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Stand By Your NDA: Showtime Sued By Estate Of Tammy Wynette’s 5th Husband Over Depiction In Miniseries


Tammy Wynette had a huge hit in 1968 with “D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” but today the family of the legendary country singer’s fifth and final husband has taken Showtime to court to break up their r…

Citing an alleged violation of a five-year old Non-Disclosure Agreement signed by Georgette Jones, the estate of songwriter George Richey want a wide variety of damages from the cabler. That pivotal role is big part of the Richey lawsuit, as is a 2015 action they successfully brought against George Jones and Tammy Wynette’s only daughter. Because, even with the lock box power of NDAs diminishing, you gotta, as Tammy Wynette famously sang in 1969, “Stand By Your Man” – or in this case, your miniseries.

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