There’s a household battle brewing amongst The Isley Brothers … with Rudolph Isley accusing his youthful brother Ronald Isley of going behind his again and probably slicing him out of a ton of cash.
According to a brand new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Rudolph is suing Ronald over the rights to “The Isley Brothers” trademark … he says Ronald utilized and obtained approval for the trademark in his personal title and is taking all of the earnings.
Rudolph says he and Ronald are supposed to separate all earnings from the band 50/50 … claiming they’ve every had 50% possession within the band since their brother O’Kelly died method again in 1986 … however Rudolph claims Ronald just lately went rogue.
In the docs, Rudolph claims Ronald utilized for and was granted the unique rights to “The Isley Brothers” to be used on “visible recordings and audiovisual recordings that includes music and animation” again in August … however Rudolph says Ronald wants his approval to chop such a deal.
Rudolph says Ronald utilized to place the trademark in his title in November 2021 … however Rudolph claims they beforehand cut up all of the earnings for some large transactions, together with a multi-million greenback publishing deal … and now he needs the choose to order an accounting to see simply how a lot cash Ronald’s been raking in because the change.
What’s extra, Rudolph needs the courtroom to step in and declare “The Isley Brother” trademark is collectively owned by him and his brother … and he needs Ronald to cough up half of any cash he is been making off their band’s good title since getting the trademark.
We reached out to a rep for the band … up to now no phrase again.