Soulja Boy Hit With $1 Million Dollar Lawsuit For Canceled Show

A $1,000,000 lawsuit has been filed against Soulja Boy, and his record label Interscope Records and MySpace Music over a canceled concert in Harrisburg, PA. Joseph Sheldon Brewster and his company TrinCity Entertainment, filed the lawsuit in Federal Court.

The lawsuit claims that TrinCity entered into an agreement to book Soulja Boy for a concert on December 10th, 2010 and paid to Soulja Boy an advance fee of $16,250. Brewster and TrinCity paid another $3,500 for transportation and $8,0000 for television and radio commercials to promote the event.

The lawsuit claims that reps for Interscope contacted TrinCity and requested the December 10th show be rescheduled, so that Soulja Boy could perform a show in Hawaii the following weekend. According to TrinCity, reps for Interscope and MySpace agreed to pay $10,000 to reimburse the lost advertising costs so that TrinCity could promote Soulja Boy’s rescheduled date.

The lawsuit accuses MySpace of never reimbursing TrinCity for their expenses – and although Interscope eventually paid their half of $5,000, the money came too late, as TrinCity had already run out of money to promote the rescheduled Soulja Boy show.

The lawsuit claims Soulja Boy unjustly enriched himself by keeping the $16,250 deposit. Joseph Sheldon Brewster and TrinCity seek $1,000,000 in damages for breach of contract and unjust enrichment.

$1 million seems like a stretch for damages with an actual loss of only around $25,000. Perhaps TricCty should have been a little more reasonable in their lawsuit if they want to be taken seriously. Cancellations are a normal part of the event production business and it seems they were unprepared for just that type of situation. I predict this will be resolved with a refund for actual costs and nothing more.