What was the basis of the lawsuit filed by the former agent?

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The lawsuit was based on claims that Cecilia Cheung breached film appearance agreements tied to Asia Entertainment Group projects between 2011 and 2019.
The case was filed by Samuel Yu Yuk-hing, president of Asia Entertainment Group (AEG), who alleged that Cecilia Cheung breached agreements to appear in several films produced by AEG between 2011 and 2019. Yu sought HK$12 million, arguing the contractual arrangements for those projects had been violated.
The alleged film-appearance contracts covered 2011 to 2019
The lawsuit centred on claims that Cheung had agreed to appear in multiple AEG films over an eight-year span, from 2011 to 2019. Yu’s position was that those agreements formed the foundation for AEG’s multimillion-dollar claim.
The claim relied on an exclusive management agreement Yu said Cheung signed
In court, the basis of Yu’s case depended on an exclusive management agreement that he said Cheung had signed. The High Court later found that Cheung never signed the exclusive management agreement Yu relied upon, undermining the contractual footing for the HK$12 million claim.
The court also found insufficient proof of an advance payment tied to the projects
Yu’s case further depended on evidence that Cheung received an advance payment connected to the disputed film performances. The court ruled there was insufficient proof she received an advance payment tied to the projects, and it also found Yu failed to prove he paid Cheung HK$2.76 million as an advance for performances in two AEG films between 2011 and 2014.
The court questioned the origin of the 2011 exclusive management contract
The High Court said a purported 2011 exclusive management contract was highly likely to have been created by Yu’s younger brother after Hong Kong’s Inland Revenue Department began investigating a HK$40 million payment AEG made to Cheung in July 2011. It also described Yu as an “incredible” witness, finding he was evasive and gave internally inconsistent evidence, and it criticised his business ethics in connection with forging documents to mislead tax authorities.

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