Madonna’s legal team has labeled the class-action lawsuit against the singer for showing up late on stage a “harassment campaign”. This comes after more than one lawsuit was filed against the pop icon over her late starts during her recent “Celebration” 40th-anniversary tour. The lawsuit accuses Madonna of not only breaching contracts with ticket buyers but also of “false advertising, negligent representation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.”
Madonna’s representatives have asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit filed against her, claiming that “Plaintiffs speculate that ticketholders who left the venue after 1 am might have had trouble getting a ride home or might have needed to wake up early the next day for work. That is not a cognizable injury.” According to Billboard, the parties attributed the delay to a technical difficulty experienced during the soundcheck for the December 13 date.
Madonna’s lawyers have addressed the claims again, and made it clear that they have not agreed to any settlement with the plaintiffs. While they did acknowledge they had communicated with the plaintiffs’ own lawyers, they argued the notice of settlement was false, characterizing it as a “harassment campaign”. The judge agreed to the request, meaning the case will proceed.
In a separate lawsuit filed later that month in Washington D.C., three fans claim that the singer broke the law by arriving on stage two hours late at a pair of gigs at the Capital One Arena in December 2023. The suit is a proposed class action that aims to represent all ticketholders who experienced similar problems from the late starts. Madonna is also facing a lawsuit from a fan who has claimed that he and others were “forced” to watch sex acts while at her shows.
Speaking about her alleged feud with Madonna, Cyndi Lauper denounced the claims, saying that both artists were put against each other by the media. She shared that their music stands out for different reasons. “It was like apples and oranges…I would have liked to have a friend”, she told the publication
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