Rapper Young Jeezy is being sued in the U.S. District Court for allegedly backing out of an agreement to perform in Houston on Dec. 9th, 2016.
An entertainment promoter has sued rapper Jeezy in the federal court, claiming that the hip-hop artist backed out of a contract to perform in the Houston.
According to the civil lawsuit filed on Feb. 8th in the U.S. District Court in Houston, Jeezy had agreed to a one-hour concert on Dec. 9th at The Arena Theatre, 7326 Southwest Freeway. The court records indicate that he was paid half of the $60,000 concert fee.
The Houston promoter Darryl Austin filed the suit against Jeezy, whose real name is Jay Jenkins.
As stated in the original complaint filed, negotiations for the concert began in the October, and Austin agreed to pay Jenkins $60,000 for the performance. He gave him half at the outset, and including a $20,000 direct deposit into his checking account.
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Based on the negotiations, Austin said in a complaint that he was "free to advertise and promote the event which he started doing by paying for the venue, buying radio space and arranging ticket sales...."
The complaint states that, in the November, the rapper who is also called Young Jeezy, notified to Austin through a representative that he do not want to perform at The Arena. According to the court documents, at that point, more than 1,000 tickets had been sold.
The suit also states that Austin tried to make concessions to appease Jeezy, but the rapper insisted that he would not perform and would not return the deposit.
The complaint also states that Jeezy started asking for $80,000, which Austin agreed to, "feeling cornered and in distress."
The law suit states, "at the last minute," Jeezy decided to attend a party for the release of his new album in Atlanta on the date of concert. Austin tried to work out an arrangement to reschedule in the Houston concert, or even fly Jeezy by a private jet to Houston after the album-release party, to no avail.
Austin, who is represented by the attorney Troy J. Wilson in Richmond, is seeking at least $100,000 for the breach-of-contract damages and return of the $30,000 deposit.
By Mrudula Duddempudi.
