. '' A Sony spokeswoman said the company does not comment on matters involving litigation . In an interview with CNN , Cassidy , 61 , said he simply wants what 's owed to him . `` It 's just a matter of being fair , and doing the right thing , '' Cassidy said . `` I have no other alternative if Sony is not going to be reasonable . '' He told CNN that his former manager told him he has only been paid about $ 5,000 for merchandise . `` I 'm going to let a jury decide if David Cassidy is entitled to his fair share , '' he told CNN . Under his 1971 contract with Screen Gems , Cassidy was supposed to get 15 percent of net merchandising revenues for the use of his image , voice or likeness , and no more than half of that for items in which that if other cast members appeared . `` Mr. Cassidy quickly became a teen idol , '' the suit , filed by attorneys Kenneth Linzer , Rachael Shinoskie and Elisha Weiner , states . `` At the height of the show 's success
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pop star David Cassidy filed suit on Wednesday against Sony , claiming he was not paid for his image on merchandise from the hit television show , `` The Partridge Family , '' in which he starred . `` For nearly 40 years , defendants have swindled Mr. Cassidy out of his rightful share of the profits from The Partridge Family , and when Mr. Cassidy has inquired as to the matter , have lied to him so as to continue to conceal their deception , '' said the lawsuit , filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court . `` Mr. Cassidy has reason to believe , and does reasonably believe , that defendants have been perpetrating a scam '' and `` will continue to go to any and all lengths necessary , no matter how despicable , to avoid upholding '' his contract , the suit said . Named as defendants are Sony Pictures Entertainment , and subsidiaries Screen Gems Inc. and CPT Holdings Inc. . The suit , which alleges fraud and breach of contract , demands `` in excess of millions of dollars , in amount to be determined at trial