Lil' Wayne Sued For $1.3 Million Over New York Concert Venue

robby84 · 02-16-2009, 04:43 PM

Written by Cyrus Langhorne

Mon, 16 Feb 2009

Grammy-winning rapper Lil' Wayne has been sued for $1.3 million by a New York concert promoter after he failed to appear at a concert for a third consecutive time.

The plaintiff claims Weezy has canceled three times over the past four months.

Filed in New York City, Edward Strickland, GM of RMF Productions, is suing Wayne, his manager and others for $1.3 mil. Strickland says he advanced Lil' $100K back in October and got nothin'. Strickland said the last he heard from Wayne was via email canceling the third concert... which Lil' said was due to "logistics of his band." (TMZ)

Weezy's last cancelation was for his January 21 performance in Rochester.

Rapper Lil' Wayne has canceled a scheduled appearance at the Blue Cross Arena for the third time. Jeff Calkins, the arena's general manager, said he had not yet heard a reason for canceling the concert, which was set for Wednesday. Refunds are available at the point of sale: Consumers may take tickets to the Blue Cross box office or contact Ticketmaster (585-232-1900) by Feb. 6. (Democrat & Chronicle)

Despite the unexpected decision, the rapper's manager, Cortez Bryant, justified missing the scheduled date.

"Now that Wayne's doing these bigger shows, he wants to make sure that all of his fans are getting the same experience," he said. "It would have been too difficult to travel with the entire band, then turn around and head to Calgary the next day. We didn't want the Rochester fans to get any less of a show because of logistics. We wanted to deliver the same caliber show we've delivered along the tour." (All Hip Hop)

Weezy was on his popular nationwide "I Am Music" tour at the time.

The cross country tour will feature special appearances by T-Pain,Keyshia Cole, Gym Class Heroes and Keri Hilson. Beginning on the East Coast, Weezy will make stops in Houston, Oakland, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte and other spots before ending in January.

sohh

GMNRecordsCT3 · 02-17-2009, 12:40 PM

There goes that money from the 3 million records sold...

WTF MiCKEUS · 02-17-2009, 12:50 PM

he wont have to give it all

BABYLEG · 02-17-2009, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by WTF MiCKEUS

he wont have to give it all

stealin my pic....n how i do it huhhhhhhhhhh

02-16-2009, 04:43 PM	#1
robby84 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Queenz Bred, livin life in Y.O. Posts: 8,581 Repped: 3,246 Repped 13,909 Times in 1,126 Posts Neg Reps: 12 Neg Repped at 8 Times in 8 Posts	Lil' Wayne Sued For $1.3 Million Over New York Concert Venue Lil' Wayne Sued For $1.3 Million Over New York Concert Venue Written by Cyrus Langhorne Mon, 16 Feb 2009 Grammy-winning rapper Lil' Wayne has been sued for $1.3 million by a New York concert promoter after he failed to appear at a concert for a third consecutive time. The plaintiff claims Weezy has canceled three times over the past four months. Filed in New York City, Edward Strickland, GM of RMF Productions, is suing Wayne, his manager and others for $1.3 mil. Strickland says he advanced Lil' $100K back in October and got nothin'. Strickland said the last he heard from Wayne was via email canceling the third concert... which Lil' said was due to "logistics of his band." (TMZ) Weezy's last cancelation was for his January 21 performance in Rochester. Rapper Lil' Wayne has canceled a scheduled appearance at the Blue Cross Arena for the third time. Jeff Calkins, the arena's general manager, said he had not yet heard a reason for canceling the concert, which was set for Wednesday. Refunds are available at the point of sale: Consumers may take tickets to the Blue Cross box office or contact Ticketmaster (585-232-1900) by Feb. 6. (Democrat & Chronicle) Despite the unexpected decision, the rapper's manager, Cortez Bryant, justified missing the scheduled date. "Now that Wayne's doing these bigger shows, he wants to make sure that all of his fans are getting the same experience," he said. "It would have been too difficult to travel with the entire band, then turn around and head to Calgary the next day. We didn't want the Rochester fans to get any less of a show because of logistics. We wanted to deliver the same caliber show we've delivered along the tour." (All Hip Hop) Weezy was on his popular nationwide "I Am Music" tour at the time. The cross country tour will feature special appearances by T-Pain,Keyshia Cole, Gym Class Heroes and Keri Hilson. Beginning on the East Coast, Weezy will make stops in Houston, Oakland, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte and other spots before ending in January. sohh __________________ Most loved/Hated Moderator "Stop Bitchin" - Robby

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02-17-2009, 12:50 PM	#3
WTF MiCKEUS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glasgow, Scotland, U.K Posts: 3,502 Repped: 715 Repped 652 Times in 399 Posts Neg Reps: 187 Neg Repped at 148 Times in 136 Posts	he wont have to give it all