Marques Houston has been named in a new lawsuit that alleges he neglected to pay the staff on a series he recently produced.
According to documents obtained by RadarOnline, the R&B singer, along with record executive Christopher Stokes, Footage Films and UrbanFlix TV, are being sued for breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, failure to pay timely wages, and unfair and unlawful business practices.
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The suit, which asks for over $85,000 in damages, was brought forth by five crew members who worked on an UrbanFlix show called Fosters Law that was created by Houston and Stokes.
“Although each Plaintiff completed the services contemplated by the contract or substantially performed until termination by Footage Films, Defendants have still not paid any of the Plaintiffs for any of the services completed towards the production,” the suit claims.
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Additionally, it mentions how the plaintiffs repeatedly tried contacting the creators of the show to “resolve the nonpayment of funds which they were due.” Despite that, “on multiple occasions, the Defendants would fail to respond to text and phone communications for months on end, all of which Plaintiffs experienced substantial financial hardship dealing with the unexpected drop in income in their respective business and personal lives.”
The Immature crooner hasn’t had the smoothest past few months. He previously came under fire for his relationship with his wife, who is 20 years his junior.
In an April interview with the New York Post, he explained why he doesn’t date women his age. “A red flag to me [was] always with a woman that had a kid,” he said to the outlet. “Nothing against single women, but single mothers with children are a red flag for me.”
“There’s a lot of women my age I’ve dated, they may have baggage. They may have kids, they may not. There’s so many different women I’ve been with throughout my life, and it just so happens to be that this one [Miya] caught my heart. Everything that I prayed for — and everything that I wanted in a woman — she came with. Although she was young, I’m young in spirit.”
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Houston faced a lot of backlash for these comments, which in turn prompted him to issue a public apology. In an Instagram post, the former Sister Sister actor apologized for his words being “taken out of context” and clarified that he has the “ultimate respect” for “independent women.”
“I humbly apologize for the comments I have made, and to those I have offended,” Houston said. “I have a deep respect for all women of any age, race, or background and my comments made in a recent interview was taken out of context.”
