Caitlin Sanchez: Dora the Explorer lawsuit!

A  Caitlin Sanchez, Dora the Explorer  lawsuit? Sanchez is the voice of the famous Nickelodeon character, but the 14-year-old’s parents are claiming that the network owes their daughter millions of dollars! Read more about the lawsuit and see photos of Caitlin here!
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Have you seen the Caitlin Sanchez, Dora the Explorer lawsuit details? Wow. In case you didn’t know, the Fairview, New Jersey native has served as the voice of the Nickelodeon Dora character for a couple years (since 2008) but now there is a big fat lawsuit that her parents are throwing at the network. And the claims are explosive! We’ve got the details on this lawsuit here!

So what are the details of this dispute? Let’s just say, according to Caitlin’s parents, Nickelodeon has screwed Caitlin out of “millions, perhaps tens of millions of dollars”. Yikes!

Caitlin’s lawyer, John Balestriere told the Daily News “I’ve never seen as convoluted and inscrutable contract as I’ve seen here.” Balestriere continued, “Defendants used Caitlin, unjustly enriching themselves of millions of dollars in profits from the series and branded products, which Caitlin performed and promoted.”

In a nutshell, Caitlin’s parents are saying that Nickelodeon has not forked up any money for hundreds of hours of recording sessions. In addition to that, Caitlin was given only $40 a day for travel and a mere $5,000 an episode. That’s nothing!

However Nickelodeon is saying Caitlyn’s claims are baseless. They released the following statement saying, “Unfortunately, Caitlin’s voice changed and she was no longer able to portray the Dora character, as happened with the actress who originated the role. Caitlin’s contract was extensively negotiated through her agent and in compliance with her union. She was well-compensated for her work and for personal appearances. We have enjoyed working with Caitlin on Dora the Explorer these past three years, and we did in fact offer her a contract for other work with us.”

Sounds pretty messy!

In addition to her Dora the Explorer role, Caitlin appeared on Law & Order: SVU, in the flick Phoebe in Wonderland and on Lipstick Jungle.

What do you think of the Caitlyn Sanchez Dora the Explorer lawsuit? Will she get awarded the millions she is claiming she got screwed out of it?