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30th Jul 2012

Modern Family Stars Avoid Court and Agree a New Deal

The stars of the hit comedy have dropped their lawsuit and amended their contracts.

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The cast members of Modern Family have agreed new deals after a dispute over contracts emerged last week.

Sofia Vergara, Ed O’Neill, Julie Bowen, Ty Burell, Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson filed a lawsuit last week because their contracts were thought to be illegal under Californian law.

 

The cast of Modern Family

The former contracts prevented the actors from securing other work in film and TV and bound them to the network for seven years. The matter has been settled out of court.

Sophia Vergara and Ed O’Neill of Modern Family

The ABC comedy was recently nominated for 14 Emmy Awards and the cast is currently filming the fourth season of the show. 

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