Actress Mischa Barton is suing her mother for for withholding her career earnings and exploiting her fame.
Barton may have came to fame through acting and her case with her mother, Nuala Barton, ironically sounds like something out of TV drama:
"This action arises from the tragic tale of a greedy stage mother posing as a talent manager who, instead of acting in the best interest of her daughter/client, schemed to defraud her unsuspecting victim," reads the complaint Mischa filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court, which was obtained by Hollywood Reporter.
"Nuala currently refuses to provide Barton with any of the funds she earned (and continues to earn in the form of residual payments) for her acting, modeling and endorsement services," the complaint continues.
Mischa, 29, alleges that her mother lied about her pay in the horror film "The Hoarder" so that she could pocket the difference (on top of her management fee), launched enterprises including a Mischa Barton handbag line and Mischa Barton fashion boutique in London without compensating her, and "had absolutely no experience or training" in talent management when she took on Mischa's career.
It's unclear how much "The O.C." actress is suing her mother for, but Hollywood Reporter says it will be "triple the amount the court finds her mother to have withheld."
Nuala has yet to comment on the allegations.
