In her filing, the Queen of Pop's lawyers asked a federal judge to dismiss a class action lawsuit submitted by fans in January after her New York City 'Celebration' tour concerts started hours past the advertised time.
- Apr 5, 2024
AceShowbiz -
Madonna has fired back at a lawsuit filed by her disappointed fans. Having been sued by men named Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden for starting her Brooklyn show late, the "Material Girl" artist filed to dismiss the lawsuit.
On Wednesday, April 3 the Queen of Pop's lawyers asked a federal judge to dismiss a class action lawsuit submitted by fans in January after her New York City "Celebration" tour concerts started hours past the advertised time, according to Billboard.
The filing argues that the plaintiffs’ complaint that fans had to “get up early to go to work” the next day does not constitute legal "injury" for which someone can be sued.
Madonna’s lawyers, however, said there was nothing unreasonable about the timing of the concerts and that fans got exactly what they paid for. "Nowhere did Defendants advertise that Madonna would take the stage at 8.30 p.m., and no reasonable concertgoers and certainly no Madonna fan - would expect the headline act at a major arena concert to take the stage at the ticketed event time," they stated.
"Rather, a reasonable concertgoer would understand that the venue's doors will open at or before the ticketed time," they added, "one or more opening acts may perform while attendees arrive and make their way to their seats and before the headline act takes the stage, and the headline act will take the stage later in the evening."
They further argued that the lawsuit does not allege "Madonna's performance was subpar, that her performance was worth less than what they paid, or that they left the concert before watching her entire performance."
