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Flo Rida disappoints his fans!
RnB/Hip Hop | Tuesday 7th August 2012 | Osh
What happens when your millionaire rapper and you don’t attend the festival, which were booked to perform at? well you get slapped with a $400’000 fine. This is exactly what happened to Flo Rida. Mr Rida failed to attend the ‘Fat as Butter’ event in Newcastle, New South Wales, and was therefore required to pay compensation for his selfish actions. Stuck in his penthouse apartment somewhere in America, I very much doubt that $400’000 will make even the slightest dent in Mr Rida’s bulging wallet but it does bring about the question what has happened to his integrity?
Back when Flo Rida was just Tramer Dillard, a guy trying to make a living working in the music industry, I’m sure he would have jumped at the chance of performing live in front of people who actually paid to see him perform, but now that he has made a success of himself what does he do? He ignores the little people who put him where he is now! Shame on you Flo, Shame on you!
Judge Judith Gibson claimed that "All of these angry patrons demanded a refund, sometimes in confronting language, such as 'You guys didn't deliver what you advertised and I paid for.'” So not only did Flo Rida destroy the hope of his fans he also created a massive problem ‘by damaging the trading reputation of the plaintiff, impacting its ability to stage future events, attract patrons and compete with rivals in the music event industry." Nice work Flo. Flo Rida and VIP Entertainment and Concepts now have to pay $380,400 in damages and $37,745 in legal fees- not that it will make any difference to them but it might make the disappointed fans feel slightly better. Below is a video of ‘Low’ so that you can all be reminded of the talent which those poor folks in Newcastle missed out on.
By Ramya Nair
