# Timbaland Sues Ex-Managers for $15M

> Timbaland sues ex-managers over $15m financial misconduct claims.
- Title: Timbaland Sues Ex-Managers for $15M · Billboard | Shortify
- Summary: Timbaland sues ex-managers over $15m financial misconduct claims. Timbaland alleges ex-managers stole millions and falsified records to deplete his assets.
- Keywords: timbaland, gary marella, bruce seckendorf, hipgnosis songs fund, verzuz, beatclub, financial misconduct, lawsuit, fidelity breach, Sues, Ex-Managers, 15M
- Source: Billboard — https://billboard.com/pro/timbaland-lawsuit-ex-managers-financial-misconduct
- Author: Bill Donahue
- Published: 2026-11-02T21:11:23+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: timbaland, gary marella, bruce seckendorf, hipgnosis songs fund, verzuz, beatclub, financial misconduct, lawsuit, fidelity breach
## Timbaland sues ex-managers
Timbaland filed a $15 million lawsuit against his former managers for financial misconduct.

> Timbaland is suing his former manager and business manager in a $15 million lawsuit that alleges the pair committed widespread misconduct in order to "enrich themselves" at the star’s expense.
## Alleged financial theft
Lawyers claim Gary Marella stole millions in unauthorized commissions and falsified financial records.

> Gary Marella "stole millions in unauthorized commissions, fees, and reimbursements" and "falsified financial records" to conceal misdeeds.
## Tax penalties and foreclosure
Business manager Bruce Seckendorf caused tax penalties and nearly foreclosed on Timbaland’s house.

> business manager bruce seckendorf caused big tax penalties by failing to pay federal taxes and also nearly caused the star’s house to be foreclosed
## Marella’s defense
Marella denies allegations, claiming Timbaland’s financial issues began before his management.

> When i began managing tim in 2017, long after he had produced his biggest hits, he was already in a bad financial place
## Beatclub mismanagement
Beatclub’s finances were mismanaged with company funds spent improperly and employees unpaid.

> Marella depleted investor funds, spent company money contrary to how he represented it would be used, incurred obligations beatclub could not pay, failed to pay employees and creators he hired
## Legal claims
The lawsuit accuses both men of breach of fiduciary duty and civil theft, seeking $15m in damages.

> In technical legal terms, the lawsuit accuses both men of breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent concealment and civil theft
## Key takeaway

Timbaland alleges ex-managers stole millions and falsified records to deplete his assets.