Mariah Carey is suing a South American concert promoter after she canceled shows in Argentina and Chile because they didn't pay her in full, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in L.A. County Superior Court. Mirage Entertainment on Tuesday sued FEG Entretenimientos for breach of contract, claiming their late payments gave Carey the right to cancel and be paid in full - but the company accused the star of damaging their brand by failing to perform.
"In the music industry everyone knows the familiar story of the deceitful promoter that promises to pay and fails to deliver," writes attorney Bryan Freedman in the complaint. "This lawsuit is filed in part not only to confirm the multiple breaches of the contracts by FEG, but to warn the artistic community not to trust any promises from FEG."
According to the complaint FEG agreed in June to a guaranteed fee for Carey's performance and was required to pay that fee in a series of scheduled payments. The first due the day after the contract was signed, another due the next month and the final payment due in September.
Carey was set to perform on October 28 in Argentina and on October 30 in Chile, but by October 25 there was still a large unpaid balance for both of the shows and Carey canceled. With only days remaining before the shows, Freedman argues that it was unreasonable to expect Carey to undertake the expenses of traveling such a long distance with the team and equipment needed for the concerts on the faith that the payments would be made.
In addition to damage to her reputation, Carey says she missed out on other lucrative projects which she declined because of the later-canceled shows.
(Billboard)
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