Staffers at Level B Bar in Ithaca, New York have accused rapper B.o.B and his dozen cohorts of stiffing the establishment on a $1,060 bar tab this past Saturday night.
According to The Cornell Daily Sun, owner Brad Weiss said that Bobby Ray, who performed at Barton Hall earlier that evening, ordered three bottles of $300 Grey Goose Vodka and received a complimentary bottle of champagne. The group left without paying its bill, which would have included $160 in gratuity, prompting principal waiter Anthony Vipond to chase them into the street.
“[B.o.B.’s manager] said, ‘We’re doing you a favor for not charging you … When we go to clubs, we get paid to come,’” Vipond said. “I said, ‘This is Ithaca, this is a different town. Things get handled a little differently here.’”
The bar claims that it didn’t hurt them financially and will not pursue legal action, but will think twice before treating celebrities with special service in the future.
“We decided letting it go was more prudent than calling the authorities or pursuing a possibly costly legal battle,” Weiss said. “Next time we will be more cautious about managing the expectations of our celebrity guests.”
[September 20]
UPDATE: According to The Cornell Daily Sun, B.o.B’s manager Brian Richardson settled the tab with Level B Bar, offering the establishment $2,000 instead of $1,060. “I just want to make it right by Level B, and I want the people of Cornell to know that we’re a class act,” he said.
“They were really apologetic,” added Weiss. “High marks to these guys.”
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I thought it was known black people don’t tip.
^ this
I’ll crash that fucking airplane that that faggot nigga B.o.B is in.
i guess B.O.B. stands for bottles on borrow lol
LMAO
Absconding on a greater than $1000 bill in New York state is a felony — grand larceny. Clearly a student or working person who attempted this behavior in a bar would be exposed to the full force of the law. I strongly encourage Mr. Weiss, manager of Level B, to notify the authorities and show that celebrity (or arrogance) alone does not excuse basic respect for the rule of law.
An intelligent and thoughtful response. +1 for you, sir.
dudes wanna rap about having all this paper, but they dont wanna pay for anything and feel like they are entitled to shit cause they are famous, what a joke
wait bob didn’t get paid when he performed that night. at least they could have done was pay his tab, each concert bob does is probably like somewhere around 40,000 and the college couldnt pay for that?? bob took the time out of his day and do a gig for free and had to pay the tab when he could easily did a sellout concert a got more than 40,000.(I hate bob by the way)
First, BoB was paid by the sponsors of the concert. A free concert doesn’t means the artist performs for free, it means attendance is free.
Second, why should this one business pay him? Ithaca has many other businesses who weren’t as “lucky” to have him stop by after the concert. And maybe the business can afford to eat the cost, but why should the waiter forgo a tip that he earned? It’s not like most waiters are wealthy people.
true that, even if you’re gonna stiff the bar the least you could do is tip your server
Fuck that, $160 in gratuity for them to grab 3 bottles? How hard is that? I guess I got to start tipping the mexican at McDonalds for taking my order and handing me my chicken nuggets smh.
^ So some poor college kid working as a waiter trying to pay his way through school or make rent money should get stiffed by a rapper whos guarantee is $40k per show? think before you post you cheap faggot.
^^U Mad? You must be Mexican or work at McDonald’s since your so butt hurt.
Coleworld, you’re just ignorant. Some of us work hard to get through college and do something positive while cheap fucks like you feel entitled to everything for nothing in return. People like you and Bob have no class and aren’t worth shit.
I suggest you find a nice and sturdy rope, anchor it to a heavy piece of furniture, tie it around your neck and jump out a window. Nobody will miss you.
Who cares? Why do you guys have to be up in rappers personal life so much?
what a piece of shit. fuck b.o.b.
Guess now we know who the waiter was…
naw fuck that, he is a piece of shit for this
coulda used some of that airplanes money and paid for his shit like everyone else
shiiit he makes decent money right? He went to the bar and ordered.. the man should pay up unless they specifically told him it was on the house which is what some bars and clubs do.. but if they did not have that conversation then he is liable for the dough shun
first off fuck that bar they want one rack for for four bottles that are store bought easily couldnt have cost $200.00 ? do u know how many bitches probably came in that same bar and bought $10 martinis just to get a glimpse of him? they probably made 10 racks in one night or more…fuckn bar is ungrateful.
lol, you really think girls are coming to the bar to look at this 4 eyed dork???
girls are going to see this 4 eyed nigga because they want to suck and fuck him you jelous fag. make sure mommy doesnt catch you hhhwhanhking it.
Ungrateful? You stupid. They said they weren’t taking legal action first of all and second of all you know you’d be way more pissed than the actual owner of the bar if corny as Bob stiffed you for a G and said some dumb shit like “you should pay us!”
i stopped reading when i read the word “racks” haha so lame. And yea it’s overpriced it’s like that everywhere. couple hundred dollars for bottle service is nothing new, i’m taking it you live in a small town or never been to a club.
As a student and resident of Cornell University’s college town, I’m sure B.O.B’s presence did not affect the number of bar visitors. It was a crazy weekend since it was homecoming weekend and additionally, with two bars recently shut down in college town, most bars were over capacity anyway with lines out the door.
I’m sure B.o.B.’s last advance was substantial enough to cover the tab. Shit, at least leave a tip.
300 for a bottle of Grey Goose? wtf
Haters feel dumb now don’t they. SMH
why would we feel dumb
he fucked up, got some bad publicity and hos label or manager probably paid the tab because it makes him look pathetic and cheap
Good that they righted a wrong but they prob only did cause the story broke out… It’s fucked up this shit happens in the first place.
damn…the waiter ended up with a $940 tip?
are you retarded? can you read?
the tip was supposed to be about $160
nevermind son, im the retard that didnt read the update
hahaha dudes are just waiting to explode on these blogs ^
hahaha….all good man. At least you owned up to it.
Why aren’t all my dick riders at world star right now looking at me show my dick? You know B.o.B got more money then me so don’t be hating on him because he didn’t give a fuck about paying his tab. I’m not that paid so I’m going to be doing the same thing when Im of age to drink, but Wolf haley gonna tear that bar up.