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Months after accusing his publisher of conspiring with his literary agent to steal his book proposal and give it to a right-wing media competitor, Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett is suing the same agent over a “mystery” royalty payment that was recently deposited into his bank account.
According to a complaint filed in New York this week, Jarrett alleges that after his relationship with literary agency Vigliano Associates fell apart earlier this year after the parties entered into litigation following Jarrett’s lawsuit over a scuttled book deal about Donald Trump. However, last month, his now-former agent suddenly and inexplicably sent him money.
“Nonetheless, it came as a surprise to Jarrett when, in October 2025, he discovered an unannounced direct deposit in his bank account from Vigliano Associates in the amount of $8,014.21,
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