Mary J. Blige Sued Over Canceled Concert, with Mick Jagger & Rolling Stones Mentioned in Lawsuit? [VIDEO]
A promotional company filed a lawsuit against singer Mary J. Blige over a canceled concert, TMZ reported Wednesday.
Vision Entertainment Worldwide is suing the Be Without You singer because she did not perform at a December 2012 concert in Dallas, Texas, as was scheduled, according to the report. Bilge and her production company allegedly canceled days before the Dec. 9 concert, despite being paid $145,000 deposit to appear. The suit further claimed that Blige did not return the money and performed at the Barclay Center on Dec. 8 with Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones because it was a better offer.
VEW demanded at least $145,000 in damages and is suing for breach of contract. A representative for Blige denied the accusations.
"Mary J did not breach any contract for a Dallas concert last December. Any claim to the contrary is false," Karynne Tencer, Blige's publicist, said.
The lawsuit is the latest in a string of lawsuits and woes that the R&B icon is facing. The IRS filed a federal tax lien against the No More Drama singer in May, claiming she failed to pay all her income taxes for the years 2009 ($574,907.30), 2010 ($2,203,743.53) and 2011 ($647,604.60). The grand total she allegedly owes the federal government is $3,426,255.43.
In February, Blige was hit with a $900,000 tax lien from the state of New Jersey. Earlier in the same month, she was sued for allegedly defaulting on a loan to Bank of America. According to court documents filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the singer defaulted on a $500,000 loan. Blige's financial hardships continued when a notice was placed on the door of her luxury West Side apartment building after it was discovered that she hadn't paid rent since November 2012.
In November 2012, Blige was sued by Signature Bank for $ $2.2 million for failure to pay back a loan. The suit alleged that Blige and her husband, Kendu Isaacs, took out the loan in October 2011 and defaulted by July 2012.
Blige's charitable deeds have also been met with scrutiny. In May 2012, The Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now was sued by TD Banks over a $250k loan taken out in June 2011.
Watch Blige perform with Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones below.
