The suit claims no payments were made as required, either “late, insufficient, or totally unpaid.” That meant Carey and team either needed to risk travelling costs to make the gigs without guarantee of payment, or cancel, said attorney Bryan Freedman.
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‘Scammed’ Nigerian promoter sues Jay Z
Chris Ubosi claims in the New York Supreme Court that the rapper and his Roc Nation company kept a deposit of $160,000 for a ill-fated Rihanna show in Lagos
By IQ on 08 Jun 2016
Rihanna performs at the Target Center in Minneapolis on the 2011 Loud tour
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A Nigerian concert promoter is suing Jay Z for allegedly failing to pay back a US$160,000 deposit for a cancelled Rihanna show in Lagos.
The Barbadian singer pulled out of a May 2013 appearance in the Nigerian capital, booked by Chris Ubosi’s Megalectrics via Jay Z-owned label and production company Roc Nation. According to the New York Daily News, Megalectrics and Roc Nation agreed for Rihanna to perform a 65-minute set for $425,000, for which Ubosi made three deposit payments totalling $160,000.
When Rihanna announced she had to postpone, Ubosi says he agreed as long as she listed a rescheduled date in her tour diary and on social media. The new date never surfaced, and Ubosi alleges that Jay Z – real name Shawn Carter – has ignored his repeated requests for a refund.
However, a representative from Roc Nation tells TMZ: “Rihanna, Roc Nation nor anyone associated personally or professionally with either party was in contact with this person. Unfortunately this person was scammed. Rihanna nor Roc Nation collected any money for this event.”
