Judge sees no evidence that Soundgarden are withholding royalties from Vicky Cornell
Soundgarden has seen no evidence that the band’s surviving members are withholding royalties from their late frontman’s widow.In December 2019, Cornell sued the band, claiming they were “withholding hundreds of thousand of dollars in royalties” and that the band’s manager Rit Venerus was working against her after she gained control of her late husband’s estate in 2017.Now, Billboard reports that Washington state district judge Michelle Peterson found that Venerus is “not [Cornell’s] advisor,” and there is no evidence to suggest that the band withheld any money from Cornell. Peterson’s report will now be sent to judge Robert S.