Singers Who Were Allegedly Tortured By Their Managers

In December 2005, Amy Lee of Evanescence came forward with a myriad of reasons why her former manager was allegedly awful. She filed a lawsuit against Dennis Rider claiming "breach of fiduciary duty," sexual assault, battery, professional negligence and more, reported MTV News.

According to the legal documents (via MTV News), Rider allegedly "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 gifts for his mistress." Lee even claimed Rider once said he wanted to "perform a gynecological examination on her." The suit sought both unspecified "general and special damages," in addition to "punitive or exemplary damages."

The week before Lee filed her suit, Rider reportedly filed a $10 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against the band, according to the Los Angeles Times. His attorney released a statement denying the allegations: "Ms. Lee is very creative in writing lyrics to a song, but now she is creating a version of reality that simply has no basis in fact, and she knows that." The statement said Rider's "guidance" made Lee "a rock and roll celebrity worldwide and wealthy beyond her dreams."

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