Madonna Concertgoers’ Lawsuit Over Present’s Late Begin Time Dismissed

A lawsuit towards Madonna has been dismissed. Six months after Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden sued Madonna over her live performance’s late begin time, they determined to drop the case.

A supply tells ET of the lads’s resolution, “There was no settlement and the plaintiffs determined to dismiss the frivolous lawsuit.”

In accordance with court docket docs obtained by ET, Fellows and Hadden agreed to the “voluntary dismissal of this motion with prejudice, with every social gathering to bear its personal charges and prices.” Court docket approval was not wanted to get the lawsuit dropped, as a result of it was “dismissed on a person foundation” earlier than Fellows and Hadden “filed a Movement looking for class certification.”

The lads filed their lawsuit again in January after attending the Brooklyn, New York, cease on Madonna’s Celebration Tour. Within the lawsuit, the lads claimed that the singer, in addition to Reside Nation and Barclays Middle, lied concerning the present’s begin time, thus partaking in “unconscionable, unfair, and/or misleading commerce practices.”  

The 2 males, who claimed that Madonna had a “lengthy historical past of arriving and beginning her concert events late,” argued that the alleged delay resulted within the live performance not ending till after 1 a.m., inflicting them to come across points with “restricted public transportation, restricted ride-sharing, and/or elevated private and non-private transportation prices.”

Fellows and Hadden additionally claimed that, for the reason that live performance occurred on a weeknight, they “needed to stand up early to go to work and/or care for their household tasks the subsequent day” on fewer hours of sleep because of the alleged delay.

Via her alleged lateness, the pair, who sought “damages, statutory damages, treble damages, exemplary damages, prices and attorneys’ charges,” claimed Madonna was facilitating an “train in false promoting” and “negligent misrepresentation.”

Madonna’s legal professionals responded to the lawsuit in April by submitting a movement to dismiss the lawsuit. 

“Plaintiffs speculate that ticketholders who left the venue after 1 a.m. might need had hassle getting a trip house or might need wanted to get up early the subsequent day for work,” Madonna’s attorneys wrote. “That’s not a cognizable harm.” 

The legal professionals claimed that having to “stand up early to go to work” shouldn’t be a authorized “harm” one can sue over. Moreover, the legal professionals claimed that it’s not “affordable” for concertgoers to foretell anticipated present begin and finish instances, regardless of what’s printed on the occasion tickets. 

Whereas this lawsuit is now behind the singer, she is going through one other authorized motion. Again in Might, Justen Lipeles sued Madonna and 4 California live performance venues, claiming that he and his 11-year-old sister had been subjected to “pornography with out warning,” resembling “topless ladies on stage simulating intercourse acts” in an uncomfortable, sweltering surroundings.

Lipeles, who moreover alleged that the live performance began late and that the singer lip-synced her efficiency, additionally claimed that Madonna demanded the air-con be turned off and he turned bodily in poor health within the warmth.

Madonna, 65, kicked off her Celebration Tour in October 2023 amid delays as she recovered from a near-fatal viral infection. She took her closing bow on Might 4 in historic trend as she broke the record for the largest audience for a standalone live performance by any artist at Copacabana Seashore in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

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