Madonna responds to late performance lawsuit

Singer Madonna’s side said they will appeal and resolutely defend the “pop queen” in the case of two ticket sellers suing her concert for starting the show 2 hours late.

Last week, Madonna, the iconic pop star, faced lawsuits against her concert by two ticket sellers, Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden. The couple is seeking compensation because Madonna did not hold her recent Celebration Tour concert in Brooklyn, New York at the scheduled time.

Madonna was sued for performing late

Specifically, according to these two men, the ticket for the Celebration Tour concert on December 13, 2023 of the Material Girl star clearly states that the performance will start at 8:30 p.m. However, at 10:45 p.m., the “pop queen” took the stage.

The majority of concertgoers then had to leave at 1 a.m. every night, causing them to face many difficulties such as not being able to travel by public transportation, and finding people to share taxi rides with. or forced to pay extra money to use service facilities at that time. Many fans insisted they would not have bought tickets if they had known about the significant delay.

In the lawsuit against Madonna and the live show organizers, Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadde argued that the main delay of the show was “false advertising, misrepresentation and these commercial activities were conducted in a fraudulent direction.” “.

In response to the lawsuit, tour organizer Live Nation and singer Madonna’s management recently said: “The shows that opened in Brooklyn, New York still took place as planned, except for technical problems.” on December 13 regarding the soundcheck process. This caused a delay and was clearly noted in reports at the time. We will defend Madonna in this case vigorously “.