Singer Amy Lee of EVANESCENCE has sued her former manager, Dennis Rider of Rider Management, for breach of fiduciary duty, professional negligence, conversion, sexual assault and battery, and other claims.
According to the complaint, which was filed today (Dec. 7) in Los Angeles Superior Court, Lee retained Rider to serve as her personal manager commencing on or about September 5, 2002. As her manager, “Rider owed Lee the highest fiduciary duty to promote Lee’s career, to look out for her best interests and to take care of her business. Instead, Rider has neglected Lee’s career and business, and has focused his efforts on having extramarital affairs, hiding them from his wife, becoming intoxicated during business meetings, physically abusing women and boasting about it, making repeated unwelcome sexual advances toward Lee, receiving fees in excess of what was provided for in his management agreement, and using Lee’s corporate credit card to purchase lavish gifts for his mistress — without Lee’s knowledge or consent — including an $18,000 automobile and a week-long vacation in Florida.”
Lee claims in her complaint that “Rider has made repeated overt, unwelcome sexual advances to Lee (his client). On one occasion he put his head in Lee’s lap and ran his hand up her leg, when she sat next to him on a couch to listen to a demo of songs for her next album. On a different occasion, Rider put his hand on Lee’s leg while he sat next to her on an airplane — where she was captive to his advances. On a third occasion, Rider told Lee that he wanted to perform a gynecological examination on her.”
Lee is seeking “general and special damages in an amount according to proof at trial” as well as “punitive or exemplary damages.” She is also asking to be reimbursed “for all unauthorized and excessive expenditures” and attorneys’ fees.
Download a copy of Lee’s 21-page complaint against Rider at this location (.PDF file, 4.3 MB).
As previously reported, Rider filed a lawsuit against Lee last week over alleged unpaid commissions. Under the agreement, Rider Management was entitled to 20 percent of gross earnings. He is asking for a minimum of $10 million.
EVANESCENCE’s major-label debut, “Fallen”, has sold 6.36 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.







March 25th, 2006 at 12:02 am
omg. i can’t believe their manager! what a pervert. i’m so glad amy is suing him, he deserves it!
February 27th, 2007 at 1:29 am
It said he touched her leg when she was like trapped.Obviously you can’t move in a plane most often.That is VERY scary.I’d call him a pervert and he’s horny.But got to admit:It’s Amy Lee–over beautiful bride who has these amazing eyes,your bound to watch to touch her sexually or just a friendly touch.It’s so wrong for him to do it though–she was just a baby must have scared the crap out of her:(Gorgeous amy lee,we’re always on your side.
February 27th, 2007 at 1:30 am
instead of watch i meant want to touch* oops.
December 2nd, 2008 at 2:36 pm
i cannot believe that Rider had the guts to do that to Amy!!! if i ever come across him during my musical career, i will make sure he gets payback for what he did!!! what a disgusting, horrendous, perverted person he must be to hurt her like that!!!
March 4th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
this is so horrible. no body should do that to anybody. as somebody who has been hurt that way i want to punch him in the face. If i were Amy i would be pissed. its a good thing she is sueing him. he shouldnt be out in public with other women around.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:22 pm
horrible! How could he do that Amy :(
How evil is he!
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