Actor Michael K. Williams Sued By Manager

Emmy-nominated actor Michael K. Williams — known for his roles as dreaded Baltimore stickup man Omar Little on “The Wire” and Albert “Chalky” White on “Boardwalk Empire” — owes hundreds of thousands of dollars to a friend who helped get him years of work, a new lawsuit claims.

Michael Kimbrew began working with a broke Williams when the actor was crashing on Kimbrew’s Los Angeles couch between 2008 and 2010 and says Williams failed to pay him $450,000 in managerial fees, according to his Manhattan federal court suit.

The two men had formed Freedome Productions together, and their projects earned some $2.5 million, but Kimbrew — who claims he was to be paid a 20 percent cut of the revenues — says he has been paid just $3,000.

The actor’s lawyer, David Stein, called the lawsuit “baseless” and promised a vigorous response.

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