Bowie being sued over 1969 breakthrough hit

David Bowie is being sued for $9.5m (€7.3m) by the estate of a record producer who helped him with his breakthrough 1969 single Space Oddity.

The late Gus Dudgeon was called in to help Bowie on the classic song, reputedly based on NASA's Apollo 8 space mission, in April 1969. He was paid a $475 (€366.90) advance against a promise of a 2% cut of the sales - which he allegedly never received.