Battle brewing over Keys' diary

NEW YORK, March 3 (UPI) -- Two U.S. literary agents are fighting for the right to represent singer Alicia Keys as she makes a deal to publish her memoirs.

MTVNews.com says one agent claims a deal has already been struck to turn Keys' diary into a full-fledged book, causing uncertainty about whether the tome will actually hit shelves as planned or be tied up in possible litigation.

Keys first started shopping her book with literary agent Noah Lukeman, who took a series of meetings with New York publishers earlier this year and then conducted an auction with Bantam reportedly coming out on top with a bid of $1.15 million, says MTVNews.com.

But in an unusual move, a second agent, David Vigliano, started telling publishers that he represented the rights to the singer's journal.

He's since been conducting his own set of publisher meetings, as if the book had never been sold, the Web site notes.