Man Of Honor:The Case: You'd think Prince Abdulilah bin Abdul Azia al Saud would think twice before crossing screen ass-kicker Steven Seagal. After all, as any fan of Mr. Hard to Kill can tell you: You tick off Stevie, you in for a world of hurt.
Still, according to a lawsuit filed by the action hero-cum-aspiring blues singer, the prince (a half brother to the very rich King Fahd) reneged on a deal to bankroll a Seagal flick called Man of Honor.
But instead of flying to Saudi Arabia to kick some royal butt (maybe Seagal's a changed man since being named a reincarnated lama), Seagal and his Seagal/Nasso Productions are taking the prince to court. He has filed a $25 million lawsuit claiming breach of contract, intentional misrepresentation and negligent misrepresentation.
Backstory: According to Seagal's legal team, the prince and the movie star met in 1992, with the royal agreeing to finance Man of Honor for $30 mil in exchange for international distribution rights.
That promise was enough to get the 47-year-old, squinty-eyed, ponytailed Aikido master (and, as of last June, a sacred vessel of Tibetan Buddhism) working in earnest on the project. However, after only sending $1.65 million, the prince pulled the plug, the suit says.
Seagal claims he spent his own money developing the aborted feature and that the prince offered no reason for killing the deal.
