By BE INFORMED REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 14:51 GMT, 8 June 2016 | UPDATED: 15:33 GMT, 8
June 2016
Rihanna and Jay Z, who runs her music label Roc Nation, are
being sued for allegedly collecting money for a concert she never gave.
The Work singer, 28, was allegedly booked to perform a show
in Nigeria by Chris Ubosi and his radio station Megalectrics back in May 2013,
TMZ is reporting.
Ubosi claims he made a deal with two individuals who
represented Rihanna, Roc Nation and Jay Z with the promise that she would be
paid $425,000 for a 65-minute performance at the Eko Hotel in Lagos - but a rep
for Rihanna's label says the promoter was the victim of a scam.
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Lawsuit: Rihanna - pictured on May 31 - is being sued by Chris Ubosi for allegedly skipping out of a Nigeria concert and keeping the $160k advance, according to TMZ
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The promoter coughed up $160,000 in three installments but
then he claims her people asked to push back the concert to July.
According to TMZ, Ubosi agreed on the condition that Rihanna
alert her fans of the date switch on social media.
Be informed has reached out to Rihanna's representative for
comment.
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Co-defendant: Jay Z and Roc Nation, the music label he runs,
have been named as co-defendants in the lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme
Court; he is pictured in October of last year
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Work it: The 28-year-old singer - pictured April 17 - was
allegedly booked to perform a Nigeria show in May 2013 by Chris Ubosi and his
radio station Megalectrics but Rihanna's label says the promoter was scammed
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In his lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Ubosi
claims that Rihanna never did mention the change on social media and so he and
Megalectrics 'demanded the full and prompt return of their money,' the lawsuit
says.
Ubosi claims he never got the $160k advance back and so he's
taking Rihanna to court.
Her label Roc Nation and founder Jay Z, 46, who is wed to
Beyonce, have been named as defendants
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No, not me: The Barbadian beauty and her label claim they
had nothing to do with this deal, TMZ is reporting; Rihanna was pictured
February 13
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The Barbadian beauty and her camp, on the other hand, are
saying Ubosi was the victim of a scam and that they had nothing to do with this
deal.
'Rihanna, Roc Nation nor anyone associated personally or
professionally with either party was in contact with this person,' a
spokesperson for Roc Nation told TMZ.
'Unfortunately this person was scammed. Rihanna nor Roc
Nation collected any money for this event.'
Rihanna is currently in the midst of her Anti World Tour to
support her eighth studio album released on January 28 exclusively through
Tidal.
In total, she will perform 74 shows across North America and
Europe.
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Performer: Rihanna - pictured performing with Drake at the
BRIT Awards on February 24 - is currently in the midst of her Anti World Tour
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