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John Oates on Daryl Hall Legal Fight: ‘Brothers Have Disagreements, Families Grow Apart’


John Oates defended his attempt to sell half of Whole Oates Enterprises, even as his Hall and Oates bandmate, Daryl Hall, tries to stop the deal.

John Oates held very little back as he discussed his ongoing legal battle with Daryl Hall and the threadbare nature of the duo’s relationship in recent years in a new Good Morning America interview. Hall, in legal documents, described the sale as a “completely clandestine and bad faith move,” a characterization Oates disputed. “Not from my point of view, but you’ll need to ask Darryl how he feels about it,” quipped Oates (whose new solo album, out today, happens to be called Reunion).

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