M.I.A. Suing Kid Cudi for Kicking Her Off Tour, Demanding Millions
M.I.A. says Live Nation guaranteed her $2.8 million and accuses Kid Cudi of bad faith termination after her onstage comments.
- On May 29, musician Mathangi Arulpragasam, known as M.I.A., sued Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, known as Kid Cudi, and Live Nation in the United States District Court of California Western Division, seeking over $2.8 million for her removal from the Rebel Ragers Tour.
- Cudi terminated M.I.A. following her May 2 performance at the Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, where she called herself a Republican and made remarks Cudi deemed "offensive."
- The lawsuit alleges "intentional interference with contractual relations," claiming Live Nation breached a $2,805,000 guarantee that provided M.I.A. full creative control regardless of her stage remarks.
- Beyond the tour, M.I.A. claims she lost nearly $300,000 in private performance and merchandising opportunities, while Cudi wrote on Instagram he "won't have someone on my tour making offensive remarks that upsets my fanbase."
- The lawsuit alleges her termination was a publicity stunt for the struggling tour, as M.I.A.'s "prayer for relief" seeks $75,000 in additional damages plus legal fees while the Rebel Ragers Tour continues.
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M.I.A. Sues Kid Cudi for $2.8 Million After She Was Kicked Off His Rebel Ragers Tour
M.I.A. is suing Kid Cudi for $2.8 million after the British rapper was kicked off his Rebel Ragers Tour for “making offensive remarks” during her opening act. “Kid Cudi’s attempts to silence freedom of artistic expression and speech on his ‘Rebel Rager’s Tour’ cannot go unchallenged,” read a statement from M.I.A.’s team. “Kid Cudi claimed shock over her comments he now labels as ‘offensive’ and his abrupt and unjustified termination of her per…
M.I.A. Suing Kid Cudi for Kicking Her Off Tour, Demanding Millions
Getty M.I.A. is suing Kid Cudi. The 50-year-old “Paper Planes” rapper filed a lawsuit against the 42-year-old “Day ‘n’ Nite” superstar after she was booted from his tour in early May following her on-stage comments about immigrants. The complaint was filed in California federal court, and claims that Kid Cudi was aware of her political beliefs before he invited her to join the Rebel Ragers Tour. “M.I.A. was terminated to generate publicity for t…
M.I.A. sues Kid Cudi for kicking her off tour over political stage comments
Happy Mag https://happymag.tv Rebel ragers turned legal brawlers. M.I.A. is taking Kid Cudi to court after being booted from his Rebel Ragers tour. The Grammy-nominated artist filed a federal complaint in California on... Happy Mag https://happymag.tv
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