A disappointed fan. After attending a Madonna show as part of her Celebration tour in Los Angeles last March, Justen Lipeles decided to file a complaint against the singer.
According The GuardianThe man claims that the concert audience was “forced to watch topless women on stage simulating sexual acts” and therefore accuses Madonna and organizer Live Nation of spreading “pornography without warning.”
“The complainant had the impression that he was witnessing the filming of a pornographic film,” we read in the complaint.
Delay, play and turn off the air conditioning.
But this is not the only thing that criticizes the artist, who builds his career on a hypersexualized and provocative image. Dans sa plainte, Justen Lipeles accuse également Madonna d’être arrivée en retard sur scène, d’avoir eu excessivement recours au playback et d’avoir “délibérément coupé la climatisation de la salle” lors de son show alors que plusieurs fans “se plaignaient heat”.
“The temperature inside the Kia Forum was uncomfortable, as requested by Madonna, who refused to allow the air conditioning to be turned on. When fans complained about the heat, Madonna asked them to take off their clothes, which was unreasonable “, said. complaint states.
“Forcing consumers to wait for hours in hot, uncomfortable places and subjecting them to pornography without warning is a demonstration of Madonna’s casual lack of respect for her fans,” the plaintiff’s attorney continues. For now, neither the singer nor Live Nation have commented on this complaint.
First complaint for “deceptive commercial practices”
This is not the first time that Madonna fans have sued the singer over her concerts. In January, two Americans, Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden, filed a complaint against Live Nation and the star for “deceptive business practices.”
The cause: a two-hour delay for Madonna on stage during her show at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in December. The two men said they were “stranded” after leaving the store at 1 a.m., and that the delay prevented them from getting up early the next day to go to work.
In early April, Madonna finally filed a dismissal request through her lawyers, believing that these two fans had “got exactly what they paid for: a complete, high-quality show” from the queen of pop.
Source: BFM TV
