The Game Ordered to Pay $500,000 in Damages for ‘Fake’ Australian Tour – Report
The Game is facing a new lawsuit over an alleged fake tour overseas.
According to a report from the Daily Mail on Wednesday (May 26), the Compton rapper has been hit with a $500,000 lawsuit, ordering that he pay that amount in damages stemming from a tour in Australia that never happened in 2017.
Apparently, Justice Sarah Derrington ruled that Game, born Jayceon Taylor, and his agent, Cash Jones, are responsible for the seven-city tour being canceled and have to cough up hundreds of thousands of dollars to Australian tour promoters Tour Squad.
The Game and Jones have reportedly been ordered to pay $478,119.73 in damages, in addition to $78,508.08 in interest, plus court costs incurred by the tour company.
About four years ago, the Born 2 Rap rhymer was expected to hit the stage in five Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Apparently, negotiations for after-parties and shows in Canberra and Cairns were still being sorted out.
Things went awry when The Game and his crew pulled out of the trek after Tour Squad rejected the rapper and his team’s request to receive $3.21 million for a documentary they wanted to film.
The judge noted that the tour negotiations were mostly done via text message or WhatsApp, allowing for there to be no paper trail pertaining to any alterations to their agreement.
Additionally, the outlet reports that tour negotiations were delayed because of Game’s fees for each show, which apparently increased from $32,1000 to $51,340. The same went for his after-party costs, which were $19,250.
The Game also requested to bring a 15-person entourage on the tour.
The judge added that the behavior of all individuals involved in the lawsuit was inappropriate as the tour company and reps for The Game both made attempts to “influence the court.” The rep for the Tour Squad allegedly went as far as contacting the judge’s chamber to find out when a judgement would be given in an attempt to provide new information for their case.
The Game is facing legal issues in the U.S. as well. Last May, Priscilla Rainey, the woman who accused the rapper of sexual assault in 2016, and won a judgement of $7.1 million years later, accused the 41-year-old artist of transferring some of his assets to his manager, Wack 100, to avoid paying her.
At the time, Rainey’s judgment had increased to $7.2 million because The Game had yet to pay. It’s unclear what the current judgement amount is.
XXL has reached out to a rep for The Game for a comment on this matter.
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Quality Control Music Rapper Metro Marrs Arrested at His High School Graduation Ceremony After Throwing Thousands of Dollars Into Crowd of Classmates – Report
One of Quality Control Music’s newest signees, rapper Metro Marrs, appears to have been arrested at his high school graduation last week for throwing money on stage.
In video footage that has been making its rounds on social media, Metro was handcuffed after reportedly throwing $10,000 in cash on stage at his commencement ceremony at Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn, Ga., about 25 minutes away from Atlanta.
In a nearly minute-long clip, Metro is seen being detained by officers who are presumed to be from the Fulton County Schools Police Department. A male voice is heard saying, “At the graduation.” The man then yells for Metro to hand over a large wad of cash as one of the arresting officers instructs the 18-year-old rapper, born Marques Smith, to do the same. The same officer then informs the man behind the camera that Metro will not be marching out of the ceremony with the graduating class. The man obliges while people start chanting, “Let him go,” which can be heard from the crowd of graduates.
On Sunday (May 23), video footage of Metro Marrs' arrest was shared on his Instagram page, along with a caption that reads, “#freeme y’all tag @theshaderoom in the comments #classof2021 I love yallll!! (This his management team) #freemetro he will get out in a couple of hours.”
According to his team, the rapper was “arrested / held for a couple days” however, as of reporting time, arrest records were not accessible to confirm the incident.
It’s unclear if the incident was planned or if Metro Marrs' decision to make it rain was impromptu.
XXL has reached out to the Fulton County Schools Police Department for a comment on this matter.
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