Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

An arbitrator found the written agreements enforceable and ordered Coster-Waldau to pay his former manager Jill Littman approximately $1.75 million plus nearly $225,000 in interest. He contested the ruling. The reviewed contemporaneous sources do not establish any ultimate appeal outcome or whether payment was made. This was not a criminal conviction.

State of the evidence

Two journalistic reports describe the award and amounts.

Legal status — source text

September 2018 civil arbitration award for the former manager; later outcome unverified.

Attribution

The arbitrator held him liable for commission payments under the agreements.

Following the end of their relationship in 2015, the actor sued in Los Angeles, arguing that documents signed for visa purposes did not create lasting commission obligations. Jill Littman and Impression Entertainment disputed this interpretation and relied on written contracts. The case was civil, not criminal.

State of the evidence

The complaint and both positions were reported by independent news outlets.

Legal status — source text

An arbitrator ruled against the actor in 2018; any later appeal outcome has not been confirmed.

Attribution

Dispute over post-termination commission payments owed to a former manager.