Jan 18
Angry Couple Sue Madonna for Being Tardy at NYC Concert
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Entertainment Weekly reports that two Madonna fans are suing her for being tardy at a recent New York City concert.
"In the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Brooklyn and reviewed by EW, concert attendees Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden accuse Madonna, Live Nation, and Barclays Center of 'unconscionable, unfair, and/or deceptive trade practices' for offering tickets to the Dec. 13 Celebration Tour at Barclays marketed at an 8:30 p.m. start time, only for the pop star to take the stage sometime after 10:30 p.m."
With the concert ending after 1 a.m. At that late hour, the lawsuit alleged, Fellows and Hadden were left with "limited public transportation, limited ride-sharing, and/or increased public and private transportation costs." The men added that the late hour further impacted their lives in that they "had to get up early to go to work and/or take care of their family responsibilities the next day."
They also pointed out that two additional shows at the venue (Dec. 14 and Dec. 16) also experienced late start times, which only reinforced Madonna's "long history of arriving and starting her concerts late." The defendants' actions "constitute not just a breach of their contracts," the suit alleged, "but also a wanton exercise in false advertising" and "negligent misrepresentation."
"Reps for Madonna and Live Nation didn't immediately respond to EW's request for comment," the publication adds.
And this wasn't the first time the Material Girl was sued for her tardiness. "Florida fan Nate Hollander filed a similar lawsuit against the pop star and Live Nation in 2019, alleging breach of contract for the 10:30 p.m. start time of the Madame X tour show at Fillmore Miami Beach when it was marketed with an 8:30 p.m. start time," reports EW. In that case, a refund was not offered according to Hollander and attempts at resell were futile since the tickets "suffered an extreme loss of value."
And a retrieved tweet from Madonna's X account offered an insight into how she feels about her tardiness. In the clip she addressed the crowd with: "There's something that you all need to understand. And that is, that a queen is never late."
