Grand Theft Auto producer sues publisher for $150m in unpaid royalties

Lawsuit claims Les Benzies was 'enticed' into taking a sabbatical in September 2014, a year after the release of the popular video game

The producer behind the multimillion-selling Grand Theft Auto video games is suing the publisher of the series, Take-Two Interactive, for $150m.

Les Benzies, previously president of Rockstar North, the studio that developed the hit franchise from Grand Theft Auto III onwards, claims that he was "enticed" into taking a sabbatical in September 2014, a year after the release of Grand Theft Auto V. He then returned to the office six months later to find that his access to the building had been revoked.