http://news.yahoo.com/s/a...ce_lawsuit

DUBLIN – A Dublin judge has ordered Prince to pay $2.95 million to Ireland's major concert promoters for canceling a 2008 concert at the last minute.

High Court Justice Peter Kelly made public the damages total Friday because the singer has yet to pay the amount to Dublin promoters MCD Productions in a confidential settlement reached last month.

Kelly last month ruled that Prince had committed to perform in Dublin's 82,300-seat Croke Park in June 2008, but withdrew without explanation 10 days beforehand after 55,000 tickets were sold. The 51-year-old Prince did not testify at the hearing.

Kelly confirmed Friday that the order was specifically against Prince, not his agents from the William Morris agency, who were absolved of liability.

Seems like being a dick is catching up to him!

billymeade said:

U could say it all exploded in his face...
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Good Greif. There are two possibilities, one of them guaranteed to happen very soon: Bankruptcy with a bagass home/yard sale, or an extensive no-frill tour.

TheVoid said:

luv4u said:

I misspelled it didn't I?

Damn, Chris. Damn.

i'm sure he has that amount of money on his account...if not, he really fucked things up

Yeah, bankruptcy is on the horizon.

Prince.....easy solution for you.....rearrange these words to suit...

Vault
box
Set
Tour
Massive

billymeade said:

!

Oh Lawd, he's going to change his name again to an unpronounceable symbol, claim Prince was the one who owed all that money, and that he is not Prince anymore because Prince is dead.

Swear to gawd, if he pulls that shit, I'll sue him!

Can't wait for the apologists to hit this thread.

Now you know why you payed twice.

TheVoid said:

I wouldn't put it past him!

TheVoid said:

Don't give the man ideas

How in the hell could he have spent all the money he made from the Musicology and 21 Nights tours?

I'm thinking he personally grossed $50 million before taxes.

Unbelievable. Of course, I'm assuming he doesn't have the $2.95 million or he would have already paid it. The case seemed pretty damn open and shut to me. No way an artist lets a promoter put tickets on sale - or doesn't stop the sale once he learns about them - without there having been some sort of deal or at least a preliminary agreement.

Well, at least we're gonna be guaranteed some content soon.

Also reported here:
http://www.irishtimes.com...ing34.html

luv4u said:

Well, if he comes up with a "Gold Experience pt. II" maybe it won't be so bad.

That's probably pocket change for Prince.

TheVoid said:

Unfortunately, it will be "Purple and Gold: The New Master" at this rate.

RodeoSchro said:

You would think he made a shit load of money off those gigs.

2elijah said:

He must have massive pockets then.

LuneCerise said:

Jesus Weeps.

LuneCerise said:

take it back! Please, for the love of god, take it back!!

Didn't he make something insane like $80m just from the Musicology tour alone?

I'm sure $2.95m is a drop in the purple ocean to Prince.

If he was wrong he was wrong point blank people. It is what it is.

well this is what TMZ have to say about it.....


Prince is the subject of a public shaming in Ireland -- after a judge decided to release information about the singer's recent court battle because the Purple One isn't paying the piper.

High Court Justice Peter Kelly just announced that Prince owes nearly $3 million in damages to concert promoters for bailing on a 2008 show in Dublin at the last minute.

According to Kelly, the two parties reached a settlement back in February -- but Prince hasn't paid the promoters a dime.

In a related note -- during the case, an agent who worked with Prince told the court that the singer is a royal pain in the ass to work with ... and when the agent informed Prince of the Irish problem, Prince said, "Tell the cat to chill. We will work something out."



hopefully the press will pick up on the charging for a closed site too-he deserves an ass kicking
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polkadotbliss said:

This does not surprise me, judging from what I have read about Prince.