Just heard this on Irish news.

MCD the promoters of the cancelled Croke park Gig are suing Prince for 1.2 million Euro. How tru is this? as on RTE 2 the irish national radio ststion

If it'd true we finally know who's to blame for the biggest disappointment of the year

Like Prince getting sued is news these days. put up a link or something. Why should anybody just take your word?
[Edited 12/15/08 13:26pm]

Dayclear said:

Why should anybody consider your post?

rap you know. over at hq you're not even allowed to give 'Prince news' without a link, other wise it's just a rumor,lie or hearsay.I've been trained well.

Even here, on the ORG, posts of matters like this are suppose to be accompanied by the link the news came from. So...post the link so those interested can read details.

JayJai said:

kramor3k said:

Google is your friend...

http://www.independent.ie...76226.html


Independent.ie
Prince sued for €1.6m after pulling out of Croke Park gig
By Jason O'Brien and Tim Healy
Tuesday December 16 2008

IRISH music fans didn't get to hear Prince play live this year, and he hasn't heard the end of it.

The diminutive singer is being sued for €1.6m after he pulled out of a concert at Croke Park in June at short notice.

Promoter MCD is bringing the case against the 'Purple Rain' singer, claiming financial loss and damage to its reputation after the gig was called off.

Prince has never given a reason for the cancellation, which left 55,000 fans disappointed.

Yesterday at the High Court, David O'Donohoe, a solicitor for MCD, said in an affidavit that Prince agreed in February to perform at Croke Park for a fee of $3m (e2.2m). However, it was also confirmed that there was no written contract. Half the fee was paid into the account of the singer's agent, Tony Goldring. Mr Goldring, who is based with the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, sent an "unambiguous email" on February 28, confirming the agreement with MCD.

Cancel

But the same agent informed MCD on June 6, that Prince wished to cancel. The concert was due to take place on June 16.

Mr O'Donohoe said yesterday that despite MCD's best efforts to persuade the artist to play, Prince refused to do so. No reason was ever given for the cancellation, he added.

In court yesterday, MCD said that although promoters have insurance against cancellation, that insurance is only valid in specific unforeseeable circumstances. MCD, which is headed by businessman Denis Desmond, claims the cost of the cancellation amounted to €1,664,945, adding that they incurred substantial promotion costs, and that all the tickets were refunded.

MCD confirmed there was no written contract with Prince but their legal team argued that the email correspondence between Mr Desmond and Mr Goldring makes it "abundantly clear" that a finished contract was entered into.

MCD yesterday applied for orders from the High Court that would allow them to formally serve the proceedings on Prince, and that will limit the time in which he can enter an appearance. Mr Justice Michael Peart granted the orders.

Efforts to contact the singer through his agent, Mr Goldring, were unsuccessful last night.

- Jason O'Brien and Tim Healy

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I don't know what kind of promoter gives an entertainer's agen't 1.5 millions bucks on the basis of an email in lieu of a signed contract?

Brilliant move.

Get oot the purple purse again wee man.

Dayclear said:

It was just breaking news so no links were available at the time...and as the link above confirms the original post maybe you should just take news as it's printed. I don't make sh*t up just so I can post. Why is this place so damn negative??

kramor3k said:

Because some have been here, way too long.

for Prince being sued again and for some of the comments on here

kramor3k said:

It isn't if you look at the top of the Prince: Music & More forum you will see in the last pink box of forum rules YOU MUST provide a link for "this just in" and other type news. Its website rules NOT ours. Dayclear is right we who have been here longer KNOW this rule.

old news.

http://prince.org/msg/7/291886

toots said:

I'm going to dissagree, toots. The original post was a question as the OP had heard this on the radio and wanted clarification. The source he quotes is a government-owned station so its news output is reliable.I searched RTE and a few Irish news sites for web links that evening but there was nothing until the next morning when the newspapers were published.

PopeLeo said:

I was stating at "the time of post" ,he was stating "just breaking news" The original post also had NO link(post #1, thread starting post)!Babynoz got the link not the thread starter Doesnt matter if the thread was started before the link could be posted regardless it is to have a link when the news " is just breaking.Ill post the rule that states it.

At top of forum of Prince: Music and More(last pink box)-

Finally, when posting any media reports, new release info, "this just in" type of stuff, etc..., please link back to your source for that info. Always remember to give credit for any photos you may obtain from other sites - and remember: absolutely no hotlinking/leeching from other fan sites, personal servers etc - PERIOD!
[Edited 12/21/08 5:43am]

Marrk said:

Actually, that thread was started after this one.

babynoz said:

Good eye

toots said:

Yes, this thread was first - because the OP reported directly what he heard on the broadcast media here in Ireland before a web link was available. So I fail to see your earlier point regarding there being no link nor who eventually provided it. To the general public this is minor entertainment news that broke late in the evening and hardly a priority to the skeleton staff updating news sites in a small country during the night. But it does ask an interesting question - can we discuss news from broadcast media without a web link? Has the world changed that much?

So when people round here can only agree to the right to be pedantic about Org rules, there's only on thing for it. I'm requesting that this be moved to the Site Discussion forum (yes, the forum where threads die but the animosity lives on) IMHO the original thread has run its course in M&M and should be moved.

PopeLeo said:

sounding like a broken record again aren't u? AND still missing the point again. To answer ur question in bold for the 3rd time its called A RULE of the FORUM If I or any of us here can't answer ur question in bold u may want to contact a mod
[Edited 12/21/08 21:11pm]

toots said:

And you're sounding like a mod wanabee. I've requested this thread to be moved to Site Discussion where it belongs and might be commented on by the actual mods here.
[Edited 12/22/08 4:04am]

PopeLeo said:

You asked a question, NOW I get accused of being or trying to be a mod Im afraid to tell you this but I never was trying to be a mod.Its called reading the rules and understanding them. Here I will post your question in bold again, and in red for the full expllaination to your quesiton:


Finally, when posting any media reports, new release info, "this just in" type of stuff, etc..., please link back to your source for that info. Always remember to give credit for any photos you may obtain from other sites - and remember: absolutely no hotlinking/leeching from other fan sites, personal servers etc - PERIOD!

Your answer would be no Im afraid and to my understanding. I have tried being nice to explain fully as I have come to understanding rules myself over the years. I was in no way rude as you were trying to be in ur post to me accussing me of being or impersonating a mod. Which I was not.oNLY stateing forum rules and as it said in fine print when you joined and agreed to the terms of service when joining.

The reason why a mod or they havent moved this thread is becuase it fits its purpose here. In the Prince M& M forum better.

If a person trying to help has to go through this getting accused of being a mod or being a mod wanna be, Id rather not help one at all. Sorry for "trying" to help

Even government related stuff have links
[Edited 12/22/08 6:15am]

toots said:

VS

toots said:

If that's you being nice, I'd hate to get on your bad side

You're the one setting the level of debate and 'helping' by cutting and pasting site rules and giving you own interpretation on them. You have one view, I have another. Deal with it.
[Edited 12/22/08 6:59am]

PopeLeo said:

I don't think there's an absolute requirement of a link, especially when there's nothing to link to (e.g., something broadcast over the radio). It's a good idea, though, to provide some info about the source, such as the identity of the radio station in question.

Since this thread has drifted away from the original topic, I'm going to lock it. Feel free to start a new thread in Site Discussion, though, to continue this particular dialogue.