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Apr 19, 2017 · The short answer is: No. / Express Newspapers/Getty Images. In 1991, Ullman filed a lawsuit against 20th Century Fox alleging four counts of breach of contract.
Ullman argued that a stipulation in her show’s contract entitled her to receive 5 to 10 percent of net receipts, including licensing, from any characters that appeared on her show, even if they were created by someone else.
Tracey Ullman recently said that she doesn’t know why The Tracey Ullman Show isn’t available. It was in syndication all through the 90s. The Simpsons shorts were included on The Simpsons VHS tapes in 1997.
From Wikipedia: “As of January 2021, The Tracey Ullman Show has never been commercially released through any home media platform. In an interview from 2017, Tracey Ullman theorized that music clearance issues may be the reason for this. A selection of the Simpsons shorts was released from 1997 through 1999 on The Simpsons VHS home video releases.
Ullman later felt like she was owed a cut and in 1992, sued 20th Century Fox on the basis that her contract should have granted her 5% -10% of “The Simpsons” profits, which would be $2.25 ...
Nov 12, 2022 · Per Variety, the lawsuit would have brought her over $2.25 million in profits from Fox, but the Supreme Court ultimately rejected her claim after less than five hours of deliberation.
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She wanted a share of The Simpsons merchandising and gross profits and believed she was entitled to $2.5 millions of Fox's estimated $50 million in 1992. The Fox network had paid her $58,000 in royalties for The Simpsons as well as $3 million for the 3½ seasons her show was on the air. Eventually the courts ruled in favor of the network.
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