LAS VEGAS – The owners of a business featured in the cable television show “Pawn Stars” and the network that handles the show are being sued in Nevada state court by a Las Vegas promoter who claims he was wrongly fired in January and denied a share of profits.

Wayne Jefferies seeks unspecified damages on allegations of breach of oral contract by Gold & Silver Pawn Shop Inc. and three generations of stars of the show: Richard Corey “Rick” Harrison; his son, Richard Kevin Harrison; and Richard Benjamin “The Old Man” Harrison Jr.; as well as Austin “Chumlee” Russell.

The lawsuit also alleges improper interference in business dealings by A&E Network and History Channel executives.

Attorney Douglas Gerrard, representing Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, said Monday he hadn’t seen the civil lawsuit filed Thursday in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas. He declined comment.

Network officials in New York didn’t immediately respond to messages.

In the lawsuit, Jefferies’ attorneys, Richard Schonfeld and David Chesnoff, say Jefferies was hired in 2007 as a consultant, manager and adviser to pitch the “Pawn Stars” concept to networks.

The first episode aired in July 2009 on the History Channel, and has become a top-rated reality series.

Dorothy dress up for auction

LOS ANGELES — Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien said Judy Garland’s original costume from “The Wizard of Oz” could sell for half a million dollars when it hits the auction block Nov. 9-10.

The white blouse and blue gingham pinafore has inspired countless Halloween costumes since the film’s release in 1939. Although several identical dresses were made for the production, the dress to be sold is the only version seen in the film and the only complete original dress to survive.

The outfit will be exhibited at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, Calif., Nov. 5-9, before the auction.

DeVito, Perlman splitting after 30 years

LOS ANGELES – Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman are breaking up.

A spokesman for DeVito said the couple is separating after 30 years of marriage. Publicist Stan Rosenfield offered no other details.

DeVito and Perlman married in 1982 and have three adult children. The couple worked together on TV’s “Taxi” from 1978 to 1982.

Together, the couple established the production company Jersey Films, which counts “Pulp Fiction,” “Erin Brockovich” and “Out of Sight” among its credits.

DeVito stars in TV’s “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” Perlman is best known for her long-running role on “Cheers.”— From news servicesDorothy dress up for auction

Ke$ha gets real in book about her life

NEW YORK – Ke$ha, the 25-year-old million-selling singer-songwriter, has signed with Touchstone for the illustrated memoir “My Crazy Beautiful Life.”

It’s scheduled to come out Nov. 20, shortly before her new album, “Warrior.”

According to Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, the book will feature Ke$ha’s “thoughts and reflections” and pictures from her childhood up to her recent tour.

“In less than three years I’ve gone from being the worst waitress in LA to living out my childhood dreams of singing my songs to people all over the world,” Ke$ha said in a statement. “In these pages, I’m revealing a more complete picture of what my life is really like. It’s not all glamorous and it’s not all pretty, but it’s all real.”

Her hits include “TiK ToK,” “Your Love Is My Drug,” “We R Who We R” and “Die Young.”