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J-Lo could be sued over cancelled Cyprus show
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 13 July 2010
So, Jennifer Lopez is now facing a $40 million lawsuit after pulling out of that controversial concert in North Cyprus.
As previously reported, Lopez was signed up to play a set at the launch party of a new hotel in the Turkish-controlled North of Cyprus. But the booking caused a controversy among Greek Cypriots, who don’t recognise the legitimacy of the Turkish government who have ruled the North of the island since 1974, and who argued that by playing there Lopez was giving credence to an illegal state. An online campaign calling on Lopez to cancel the gig also made allegations of human rights abuses against the Northern Cyprus government.
Late last week that campaign successfully persuaded Lopez to pull out of the hotel launch show. A statement on the singer’s website said that “Jennifer Lopez would never knowingly support any state, country, institution or regime that was associated with any form of human rights abuse”.
But the boss of the Turkish company which runs the hotel where J-Lo was due to play is not impressed. He says that he has not been approached by Lopez’s people regarding any cancellation and that therefore he expects her to keep to the original booking. If she fails to show – which it looks like she will – he has vowed to sue for damages of up to $40 million.
CEO Murat Bozogle told reporters yesterday: “The contract has not been terminated. If she does not show up for the concert, we will begin a procedure in the courts to claim 35-40 million dollars in damages. The cancellation … is not covered by any clause in the contract she signed with us”.
