Exclusive | Marilyn Monroes nephew Robin DiMaggio goes to war with The Eagles guitarist Don Felder

A famous record producer and nephew of Marilyn Monroe is suing Eagles’ legend Don Felder for allegedly cheating him out of producer credits on two albums.Robin DiMaggio, whose great uncle is Joe DiMaggio, is going after the “Hotel California” hitmaker demanding payment and credit he claims he was promised.Explosive court documents say Felder brought him on as a producer and session drummer while putting together the guitarists’ 2019 solo album “American Rock N Roll.”DiMaggio, who has worked with David Bowie, Snoop Dogg and Mariah Carrey, claims in the papers he was paid $30,000 for his work and would forgo his producing fee in exchange for a co-producer credit.The credit was far more valuable to DiMaggio because he would receive a percentage of the royalties, which could amount to 25% of net receipts, the lawsuit says.Felder, who was lead guitarist for the Eagles from 1974 to 2001, told DiMaggio BMG, his album label, would not release the album with his name on it due to legal issues the drummer had at the time, according to the court papers.The legal issues stemmed from DiMaggio being accused of embezzling nearly $1 million from a charity concert intended to raise money for children made homeless by wars.He was sentenced to 27 months in prison in October 2020.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story Felder handed the drummer $5,000 in cash, which DiMaggio did not accept.He chose not to push the issue because he thought BMG wouldn’t release the record with his name on it, the papers say.  But In 2025 Dimaggio would find out from BMG that the decision for credit was decided by Felder not BMG, the documents allege.Dimaggio was told “the request had been referred to BMG’s legal department” and at no point did BMG say Dimaggio shouldn...