The complaint alleges that This Is Spinal Tap has generated millions of dollars, across various revenue streams, for Vivendi, its subsidiary companies, and their licensees. In the past two years, Vivendi has altogether failed to produce an account of any Tap revenue, according to the complaint. Performance of its duties to the film’s creators dropped off entirely from 2014, the 30th anniversary of the film’s initial theatrical release. Vivendi’s financial reporting of income has been woefully inconsistent at best. When Vivendi acquired the rights to This Is Spinal Tap in 1989, through its subsidiary Canal, the lawsuit alleges it began a concerted and fraudulent campaign to hide, or grossly underreport, the film’s revenues in order to avoid its profit participation obligations. Shearer co-created the film, co-wrote the soundtrack and starred as the Spinal Tap band’s bassist, Derek Smalls.

The lawsuit alleges the French conglomerate, Vivendi S.A., engaged in anti-competitive and unfair business practices, as well as fraudulent accounting, directly related to its management of the cult-classic film, This Is Spinal Tap. Shearer claims that he has only earned $81 on 22 years’ worth of merchandising income according to court documents obtained by ABC News. Harry Shearer, one of the stars and co-creators of the cult classic 'This Is Spinal Tap' has sued French media giant Vivendi alleging fraud in connection to profits from the film. Harry Shearer takes to Twitter to announce the lawsuit.

I’m going up against and to ensure #fairplayfairpay for the movie #SpinalTap – #fairnessrocks /fTG23OMbsW

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