Gunna has claimed in a lawsuit that dodgy concert promoters duped him into performing at this year’s X Games, and never had the money to pay him.
The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday and reported by Billboard, seeks to recover the rapper’s performance fee of $750,000 (£560,000), plus damages for fraud, breach of contract and civil conspiracy.
Gunna, real name Sergio Kitchens, alleges he agreed to perform at the X Games on 22 January in Aspen, Colorado, based on the promise that a company called Mickle and Mickle Productions would pay him $500,000 (£374,000). The contract stated that if payment wasn’t sent that same day, an additional $250,000 (£187,000) fee would be added. But payment never eventuated.
“No sponsorship funds, stakeholder funds, parade funds, commodity funds, or other third-party funding source referenced by defendants was ever secured, encumbered or deployed to satisfy plaintiff’s contractual entitlement,” wrote Gunna’s lawyers.
The lawsuit questions whether Mickle and Mickle is even a legitimate company, noting that Gunna’s lawyers haven’t been able to locate any business registration under that name.
“The conduct described above reflects a coordinated scheme,” reads the complaint.
The Drip Harder singer is ultimately bringing claims against Mickle and Mickle, and another promotion company called Stars in Action. The X Games itself is not accused of any wrongdoing.
