaintiff had it not been for the misrepresentations
and/or concealment carried out by WME, the WME Agents, OCL, OCL2, the OCL Agents, UFG, and/or the UFG Agents acting
on behalf of WME and/or one or more persons associated with Promises Broken.
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143. Upon information and belief, WME, the WME Agents, OCL, OCL2, the OCL Agents, UFG, the UFG Agents, WSB, and/
or the CPA did from April 1997 to today misrepresent and/or conceal from Plaintiff the prior wrongdoings and/or criminal acts
of one or more persons associated with Promises Broken, WME, the WME Agents, OCL, OCL2, the OCL Agents, UFG, Gala
Radio, the UFG Agents, KBE, M Rosenberg and/or N Rosenberg.
144. Plaintiff would have taken actions sooner to recover monies owed to Plaintiff had it not been for the misrepresentations
and/or concealment carried out by WME, the WME Agents, OCL, OCL2, the OCL Agents, UFG, the UFG Agents, WSB and/
or the CPA acting on behalf of WME and/or one or more persons associated with Promises Broken.
145. Upon information and belief, there have been numerous interstate and/or international wire transfers, checks and/or money
transfers, over the last 18 or more years, executed by one or more persons associated with Promises Broken of money stolen
from Plaintiff in the United States involving the Bank of New York Mellon, the Bank of Boston Connecticut, Barclay's Bank,
Fleet Bank, Chase Bank, Bank of America, Bank of Boston Connecticut Private Wealth Management and/or Western Union.
146. Upon information and belief, some or all of the aforementioned banks are federally insured.
147. Upon information and belief, from May 9, 1997 to present, one or more persons associated with Promises Broken are
occasionally transferring, interstate and/or internationally, through US Trust, Barclay's Bank, Western Union and/or other banks
monies derived from the illegal acts carried out by one or more persons associated with Promises Broken against Plaintiff.
148. Upon information and belief, some or all of the aforementioned banks are federally insured.
149. What follows now are five major films and/or audio-visual works and/or agreements involving millions of dollars that
one or more of the persons associated with Promises Broken stole from Plaintiff and/or earnings that were not disclosed on the
fraudulent EHP and, upon information and belief, had not been disclosed on any of the 20+ Reports.
150. Plaintiff's interest in the film A Promise Kept that was produced in 1994 is documented by the agreement (PK Agreement)that was only discovered by Plaintiff on or about November 2011 attached hereto as Exhibit 10.
151. Despite the fact that A Promise Kept was Plaintiff's life story; WME, WME Agents, the OCL Agents and/or the UFG
Agents caused the producer of A Promise Kept to execute the PK Agreement with OCL for all rights and compensation due
to Plaintiff with the exception of amounts required to be paid directly for pension and welfare in accordance with the SAG
collective bargaining agreement.
152. As part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff, WME, WME Agents, the OCL Agents, the UFG Agents and/or one or
more persons associated with Promises Broken caused Petrenko, Zmievskaya's son-in-law who is/was married to Zmievskaya's
daughter N Petrenko, to be included, to the detriment of Plaintiff, in the PK Agreement even though A Promise Kept was
Plaintiff's life story and in which Petrenko had had a negligible role, if any, in Plaintiff's real life to that date since Plaintiff had
only met Petrenko about one year before the Olympics and Petrenko was not nearly as big a star as Plaintiff.
153. There exists no valid basis as to why WME, the WME Agents, the OCL Agents, the UFG Agents and/or one or more
other persons associated with Promises Broken could have expected or should expect Plaintiff to share any compensation and/
or royalties from A Promise Kept with Petrenko and any and all amounts paid and/or payable to Petrenko are a theft of monies
from Plaintiff and Plaintiff has been damaged by such theft.
154. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff's stolen monies, held in federally insured banks, were knowingly and/or fraudulently
transferred interstate and/or internationally by WME and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises Broken.
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155. As part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff, WME, WME Agents, the OCL Agents, the UFG Agents and/or one
or more persons associated with Promises Broken caused Zmievskaya to be included in the PK Agreement even though A
Promise Kept was Plaintiff's life story and in which Zmievskaya had had only a small role in Plaintiff's real life having only
met Plaintiff about one year before the Olympics.
156. There exists no valid basis as to why WME, the WME Agents, the OCL Agents, the UFG Agents and/or one or more
persons associated with Promises Broken could have expected Plaintiff to share any compensation and/or royalties from A
Promise Kept with Zmievskaya and any and all amounts paid and/or payable to Zmievskaya are a theft of monies from Plaintiff
and Plaintiff has been damaged by such theft.
157. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff's stolen monies, held in federally insured banks, were knowingly and/or fraudulently
transferred interstate and/or internationally by WME and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises Broken.
158. Under Section 2 of the PK Agreement (see Exhibit 10), OCL, and thus Plaintiff, is entitled to receive as a continuing
royalty of 30% of 100% of first dollar adjusted gross income at the source for A Promise Kept.
159. Under Section 4 of the PK Agreement (see Exhibit 10), Zmievskaya took a pay-or-play fee of $50,000 for ice staging
the skating sequences.
160. Many skating choreographers could have competently done the ice staging for the skating sequences for as little as $5,000.
161. The $50,000 fee for Zmievskaya was and is a theft of at least $45,000 from Plaintiff since it reduced the amount that
Plaintiff would be paid for A Promise Kept by $45,000 and Plaintiff has been damaged by such theft.
162. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff's stolen monies, held in federally insured banks, were knowingly and/or fraudulently
transferred interstate and/or internationally by WME and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises Broken.
163. Only two days after the initial Baiul Agreements were signed, under Section 5 of the PK Agreement (see Exhibit 10),
WME took fees as the TV packaging agent for A Promise Kept equal to 6% of the network license fee plus 10% of adjusted
gross receipts.
164. OCL was paid $500,000 by WME as Plaintiff's compensation for A Promise Kept but Plaintiff never received any of these
funds and they were never reported to Plaintiff by WME, OCL, OCL2 or WSB.
165. OCL, the OCL Agents, UFG and/or the UFG Agents stole this $500,000 from Plaintiff.
166. WME aided and abetted in this theft of $500,000 from Plaintiff.
167. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff's stolen $500,000, held in a federally insured bank(s), was knowingly and/or
fraudulently transferred interstate and/or internationally by WME and/or persons associated with Promises Broken.
168. So while WME had managed to negotiate itself a favorable agreement as the TV packaging agent after only two days of
work, WME failed to collect and transfer to Plaintiff any monies (including compensation, royalties and/or residuals) that were
due to Plaintiff under the PK Agreement as WME was required to do as Plaintiff's agent.
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169. Upon information and belief, WME, OCL, OCL2, Zmievskaya and/or Petrenko were all paid for A Promise Kept from
monies that WME had collected on Plaintiff's behalf however Plaintiff was never paid for A Promise Kept despite the fact that
Plaintiff's Authorization (see Exhibit 2) required WME to collect monies on behalf of Plaintiff, deduct WME's commissions,
if any, from such monies collected and then transfer to Plaintiff personally the balance of all monies collected.
170. The transfer to legal strangers by WME of $500,000 of monies due and payable to Plaintiff was a theft of monies from
Plaintiff by one or more persons associated with Promises Broken and/or WME and Plaintiff has been damaged by such theft.
171. Upon information and belief, one or more persons associated with Promises Broken and/or WME sent the PK Agreement
by mail and/or fax to various parties.
172. The PK Agreement was fraudulent because it falsely allowed for the theft of monies from Plaintiff by WME, OCL, OCL2,
Zmievskaya, Petrenko, N Petrenko, Lemire, Babich, UFG and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises Broken.
173. As part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff, WME transferred to legal strangers monies owed to Plaintiff under the
PK Agreement and any and all such transfers would constitute a theft of monies from Plaintiff and Plaintiff has been damagedby such theft.
174. Any and all money transfers and/or payments of Plaintiff's monies under the PK Agreement made by WME to legal
strangers would have been done by wire transfer and/or by check sent by mail.
175. Any and all amounts of Plaintiff's monies under the PK Agreement sent to legal strangers by WME without Plaintiff's
written authorization, by wire transfer and/or by check sent by mail would have been fraudulent and also would have been a
theft(s)of monies from Plaintiff.
176. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff's stolen monies, held in federally insured banks, were knowingly and/or fraudulently
transferred interstate and/or internationally by WME and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises Broken.
177. Upon information and belief, A Promise Kept is still being licensed through the date of this Complaint.
178. Upon information and belief, through the date of this Complaint, WME should still be collecting royalties on behalf of
Plaintiff for A Promise Kept and transferring such monies to Plaintiff personally in accordance with the terms of Plaintiff's
Authorization (see Exhibit 2).
179. Plaintiff has never received any accounting for A Promise Kept from WME, OCL, OCL2, WSB or SAG.
180. Plaintiff only discovered on or about December 2011 that A Promise Kept was subject to the SAG collective bargaining
agreement.
181. Plaintiff was an actor and stunt performer in A Promise Kept.
182. Plaintiff is a member of SAG.
183. Plaintiff was a minor at the time that A Promise Kept was produced.
184. Plaintiff is a Ukrainian immigrant.
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185. Plaintiff is a figure skater.
186. As an actor and/or stunt performer in A Promise Kept, Plaintiff should have received no less than the minimum
compensation and pension, health and welfare contributions as specified in the applicable SAG collective bargaining agreement.
187. As an actor and/or stunt performer in A Promise Kept, Plaintiff should have received and/or still be receiving residuals
under the applicable SAG collective bargaining agreement.
188. Upon information and belief, for A Promise Kept, one or more other actors (who were not Ukrainian immigrants, figure
skaters and/or minors) were paid compensation, one or more other actors (who were not Ukrainian immigrants, figure skaters
and/or minors) received their pension, health and welfare contributions, one or more other actors (who were not Ukrainian
immigrants, figure skaters and/or minors) have received residuals and one or more other persons (who were not Ukrainian
immigrants, figure skaters and/or minors) have received royalties.
189. Plaintiff never received any compensation, pension, health and welfare contributions, royalties or residuals from the
producers of A Promise Kept for A Promise Kept.
190. The failure by the producers of A Promise Kept to have paid minimum compensation, pension, health and welfare
contributions and residuals are serious and material breaches by the producers of the applicable SAG collective bargaining
agreement.
191. Plaintiff filed a claim with SAG for residuals for A Promise Kept on June 28, 2013.
192. Although A Promise Kept is Plaintiff's life story, to date, SAG has refused to provide any information on the claim other
than to inform Plaintiff that some residuals have been paid to other actor(s) on the film but SAG has indicated that Plaintiff,
a member of SAG, would have to serve SAG with a subpoena in order for SAG to produce any documents concerning A
Promise Kept.
193. Upon information and belief, SAG is not required to protect the interests of the producers but rather SAG is required to
enforce the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement on behalf of its members.
194. SAG's actions and/or inaction concerning Plaintiff's claim(s) for A Promise Kept are arbitrary. It is completely irrational
for SAG to not pursue Plaintiff's claim for a film in which Plaintiff was clearly an actor and stunt performer as a minor and
a film that was Plaintiff's life story.
195. Plaintiff has been subjected to discrimination by SAG because she is a Ukrainian immigrant, is a figure skater and/or was
a minor at the time that A Promise Kept was produced.
196. SAG has failed to provide Plaintiff with fair representation for A Promise Kept.
197. WME has intentionally and/or negligently failed in its fiduciary duties to Plaintiff as concerns A Promise Kept.
198. WSB has intentionally and/or negligently failed in its in its fiduciary duties to Plaintiff as concerns A Promise Kept.
199. Plaintiff's interest in Nutcracker 1 which was produced in 1994 and in which Plaintiff starred in the lead role as Clara, is
referenced in a production agreement between On Ice, Inc. (now known as Mendelson Entertainment Group) and NBC Sports
Ventures, Inc. (NOI Agreement) that Plaintiff only discovered on or about October 22, 2012, attached hereto as Exhibit 11.
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200. Plaintiff does not have and was never given by WME, or any other person associated with Promises Broken, her performer's
agreement for Nutcracker 1.
201. Upon information and belief, as part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff, WME, the WME Agents, the OCL Agents,the UFG Agents and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises Broken caused Petrenko, Zmievskaya's son-in-law
who is/was married to Zmievskaya's daughter N Petrenko, to be included, to the detriment of Plaintiff, in the Nutcracker 1.
202. There exists no valid basis as to why WME, the WME Agents, the OCL Agents, the UFG Agents and/or one or more
other persons associated with Promises Broken could have expected or should expect Plaintiff to share any compensation and/
or royalties from Nutcracker 1 with Petrenko and any and all amounts paid and/or payable to Petrenko are a theft of monies
from Plaintiff and Plaintiff has been damaged by such theft.
203. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff is owed significant monies for the Nutcracker 1.
204. Upon information and belief, Nutcracker 1 is still being licensed through the date of this Complaint.
205. Upon information and belief, through the date of this Complaint, WME should still be collecting royalties on behalf
of Plaintiff for Nutcracker 1 and transferring such monies to Plaintiff personally in accordance with the terms of Plaintiff's
Authorization (see Exhibit 2).
206. Upon information and belief, as part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff, WME transferred to legal strangers monies
owed to Plaintiff for Nutcracker 1 and any and all such transfers would constitute a theft of monies from Plaintiff and Plaintiff
has been damaged by such theft.
207. Any and all money transfers and/or payments of Plaintiff's monies for Nutcracker 1 made by WME to legal strangers
would have been done by wire transfer and/or by check sent by mail.
208. Any and all amounts of Plaintiff's monies for the Nutcracker 1 sent to legal strangers by WME without Plaintiff's written
authorization, by wire transfer and/or by check sent by mail would have been fraudulent and also would have been a theft(s)
of monies from Plaintiff.
209. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff's stolen monies, held in a federally insured bank(s), were knowingly and/or
fraudulently transferred interstate and/or internationally by WME and/or one or more persons associated with Promises Broken.
210. Upon information and belief, NBC Sports Ventures, Inc., NBC Sports and/or their parent company was a SAG signatory
at the time of production of Nutcracker 1.
211. Nutcracker 1 is and was advertised as a joint production of NBC Sports and On Ice, Inc. (now known as Mendelson
Entertainment Group).
212. Upon information and belief, since NBC Sports produced Nutcracker 1, Nutcracker 1 is and was subject to the applicable
SAG collective bargaining agreement.
213. Plaintiff was an actor and stunt performer in the Nutcracker 1.
214. Plaintiff was a minor at the time that the Nutcracker 1 was produced.
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215. As an actor and/or stunt performer in the Nutcracker 1, Plaintiff should have received no less than the minimum
compensation and pension, health and welfare contributions as specified in the applicable SAG collective bargaining agreement.
216. As an actor and/or stunt performer in the Nutcracker 1, Plaintiff should have received and/or still be receiving residualsunder the applicable SAG collective bargaining agreement.
217. Plaintiff has never received any accounting for the Nutcracker 1 from WME, OCL, OCL2, WSB or SAG.
218. Plaintiff never received any compensation, royalties or residuals for Nutcracker 1 from WME or anybody else.
219. Upon information and belief, the producers for Nutcracker 1 breached the terms of the SAG collective bargaining
agreement.
220. Upon information and belief, SAG's actions and/or inaction concerning the producer's breaches are arbitrary.
221. Plaintiff has been subjected to discrimination by SAG because she is a Ukrainian immigrant, is a figure skater and/or was
a minor at the time that Nutcracker 1 was produced.
222. SAG has failed to provide Plaintiff with fair representation for Nutcracker 1.
223. WME has intentionally and/or negligently failed in its fiduciary duties to Plaintiff as concerns Nutcracker 1.
224. WSB has intentionally and/or negligently failed in its in its fiduciary duties to Plaintiff as concerns Nutcracker 1.
225. Plaintiff's interest in Nutcracker 2 which was produced in 1994 and in which Plaintiff starred in the lead role as Clara, is
referenced in a production agreement between On Ice, Inc. (now known as Mendelson Entertainment Group) and NBC SportsVentures, Inc. (NOI Agreement) that Plaintiff only discovered on or about October 22, 2012, attached hereto as Exhibit 11.
226. Plaintiff does not have and was never given by WME, or any other person associated with Promises Broken, her performer's
agreement for Nutcracker 2.
227. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff is owed significant monies for the Nutcracker 2.
228. Upon information and belief, Nutcracker 2 is still being licensed through the date of this Complaint.
229. Upon information and belief, through the date of this Complaint, WME should still be collecting royalties on behalf
of Plaintiff for Nutcracker 2 and transferring such monies to Plaintiff personally in accordance with the terms of Plaintiff's
Authorization (see Exhibit 2).
230. Upon information and belief, as part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff, WME transferred to legal strangers monies
owed to Plaintiff for Nutcracker 2 and any and all such transfers would constitute a theft of monies from Plaintiff and Plaintiff
has been damaged by such theft.
231. Any and all money transfers and/or payments of Plaintiff's monies for Nutcracker 2 made by WME to legal strangers
would have been done by wire transfer and/or by check sent by mail.
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232. Any and all amounts of Plaintiff's monies for the Nutcracker 2 sent to legal strangers by WME without Plaintiff's written
authorization, by wire transfer and/or by check sent by mail would have been fraudulent and also would have been a theft(s)
of monies from Plaintiff.
233. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff's stolen monies, held in a federally insured bank(s), were knowingly and/orfraudulently transferred interstate and/or internationally by WME and/or on or more other persons associated with Promises
Broken.
234. Upon information and belief, NBC Sports Ventures, Inc., NBC Sports and/or their parent company was a SAG signatory
at the time of production of Nutcracker 2.
235. Nutcracker 2 is and was advertised as a joint production of NBC Sports and On Ice, Inc. (now known as Mendelson
Entertainment Group).
236. Upon information and belief, since NBC Sports produced Nutcracker 2, Nutcracker 2 is and was subject to the SAG
collective bargaining agreement.
237. Plaintiff was an actor and stunt performer in the Nutcracker 2.
238. Plaintiff was a minor at the time that the Nutcracker 2 was produced.
239. As an actor and/or stunt performer in the Nutcracker 2, Plaintiff should have received no less than the minimum
compensation and pension, health and welfare contributions as specified in the applicable SAG collective bargaining agreement.
240. As an actor and/or stunt performer in the Nutcracker 2, Plaintiff should have received and/or still be receiving residuals
under the applicable SAG collective bargaining agreement.
241. Plaintiff has never received any accounting for the Nutcracker 2 from WME, OCL, OCL2, WSB or SAG.
242. Plaintiff never received any compensation, royalties or residuals for Nutcracker 2 from WME or anybody else.
243. Upon information and belief, the producers for Nutcracker 2 breached the terms of the applicable SAG collective bargaining
agreement.
244. Upon information and belief, SAG's actions and/or inaction concerning the producer's breaches are arbitrary.
245. Plaintiff has been subjected to discrimination by SAG because she is a Ukrainian immigrant, is a figure skater and/or was
a minor at the time that Nutcracker 2 was produced.
246. SAG has failed to provide Plaintiff with fair representation for Nutcracker 2.
247. WME has intentionally and/or negligently failed in its fiduciary duties to Plaintiff as concerns Nutcracker 2.
248. WSB has intentionally and/or negligently failed in its in its fiduciary duties to Plaintiff as concerns Nutcracker 2.
249. In 1994, Sony Signatures, Inc. desired to obtain certain merchandising rights of Plaintiff.
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250. Plaintiff discovered on or about November 2011 a Merchandising License Agreement (Sony Agreement), attached hereto
as Exhibit 12.
251. WME, the WME Agents, the OCL Agents and/or the UFG Agents caused the Sony Agreement to be executed on or about
November 1, 1994 by and between Sony Signatures, Inc. (Sony) and OCL for all rights and compensation due to Plaintiff.
252. Upon information and belief, as part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff by WME, WME Agents, the OCL Agents,
the UFG Agents and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises Broken, caused Petrenko, Zmievskaya's son-in-law
who is/was married to Zmievskaya's daughter N Petrenko, to be included, to the detriment of Plaintiff, in the Sony Agreement.
253. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff was the only figure skater at the time that had a merchandising and licensing
agreement with Sony Signatures and/or any major company similar to Sony Signatures, of course, with the exception of Petrenko
who had been fraudulently added to the Sony Agreement.
254. Upon information and belief, one or more persons associated with Promises Broken and/or WME sent the Sony Agreement
by mail and/or fax to various parties.
255. The Sony Agreement was fraudulent because it falsely provided for the theft of monies from Plaintiff by Petrenko, OCL
and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises Broken.
256. There exists no valid basis as to why WME, the WME Agents, the OCL Agents, the UFG Agents and/or one or more
other persons associated with Promises Broken could have expected or should expect Plaintiff to share any compensation and/
or royalties with Petrenko and any and all amounts paid and/or payable to Petrenko are a theft of monies from Plaintiff and
Plaintiff has been damaged by such theft.
257. Under Section 5.1 of the Sony Agreement (see Exhibit 12), OCL, and thus Plaintiff, was to receive an advance from Sony
of $100,000 within seven business days of execution of the Sony Agreement.
258. Under Section 5.2 of the Sony Agreement (see Exhibit 12), OCL, and thus Plaintiff, was to receive 90% of Gross Sales
from Tour Royalties.
259. Under Section 5.2.2 of the Sony Agreement (see Exhibit 12), OCL, and thus Plaintiff, was to receive 80% of Net Receipts
from sublicensees solicited by Sony and 90% of Net Receipts from sublicensees solicited by WME.
260. Under Section 5.2.3 of the Sony Agreement (see Exhibit 12), OCL, and thus Plaintiff, was to receive 60% of Net Profit
from the sale of Signatures Collectibles.
261. OCL, and thus Plaintiff, was to receive additional compensation for sales through other channels of distribution as specified
in Section 5.2.4 of the Sony Agreement (see Exhibit 12).
262. OCL, and thus Plaintiff, was to receive additional compensation under other Sections of the Sony Agreement.
263. Plaintiff alone is specified in Section 6.3 of the Sony Agreement (see Exhibit 12) as concerns when Sony has a right to
sell. This clearly indicates that Sony only cared about having the rights from Baiul whereas Petrenko was wrongly included,
to the detriment of Plaintiff, in the Sony Agreement by WME, WME Agents, the OCL Agents, the UFG Agents and/or one or
more other persons associated with Promises Broken in order to steal monies from Plaintiff.
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264. On March 14, 1995, Dworkin acting on behalf of WME wire transferred $11,045.70 to OCL with the reference Sony
Signature Series (Proof of Royalty Payment), attached hereto as Exhibit 13. This was clearly a royalty payment from
Sony and means that the $100,000 advance must have been paid by Sony prior to this date because Sony would not be paying
royalties if they had not already recouped the advance of $100,000 as specified in the Sony Agreement.
265. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff is owed significant monies under the Sony Agreement.
266. Any monies that WME received on behalf of Plaintiff under the Sony Agreement should have been transferred to Plaintiff
personally in accordance with the terms of Plaintiff's Authorization (see Exhibit 2).
267. Upon information and belief, as part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff, WME transferred to legal strangers monies
owed to Plaintiff under the Sony Agreement and any and all such transfers would constitute a theft of monies from Plaintiff
and Plaintiff has been damaged by such theft.
268. Any and all money transfers and/or payments of Plaintiff's monies under the Sony Agreement made by WME to legal
strangers would have been done by wire transfer and/or by check sent by mail.
269. Any and all amounts of Plaintiff's monies under the Sony Agreement sent to legal strangers by WME without Plaintiff's
written authorization, by wire transfer and/or by check sent by mail would have been fraudulent and also would have been a
theft(s)of monies from Plaintiff.
270. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff's stolen monies, held in a federally insured bank(s), were knowingly and/or
fraudulently transferred interstate and/or internationally by WME and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises
Broken.
271. Plaintiff never received any monies under the Sony Agreement and no monies were ever reported to Plaintiff by WME,
OCL, OCL2 and/or WSB.
272. Plaintiff starred as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz that was produced in 1995.
273. Plaintiff does not have and was never given by WME, or any other member of Promises Broken, her performer's agreement
for the Wizard of Oz.
274. Upon information and belief, as part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff, WME, WME Agents, the OCL Agents,
the UFG Agents and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises Broken caused Petrenko, Zmievskaya's son-in-law
who is/was married to Zmievskaya's daughter N Petrenko, to be included, to the detriment of Plaintiff, in the Wizard of Oz.
275. There exists no valid basis as to why WME, the WME Agents, the OCL Agents, the UFG Agents and/or one or more
other persons associated with Promises Broken could have expected or should expect Plaintiff to share any compensation and/
or royalties from the Wizard of Oz with Petrenko and any and all amounts paid and/or payable to Petrenko are a theft of monies
from Plaintiff and Plaintiff has been damaged by such theft.
276. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff is owed significant monies for the Wizard of Oz.
277. Upon information and belief, Wizard of Oz is still being licensed through the date of this Complaint.
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278. Upon information and belief, through the date of this Complaint, WME should still be collecting royalties on behalf
of Plaintiff for Wizard of Oz and transferring such monies to Plaintiff personally in accordance with the terms of Plaintiff's
Authorization (see Exhibit 2).
279. Upon information and belief, as part of a scheme or artifice to defraud Plaintiff, WME transferred to legal strangers moniesowed to Plaintiff for Wizard of Oz and any and all such transfers would constitute a theft of monies from Plaintiff and Plaintiff
has been damaged by such theft.
280. Any and all money transfers and/or payments of Plaintiff's monies for the Wizard of Oz made by WME to legal strangers
would have been done by wire transfer and/or by check sent by mail.
281. Any and all amounts of Plaintiff's monies for the Wizard of Oz sent to legal strangers by WME without Plaintiff's written
authorization, by wire transfer and/or by check sent by mail would have been fraudulent and also would have been a theft(s)of
monies from Plaintiff.
282. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff's stolen monies, held in a federally insured bank(s), were knowingly and/orfraudulently transferred interstate and/or internationally by WME and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises
Broken.
283. Upon information and belief, because the Wizard of Oz was a CBS television special, the production company was required
to be a SAG signatory and the production company was thus subject to the applicable SAG collective bargaining agreement.
284. Plaintiff was an actor and stunt performer in the Wizard of Oz.
285. Plaintiff was a minor at the time that the Wizard of Oz was produced.
286. As an actor and/or stunt performer in the Wizard of Oz, Plaintiff should have received no less than the minimumcompensation and pension, health and welfare contributions as specified in the applicable SAG collective bargaining agreement.
287. As an actor and/or stunt performer in the Wizard of Oz, Plaintiff should have received and/or still be receiving residuals
under the applicable SAG collective bargaining agreement.
288. Plaintiff has never received any accounting for the Wizard of Oz from WME, OCL, OCL2, WSB or SAG.
289. Plaintiff never received any compensation, royalties or residuals for the Wizard of Oz and no compensation, royalties or
residuals were ever reported to Plaintiff by WME, OCL, OCL2, WSB and/or SAG for the Wizard of Oz.
290. Upon information and belief, the production company for the Wizard of Oz breached the terms of the SAG collective
bargaining agreement.
291. Upon information and belief, SAG's actions and/or inaction concerning the production company's breaches are arbitrary.
292. Plaintiff has been subjected to discrimination by SAG because she is a Ukrainian immigrant, is a figure skater and/or was
a minor at the time that the Wizard of Oz was produced.
293. SAG has failed to provide Plaintiff with fair representation for the Wizard of Oz.
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294. WME has intentionally and/or negligently failed in its fiduciary duties to Plaintiff as concerns the Wizard of Oz.
295. WSB has intentionally and/or negligently failed in its in its fiduciary duties to Plaintiff as concerns the Wizard of Oz.
296. One or more persons associated with Promises Broken and/or WME stole from Plaintiff, failed to account for and/or remitthe following payments to Plaintiff:
a. At least $5,016,255 reported by WME on Plaintiff's EHR but paid to persons associated with Promises Broken, their agents,
assigns, predecessors, or successors in interest.
b. At least $150,000 paid to one or more persons associated with Promises Broken, their agents, assigns, predecessors, or
successors in interest by QVC, Inc., Giovanni Jewelry Co., and Imperial Delta, Inc. for the Oksana Baiul Jewelry Collection.
c. All compensation paid to KBE, M Rosenberg, N Rosenberg and/or one or more other persons associated with Promises
Broken, their agents, assigns, predecessors or successors in interest earned from a multi-year, multi-million dollar endorsement
deal with Mars, Inc. and its predecessors in interest for Plaintiff's endorsement of Snickers brand candy bars.
d. At least $100,000 to be advanced to Plaintiff and all subsequent merchandising and/or licensing royalties under the Sony
Agreement.
e. Earnings of $500,000 from A Promise Kept.
f. Earnings, royalties, and/or residuals from film and television licenses for films and/or audio-visual works includ