LOS ANGELES — More than 11 years after signing to MBK Entertainment at the age of 14, H.E.R. is suing to be released from the label.
In a lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 16, the artist born Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson accused the label of violating the California Labor Code § 2855, which limits personal service contracts to no more than seven years.
"Wilson's seven years have run," the complaint reads. "MBK's attempts to thwart this important and fundamental California public policy should not be condoned.