Madonna responds to class action lawsuit regarding her late concert start times… claiming that real fans would know she’s typically tardy
Madonna has responded to a class action lawsuit, claiming the start times of her concerts are “false advertising” as she never starts on time.
In January, the 65-year-old singer was sued by concertgoers Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden after her three shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn last December started hours after the time stated on the tickets.
Now the singer has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit TMZin which she claims that true fans would know that she never starts on time.
The dismissal documents claim that true fans would know that she often runs past her allotted time due to her late starts and most true fans realize this.
‘If a fan is familiar enough with Madonna’s concert history to know that her performances last two hours and fifteen minutes, that fan would certainly know that Madonna typically takes the stage well after the allotted time for the event (after an opening act, set transition and so on ) and plays late into the night,” the document claims.
Madonna has responded to a class action lawsuit, claiming her concert start times are ‘false advertising’ as she never starts on time
In January, the 65-year-old singer was sued by concertgoers Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden after her three shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn last December started hours after the time stated on the tickets.
The shows named in the original lawsuit took place on December 13, 14 and 16, with Fellows and Hadden claiming they were scheduled to start at 8:30 PM but did not start until 10:30 PM.
The original lawsuit alleged “willful practice of false advertising, negligent misrepresentation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.”
They also state that Madonna has a long history of not starting her concerts on time.
The fans say they were sent $155.90 and $292.50 for the tickets, respectively, and are suing for unspecified damages.
The singer filed a response to the lawsuit in April, claiming, “No reasonable concertgoer — and certainly not a Madonna fan — would expect the headliner of a major concert to take the stage in the arena at the time it event was going to take place.”
“Fans got exactly what they paid for: a full, high-quality show from the Queen of Pop,” the statement said.
The submitter also shared a Facebook post from Hadden in which he raved about the show, adding that he has “never missed a Madonna tour.”
Madonna was also hit with a federal lawsuit filed by three fans – Elizabeth Halper-Asefi, Mary Conoboy and Nestor Monte, Jr. – in April. – who said she started her show at Capital One Arena in Washington DC two hours late.
They also claimed that Madonna “created a warm and uncomfortable temperature in the venue during her performance” and that she, ‘lip sync[ed] a large part of her achievements.’
The shows mentioned in the original lawsuit took place on December 13, 14 and 16, with Fellows and Hadden claiming they were scheduled to start at 8:30 PM but did not start until 10:30 PM.
The original lawsuit alleged “willful practice of false advertising, negligent misrepresentation and unfair and deceptive trade practices.”
The filing also shared a Facebook post from Hadden where he raved about the show, adding that he has “never missed a Madonna tour.”
Madonna was also hit with a federal lawsuit in April filed by three fans – Elizabeth Halper-Asefi, Mary Conoboy and Nestor Monte, Jr. – who said she started her show at Capital One Arena in Washington DC two hours late.
The disgruntled concertgoers stated that these alleged actions represent “Madonna’s arrogant and total disrespect” for ticket holders.
“Essentially, Madonna and Live Nation are consumers’ worst nightmare,” the lawsuit said.
During her tour stop in D.C. on Dec. 18, prosecutors recalled the mother of six telling the audience, “I’m sorry I’m late… no, I’m not sorry, it’s who I am… .I’m always late. ‘
“Defendants failed to notify ticket holders that the concerts would begin much later than the start time printed on the ticket and as advertised, resulting in ticket holders waiting for hours for the concerts to begin at the venue,” alleges the lawsuit. .