The Game Sued Over 'Fake' Australian Concert Series, Ordered to Pay over N600m
- The Game has reportedly been sued over a "fake" tour in Australia and has been ordered to fork out over N179 million
- The US rapper backed out of the concert series after the promoters refused to pay an extra N1.2 billion for a documentary the star wanted to film
- Social media users have shared their thoughts on the 'fake' tour, which was supposed to take place in 2017
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The Game is reportedly in trouble with Australian authorities. The US rapper has been sued over a 'fake' tour in the country.
According to reports, The Game and his agent Cash Jones have been instructed to pay over $500 000 (over N600 million) in damages by the Federal Court of Australia.
Source: UGC
The Game was reportedly supposed to appear or perform in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra and Cairns in 2017 but that did not happen after the rapper and his team backed out of the tour.
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The musician pulled out of the tour after the promotion company refused to pay a further $3.21 million (over N1.2 billion) for a documentary the superstar wanted to film, Complex reported.
Social media users have shared mixed reactions to The Game's decision to walk away from the tour. Check out some of their comments below:
@Propafresh wrote:
"He wanted the promoters to pay 3mil for a documentary to be filmed."
@NatePete8 said:
"Man really finessed a whole continent."
@MartyBee_ commented:
"Why every time this dude in the news it's over some shady money sh*t lol."
@Eddyg7881 said:
"Imagine paying to see him, he's always doing shady things."
@ftpjaxxx commented:
"Man could have really just performed his favourite freestyle at the seven shows and called it a day."
@KINGJONTEX18 said:
"They were paying to see him perform."
@jmg_213_ commented:
"This is a bad look."
@damnjasondaniel added:
"Fake tour for a fake rapper."
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In other rap news, Legit.ng reported that a snap of Drake taking a selfie with a woman in a living room has surfaced on social media. Many peeps have shared hilarious reactions to the picture. Tweeps believe that the woman in the hot snap with the superstar is his new bae.
They have accused the Toosie Slide hitmaker of dating older women who look like his mom. The photo was shared by TheShadeRoom on Wednesday morning. The publication captioned the post:
"Okay!! Looks like Drake was posted up with a lady recently!"
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