US rapper The Game sued for failing to appear in Brisbane
US rapper The Game has been sued by the promoter behind two Queensland shows that were supposed to be part of his “last and final” tour. He allegedly called the Australian tour “fake” to massive Facebook audience.
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US rapper The Game has been sued by the promoter behind his cancelled “last and final” tour to Brisbane and Cairns after he failed to come to Australia and allegedly called the tour “fake” and the promoter “janky” to his eight million Facebook fans.
The Australian promoter behind the planned September 2017 tour of seven cities claims in the suit filed in the Federal Court in Brisbane that The Game, 40, from Calabasas, California, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, and his US manager broke consumer law by misleading ticket buyers into believing he would be taking part in his “last ever” tour.
The Game - best known for hits such as How We Do and Hate It or Love It, both featuring 50 Cent - was due to tour songs from his Westside Story album at the Eatons Hill Hotel northwest of Brisbane northwest on September 29, 2017, and at The Empire HQ Club in Cairns on September 30 that year, court documents state.
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Promoter Tour Squad Pty Ltd, owned by Lui Spedaliere from Sydney, alleges in her claim that just weeks before the planned concerts The Game posted on Facebook that the tour was a “fake” and that the promoter was “janky”.
Seven days later The Game allegedly posted on Facebook that he would not be coming to Australia in 2017, and it would not be his “last and final tour”.
He is also alleged to have breached his contract by failing to promote the tour on social media, and provide details so that Tour Squad could arrange travel visas.
Ms Spedaliere, who is also the former public relations manager for controversial Sydney businessman Salim Mehajer, alleges that The Game’s manager Cash “Wack” Jones and Jones’ company Fifth Amendment Entertainment Inc (FAE) breached their contract with her.
Tour Squad alleges Jones signed a “tour agreement” contract on behalf of The Game and his company on June 12, 2017.
Tour Squad alleges The Game, Jones and FAE repudiated the contract in August and September 2017 by “refusing to co-operate” unless they were given a “substantial increase” in the originally agreed $US25,000 per show performance fee.
Tour Squad alleges they lost money paid to book venues and to promote the tour.
Tour Squad has asked the court to order FAE to repay her the $US100,300 she spent for the tour.
The tour was set to include live performances at venues including Luna Park in Sydney, The Forum in Melbourne, The Barton Theatre in Adelaide, Metro City in Perth and the Logan-Campbell Centre in Auckland.
Tour Squad alleges that the contract stated that The Game allowed the promoter to call the tour “Last Tour Ever” and he would agree to promote the tour on social media.
FAE has not filed a defence to the claims.
The case is due in court on Friday for a web conference.