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Young Money's Drake may need to call up the best lawyer $200,000 can buy him after being sued by a Chicago concert company for bailing out on a handful of shows.
According to reports, legal action against Team Drizzy and his company was taken this week.
A Chicago-based company filed suit against the singer and his talent agency to the tune of $200,000 over dropped concert events. Status Entertainment and representatives of its partner company, Show-n-Off Entertainment, filed the suit Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court against Aubrey Drake Graham, the Canadian musician better known by his stage name, Drake; and his talent agency, OVO Touring, LLC. The plaintiffs claim they invested $202,800 in OVO Touring over a nearly two-year period to fund and promote Drake’s Chicago concerts, but were not refunded the money when multiple concert dates fell through. The suit claims the investments were supposed to fund three concerts featuring Drake, all of which fell through, including a March 15, 2012, performance at UIC Pavilion; and an Oct. 18 concert at the Allstate Arena. (Chicago Sun-Times)
Reports also claim Status Entertainment had tried solving the dispute on its own dating back to November 2012.
The suit claims the investments were supposed to fund three concerts featuring Drake, all of which fell through, including a March 15, 2012 performance at UIC Pavilion, and an Oct. 18 concert at the Allstate Arena. From November 2012 to April 2013, the plaintiffs emailed and called executives at OVO asking for the money, but nothing has been returned, they claim. The six-count suit alleges breach of contract, unjust enrichment, fraud and violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, among other things. It seeks a reimbursement for lost profits, plus attorney’s fees and other unspecified damages. (WLS)
Earlier this year, Drake was sued by a former personal stylist.
Michael Raphael, Drake’s former stylist, is currently suing the singer for more than $76,000, reports Gossip Cop. Drake allegedly owes Raphael for unpaid bills from his time of employment in 2012. According to the lawsuit filed in New York, Raphael says that Drake hired him and used his services, including consulting, personal styling and graphic design, from August to December 2012. Raphael used his own debit card for certain purchases and he claims Drake never reimbursed him for the nearly $40,000 in shopping expenses or his $39,000 monthly salary for his final month of employment. The stylist alleges that Drake owes him $76,490 and he’s suing for the entire amount, along with a penalty for breach of contract. (Huffington Post)
The Young Money stud was spotted performing alongside his father last night (December 11) in Missouri.
It was a family affair when Drake’s tour touched down in St. Louis on Wednesday. The OVO rapper brought out his father, Dennis Graham, while performing “Worst Behavior” at the Scottrade Center. Decked out in a white pimp suit, Drizzy’s pops showed off his slick moves while dancing onstage. Graham, a former drummer for Jerry Lee Lewis, also makes an appearance in the video for “Worst Behavior.” (Rap-Up)
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