Report: Madonna Producer Shep Pettibone Sues WMG For $500k Over 'Vogue' Royalties

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SHEP PETTIBONE, the producer of MADONNA's "Vogue," claims he's being stiffed to the tune of $500,000 by WARNER BROS. RECORDS, according to TMZ.

PETTIBONE -- who's worked with JANET JACKSON and PAULA ABDUL, among others, insisted he was paid up until 2012 -- when SHEP and WARNER BROS. were sued for allegedly plagiarizing the song from someone else. In his lawsuit, PETTIBONE says they came out victorious in that case, but the label spent a ton on lawyers -- more than $700k, according to docs.

The mega producer says WB's been withholding royalties since then to cover that massive legal bill. PETTIBONE insists his contract with the label doesn't give them the right to hold back his "Vogue" dollars, which he estimates at around half a million bucks.

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