Wednesday 8th February 2012
Town sues 50 cent for no-show
17th July 2009
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.
When the tow ...
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