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Rick Ross sued for almost $2 million for canceled Nigerian concert

by theGrio | July 16, 2012 at 4:01 PM
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Rick Ross  and his management are being sued for nearly $2 million. A U.K. based promotions company claims the rapper accepted a down payment for a 2011 concert, but cancelled it and held on to the more than $87,000 that was deposited into his bank account. AllHipHop.com has more on the story:

Rapper Rick Ross, his sister Tawanda Roberts and his manager Michael Lighty are being sued for almost $2 million in damages, by a United Kingdom promotional company over a canceled 2011 concert in Nigeria. The lawsuit was filed on July 3 in the Supreme Court of New York, by Zons P.R., a UK-based company organized to do business in Nigeria. Zons P.R. was hired on behalf of Star Lager beer, a brand affiliate of Heineken, which is popular in Nigeria and West Africa.

The lawsuit was filed on July 3 in the Supreme Court of New York, by Zons P.R., a UK-based company organized to do business in Nigeria. Zons P.R. was hired on behalf of Star Lager beer, a brand affiliate of Heineken, which is popular in Nigeria and West Africa.

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