Town sues 50 cent for no-show

17th July 2009

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A Polish town is suing rapper 50 Cent for cancelling a concert it says it spent PLN 200,000 promoting.

The “Candy Shop” singer was to play in the town of Gorzow in Western Poland in August last year in a promotional concert for the city.

But after pulling out his management team refused to refund the money spent by the town.

“We signed a contract for PLN 200,000. The city logo appeared on posters. In every advertisement for the rapper, the city’s name appeared. We were convinced it was a good idea,” says Jolanta Ciesla, spokesperson for the city’s legal team.

The concert, which was to be held in Gorzow sports centre, was expected to attract 10,000 fans.
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