Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe widow of Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell has sued the surviving bandmembers again, claiming that she was offered a $300,000 buyout that she considers “ludicrously low” and is calling for the group’s holdings to be professionally valued.
In the complaint, Vicky Cornell claims that the bandmembers declined her offer of $21 million for their interest in the band partnership, and also declined a separate offer of $16 million for the rights to the group’s recorded-music rights.The complaint, obtained by Variety, claims that Vicky Cornell attempted to settle the matter in December by offering the surviving bandmembers — Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepard — first $4 million each for their collective.
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