As was mentioned earlier, for a contract to exist there has to be some form of 'consideration'. This is usually money but it could be a lot of things, monetary or otherwise.
For example, if he offered to provide introductions to other wealthy celebrities to give you the opportunity to negotiate for their business; thats worth something and is a valid form of exchange. Or if the site itself was supposed to be a vehicle to attract business to your doorstep, then this can also be regarded as compensation for your time/effort. Or if you got tickets to [sporting event goes here].
And if in fact you did receive some form of non-monetary consideration then you were paid for your work.
Just throwing out a scenario. None of it may apply to you. From what you describe you're in a strong position and don't want to just roll over for this clown.
Start a paper trail. Make him a reasonable counter-offer that explains his failure to pay anything for anything, and your reasonable fee for doing so. If he responds verbally, write him back with your response, and recount the conversation in the letter. This will make it into evidence if a case comes up, and will carry more weight than recounted conversations.
And deliver your counter-offer via Fedex. I've found people will always accept a FedEx where otherwise they might refuse a registered letter.
One thing judges like to see is reasonable people trying to work their differences out before coming into court and bothering them with their petty squabbles. Doing this and documenting it will only help you, provided you don't say anything stupid or get aggressive.
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