![]() Mr Justice Michael Moriarty said he would give a decision in the When the smoking incident occurred and Warner Brothers complained,īoth he and his mother rang Mr Brooks telling him wrong he was fired.ĭevon said: "I thought an agent was going to be able to magically The same pay was as part of a general across-the-board payment for thoseĪctors in his particular category, including those with no agent. The actor told the court he found out all other child actors got Receiving cheques as well as problems getting in touch with Mr Brooks. However,īy Harry Potter 3, there had been difficulties over when they were Last Tuesday, solicitors for the family asked to cease representing themĬlaiming they could not get proper instructions and funds forĭevon told the court in the early days he had a bond with Mr Brooksīecause he was away so much and did not get to see his own dad. Mr Brooks was cross-examined by Mrs Murray because HeĬould not explain why it was not put in as part of his defence by hisįormer solicitors. Had made so many good friends on the Harry Potter set.Īsked was he saying he was forced into signing it, he said yes.Īsked did he tell his lawyers this, he said he had told them. The contract without legal advice and felt they had to do it because he Under crossexamination by Mr McCarty, Devon said they had signed Mr Brooks said heĭid this and Devon's fees went up from PS20,000 (24,720) and Higher payment from the film-makers Warner Brothers. In 2003, the Murrays signed a new agreement where Mr Brooks'ġ2.5% fee was to be increased to 15% on the basis that Devon would get a Rather than the five-star hotel he was in so his mother could cook for Mr Brooks said the Murrays were unhappy with the arrangements whileĭevon stayed in London during filming, including wanting an apartment ![]() Side was claiming Murray earned 1.2million from his roles in the Gary McCarthy SC, for Mr Brooks, had told the court on Tuesday his She said she was not going to give out to him for that, he was "gone drinking, taken out girls and bought cars because that is Where all the money from residuals in early days had gone, said he had His mother Fidelma, in reply to a question from the judge about He said he had to rent out the house he bought to pay the mortgageĪnd moved back in with his parents in Celbridge. The years but they had at this stage dwindled to around 1,200 per "residuals" - money from DVD and other box office sales - over His guardian and asked: "What could I have done?"ĭevon said he had been receiving fees for what are known as He added the incident over the smoking was the responsibility of The agent said he was in South Africa at the time helping his ![]() The taking of the picture, he did not act. The relationship turned sour when the actor, now 27 and fromĬelbridge, Co Kildare, was pictured smoking on the London set of Harryĭevon's parents claim when they asked Mr Brooks for helpĭealing with the negative publicity, and to address security issues over and his parents, are being sued by the actor's ex-agent Neilīrooks for 286,000 in unpaid commission fees. Wanted to be driven to the film set in a Lexus.ĭevon - who played student Seamus Finnigan in the smash hit movies It was also claimed in Dublin's High Court the young actor Teenager was snapped smoking on set, a court heard yesterday.Īnd Devon Murray's mum and dad did not want him holed-up in aįive-star hotel during filming as this would mean his mum could not cook THE parents of a Harry Potter star fired his agent when the ![]()
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