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BET is upping the episodes of Being Mary Jane to squeeze more out of Gabrielle Union's contract, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

The actress claims the network agreed it would never produce more than 13 episodes per season, but now is trying to tape two 10-episode seasons back-to-back to "cram all of the episodes into a single season in order to fraudulently extend the term of Ms. Union's contract." 

Union's attorney Martin Singer claims the network is combining seasons four and five to avoid paying his client's contractual raise and to extend its option to engage her services for another year. Under her contract, Union is set to receive $150,000 per episode for season four and $165,000 per episode for season five.

The actress is suing the network and Breakdown Productions for breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation.

At the time she was approached for Being Mary Jane, Union was a movie star and didn't want to commit to a typical network TV series, according to the suit. BET's then-general counsel Darrell Walker assured Union's representatives that the actress wouldn't be required to appear in more than 13 episodes per season ? but a corporate policy required her performer agreement to include a provision allowing for a minimum of 10 episodes and a maximum of 26. 

Union never would have agreed to star in Being Mary Jane if BET executives hadn't assured her they'd shoot no more than 13 episodes, according to the complaint. She's seeking damages of at least $1 million and an order that her contract be amended to reflect that there be a maximum of 13 episodes per season.

BET has not yet commented in response to the lawsuit.

not them tryna scam the star of the network's biggest show out of her money 

[Vonc2002]

EBT is a mess

[GRAND]

Well that show will be done, they fucked up

[Zankou.]

Kii

[Vonc2002]

They better not fck up my fckn show, i know that. She probably aint renewing her contract now or something

[BAPHOMET.]

Smh

[MAY]

b

Maybe Golden can replace her.

[Demm_]

They better not fck up my fckn show, i know that. She probably aint renewing her contract now or something

!!!!!

[MelMel]

b

Maybe Golden can replace her.

she can't make it past a table read

[Vonc2002]

b

Maybe Golden can replace her.

Golden isn't as good of an actress as she believes. She ain't good enough for this role. Everytime i watch her act she seems very  forced

[Nine]

Sue them Kweens

[Brit Brat]

Smfh.......... So yea, this will probably be the last season. BET is so CHEAP.....

And you know what....  didn't they do the same mess last year too? Remember how they RUSHED those two seasons back to back. SJJSJSJSJSMSMSMSMSMMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMMS

[Vonc2002]

Honestly, this show should be on hbo anyway. Take the show to cable QUEENbrielle. It would be so much better if they could get a BIT edgier

[♛MANNY♛]

WTF BET

[♛MANNY♛]

CRINEEEEEEE they did rush to put two seasons in one year fffffgg