Lil Nas X and Zedd named in $1 million lawsuit over 2022 party at Hollywood Hills mansion
Lil Nas X and Zedd named in $1 million lawsuit over 2022 party at Hollywood Hills mansion
Lil Nas X and DJ Zedd are among those named in a lawsuit over an April 2022 party at a mansion in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills, which the owner says left considerable property damage.
The Old Town Road singer, 23, and the Russian-German DJ, 33, were named in the legal filing by property owner Daniel Fitzgerald, who owns several homes in Tony’s area. TMZ reported after reviewing court documents.
Fitzgerald told the court that, as part of the lease, he told tenants they were not to host parties on the premises.
The orders were violated in April 2022, Fitzgerald said in legal documents, when the tenants hosted an evening attended by 1,000 people, featuring Lil Nas X, who was immortalized in a wax statue last year, performing and Zedd DJing. .
Lil Nas X, Zedd and the promoters of the party were personally aware of the aforementioned orders but ignored them, Fitzgerald said in legal documents.
The latest: Lil Nas X, 23, and DJ Zedd, 33, are among those named in a lawsuit over an April 2022 party at a mansion in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, which the owner says caused considerable damage to the property.
Fitzgerald said more than $25,000 in physical damage was done to the property, with walls, ceilings, sofas and chairs needing repair.
According to the landlord, he also lost $40,000 in rental fees that he could have collected in the month the repairs were made from the party.
Fitzgerald said the party also irritated the neighbors and got him in trouble with local authorities.
Both Lil Nas X and Zedd were paid a minimum of $250,000 a piece for their party appearances.
Fitzgerald has sought punitive and compensatory damages of at least $1 million in his lawsuit against the performers, as well as the party’s sponsors and promoters.
Pending litigation aside, Lil Nas X seemed to be starting the new week on a good note, as he sat front row at Coach during New York Fashion Week.
Other notable names in attendance included Zoey Deutch, Ice Spice and Camila Mendes for the label’s Fall 2023 Ready To Wear collection show.
He was also seen sitting between Julia Fox and Teyana Taylor in LaQuan Smith’s Fall/Winter 2023 show.
Lil Nas X was in New York on Monday to attend the New York Fashion Week show at the Park Avenue Armory
He was photographed in a group that included Zoey Deutch, Ice Spice, Camila Mendes, and Rudy Mancuso.
He was also seen sitting between Julia Fox and Teyana Taylor at LaQuan Smith’s Fall/Winter 2023 show.
Zedd was busy over the weekend working in the DJ booth at the Tao X Maxim Big Game Party in Scottsdale, Arizona on Saturday.