Busta Rhymes has been slapped with a lawsuit for skipping out on a scheduled performance and lying about the circumstances that forced his absence.
In court documents obtained by The @Blast, 808 Entertainment said the incident occurred back in January, after the company came to an agreement with the rapper about a New Jersey event scheduled for April 21, 2018. As part of the deal, Busta agreed to host the event at Ukrainian Culture Center and perform 2-3 verses from three of his songs for $17,000, $8,750 at signing and the rest ahead of the show.
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However, after widespread promotion, Busta pulled out of the event, claiming he had to be in court the same day to deal with a warrant for child support. Problem is, the show was on a Saturday, which raised red flags for the company, as they were “aware that no Federal Courts are open on weekends.”
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To make matters worse, 808 said they later saw the rapper promoting a performance for an event in Scottsdale on the same night as the New Jersey event but the difference is he actually showed up to that performance.
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So now, 808 is demanding $2.1 million in the lawsuit for damaging their reputation and causing substantial business losses.
