Jamaican star Vybz Kartel has been ordered to pay $15 million to a promoter after failing to make a scheduled performance at the Turks and Caicos Islands in August 2009.
Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, was ordered by the Supreme Court to pay Jamaican promoter Alton Salmon for breach of contract. Salmon, who promotes under Abuka Entertainment, said that there was a riot at the venue on August 14, 2009 after Kartel failed to appear and suffered significant losses.
For loss of profit, Salmon was awarded $127,736 in addition to the pending $15 million from Kartel, who is currently incarcerated on two murder charges. He was recently granted bail for $3 million, but it is unclear if he will be released from prison.
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damn! dude is gonna have to cut back on his special soap to make his skin lighter for a while
thats a lie the video ssaid 13 mil
lol special soap
I gotta strange feeling that the Jamaican government is extorting Vybz for everything he has with all of this stuff. The government is corrupt as shit in Jamaica.
Dam i never heard of some1 winning this large amount of money especially against a musician cause we all kno that they don’t have it. This shit is crazy 15 Mill got dam man……..
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Thats bs
Thats got be 13 mill Jamaican dollars. Even still thats pretty high. This confirms my own Instincts that the type of music u make can lead you to trouble.
I try to watch what I say.
When are we gonna approach music as an art form and not a Keep it Real contest.
I thought the whole Idea of making it was to escape the violence.
Slim Dunkin Dead. G- Baby the dude who had beef with Fab dead. And another down south upping Comer died not to long ago.ANd another cat I forget his name.. Dollars something.
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this is what happens when you sin against your flesh son…stay black
i hate superstitious niggas like you who try to connect everything like we’re being punished for some unrelated shit. wat the hell does this have to do with any of that bullshit? when your grandma dies are you gonna say “that’s what happens when you dont eat your vegetables as a kid… god kills you” fuck off nigga.
^^ its too deep for you bro…dont worry your little brain about it
significant losses from a show don’t add up to 15m.
Anonymous, it might when you think about the lawsuits that will come as a result of the riot.
ironically, the people who bleach their skin to try and appease their self hatred and warped sense of attractiveness turn out to be the ugliest looking people. sammy sosa, Michael jackson, this nigga, lil kim etc… stop trying to box with god. he’ll fuck your face up.
Its Highly that its 15 Million In Jamaican Currency Our Dollar isnt really much to begin with….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpxXQk7Ez2I
I think 15 million is like 170-200K in US dollars…That’s not too too bad…But still kind of high just for a missed show…
what the fuck does this have to do with hip hop
hes black
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