Did Taylor Swift take the money and run?
The
23-year-old songbird is on the receiving end of a lawsuit for allegedly
taking a $2.5 million advance fee to headline last August's Capital
Hoedown music festival in Ottawa, Canada, only to keep the cash after
the event was canceled.
According to the complaint filed in
federal court in New York and obtained by E! News, Florida-based
ticketing company FIRE USA Inc. accused Swift and her management, the
Austin-based Messina Group, of accepting the payment, then refusing to
perform "and/or reschedule a new appearance" which "amounted to a
breach" of her contract. Bethenny Frankel Bares Skin on Vacation
FIRE said it was suing the country crooner after being
slapped with a lawsuit by Evo Merchant Services, a Big Apple-based
credit card payment processing company that was reportedly on the hook
for refunds after numerous credit card firms submitted requests on
behalf of disappointed ticket holders.
Evo is seeking $1.8 million
to cover losses suffered after claiming FIRE refused to cough up the
dough in violation of their contract. That suit forced the ticketing
company to take legal action against Swift to recoup the performance fee
from the "I Knew You Were Trouble" singer.
A rep for Swift was unavailable for comment. But Taylor's camp reportedly told TMZ that Swift never made a deal with FIRE and hasn't seen the suit.
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