Actress and singer Zooey Deschanel is suing shoe scion Steve Madden for $2 million.
The blue-eyed thespian and chanteuse claims that Madden promised her the money in exchange for being the face of a line of shoes, according to court documents posted by Eonline.com.
Her agents at CAA allege that Deschanel was to receive the money whether or not her line of shoes and accesories came to fruition.
According to legal documents, a retailer wasn't so keen on the Deschanel deal and Madden tried to offer Zooey half a million dollars less.
Deschanel accepted the reduced deal but claims that Madden has breached their agreement since he yet to pay her the $1,500,000.
Madden, a native New Yorker, knows his way around a courtroom.
The trendy shoe seller was sentenced to 41 months in prison back in 2002 for his role in a stock scheme.
Deschanel isn't exactly hurting for work.
Besides being a successful actress in films such as "(500) Day of Summer" and the cult indie film "All the Real Girls," she also records with musicians including M. Ward.
The doll-faced beauty also hawks for U.K. beauty line Rimmel.
