Makeup Artist, Stylist Claim Queen Latifah Owes $1 Million; Rep Says Suits Have No Merit

First Published: March 31, 2009 9:20 AM EDT Credit: Getty Images

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Caption Queen Latifah arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Kennedy Center Honors on December 7, 2008A makeup artist and a fashion stylist claim in coordinated lawsuits that they got ugly treatment from Queen Latifah when she cheated them out of $1 million.

Celebrity cosmetology consultant Roxanna Floyd says she lost $700,000 when the rapper-actress failed to pay her for work she did between July 2005 and February 2008.

In a separate lawsuit, celebrity fashion stylist Susan Moses said she was cheated of $300,000 during the same period.

The lawsuits were filed Monday in federal court in Manhattan.

Amanda Silverman, a spokeswoman for the actress whose roles in movies include “Hairspray” and “Mad Money,” says the lawsuits have no merit, but she can’t comment more on pending litigation.

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