LoveRobot said:

Genesia said:

mods..lock this thread plzzzz....all this negative talk is making me ill...

WOLFY

unique said:

unique said:

Singer Prince agrees to pay undisclosed damages to promoters for cancelling


at 15:14 on February 26, 2010, EDT.
By Shawn Pogatchnik, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DUBLIN, Ireland - Lawyers for U.S. pop singer Prince agreed Friday to pay substantial damages for his unexplained cancellation of a 2008 concert in Ireland's largest stadium.

Prince, 51, did not appear during the four-day hearing in Dublin High Court.

But evidence presented by Dublin concert promoters MCD Productions Ltd. - which sued Prince for C1.7 million (about C$2.4 million) alleging breach of contract - demonstrated he had committed to perform in the 82,300-seat Croke Park in June 2008, only to withdraw without explanation 10 days beforehand after 55,000 tickets were sold.

Lawyers for both sides announced an out-of-court settlement Friday. Neither side disclosed the figures involved.

But MCD owner Denis Desmond suggested outside the courthouse that the settlement easily topped C1 million because his company would not be "out of pocket" once Prince paid up.

MCD, Ireland's biggest concert organizers, paid C700,000 to book Croke Park for the night, advertised the concert aggressively and refunded all 55,000 tickets.

Desmond also poked fun at Prince's reported quote, relayed Thursday by his former William Morris agent Marc Geiger, that he expected Desmond to take the concert's collapse in stride.

"Tell the cat to chill. We will work something out," Geiger quoted Prince as saying during a rare face-to-face meeting on June 3, 2008.

"This cat's very chilled," Desmond said Friday with a broad smile.

Geiger had testified that Prince was "one of the least clear" clients he had ever experienced during a 20-year agent's career, particularly because he shunned direct communication, instead conveying messages through an assistant if at all.

He said Prince was offered US$22 million to perform in Dublin and at six other unspecified European venues.

Dublin High Court Justice Peter Kelly suggested that, just as in 2008, Prince might be giving others the impression that he had confirmed out-of-court settlement terms but would renege later on the deal.

Kelly asked if "the word 'confirmed' in Prince-speak means the same as it means in English?"

Prince's lawyer, Paul Sreenan, said it did.


©The Canadian Press, 2010

Rorywan said:

That may be a better word. And you never know I could be old enough to be your grandma, then it wouldnt be so bad to call you son.

Message to Prince: None of this would have happened on Londell's watch.

:Insert pic of 'Tell The Cat To Chill...' t-shirt here:
[Edited 2/27/10 2:48am]

MrsGoodnight said:

I thought I was the only one who really paid attention to these words

JayJai said:

Gav said:

YO ! don't drink at work not on pints but a little "sky" on weekend YES i answeres unique cool !! I'm an Englishwoman in Paris" but can let my hairdown
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roseberet said:

so r u going 2 the paris party next weekend?

unique said:

luv 2 but sold out and I'm working wait until the next "apparition" of THE PRINCE at Paris if he turns UP

luv4u said:

Well that puts to bed all the rumors, hearsay and everything being banded around this and an ex-fansite since 2008. The gig was confirmed, he cancelled and now he has had to pay up. The downside looks like I will never see Prince on my home soil again!

Rorywan said:

well....I WAS the MAN who broke the NEWS that he was 2 play ireland N i was giving all the inside Nfo all along N then some had the cheek 2 blame poor ol wolfy....
shame on those who said i was telling lies N dissin me all the time.....

my good NAME has now been restored.....

WOLFY
[Edited 2/27/10 14:06pm]

Rorywan said:

[Snip - luv4u]

unique said:

roseberet said:

ok

He will send Jerome instead!

unique said:

oh my good,,,,,im shocked....will have t take action here.....mods...plz lock this thread asap....

Rorywan said:

u as well...mmmmm

unique said:

I have copied N pasted this thread N Ur post N will be informing M15 , M16.. and also the gardai...irish police ASAP.....thats a serious threat!!!!!


WOLFY

Actually, Wolfy, do you remember I was the one who said I for sure knew the Dublin show wasn't going to happen, about 2 weeks before the date? As a crew member I knew we didn't have flights booked, and was trying to take pity and warn people away from buying flights and hotels.

But most everyone except rory and squirrelgrease told me to not be such a downer.

Hmmpphh...

musiclover44 said:

Some people chose not to listen and instead started with the personal insults and a childish "website vs website" game.

Housequake may not have been to everyone's taste but it was always 100% behind stopping fans getting ripped off.

irishwolfhound said:

i've informed MFI, M&S, IDE and CSI who are probably outside your front door right now

Gav said:

Well, I've not been on Housequake, just here. The next time its important, I'll have CarrieMpls vouch for me...

unique said:

[Use orgnotes for personal messages snip - luv4u]

irishwolfhound said:

i am connected to the UFC, WWA, ABC, CGI, UCI, MP3 and RAC. each and everyone puts the illuminati to shame. plus my dad built the haldron collider single handedly on his own, and he is bigger than your dad

unique said:

[Snip - luv4u]

^^^^^

Can you 2 knock it off and move on. Use orgnotes instead of ruining this thread. And I mean it!