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Flo Rida Reportedly Wins $82 Million In Lawsuit Against Celsius Energy Drink

According to reports, rapper Flo Rida was awarded $82 million in court on Wednesday in his lawsuit against Celsius Energy Drink.

Flo Rida sued the company over money and stock options that were never paid as part of his endorsement deal. Per Forbes, “over $27 million of the damages represent 250,000 shares in Celsius the rapper said he was owed by the company.” What’s more, the jury found that Celsius not only breached their 2014 contract with Flo Rida, but also took action to fraudulently conceal the breach.

“He’s entitled to 500,000 shares of stock via the contract, and entitled to 250,000 shares of stock if certain things happen—one of those yardsticks is that a certain number of units of products need to be sold, but unfortunately the contract doesn’t specify which type of unit—is it a box, is it a drink? And there’s no timeframe or deadline,” Flo Rida’s lawyer John Uustal told Insider.

Source: VladTV

Louis Vuitton Ordered To Pay Designer Nearly $1M For Reusing Logo Lock, Citing Contract Violation

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Phil Lam X

Louis Vuitton has unlatched discourse for allegedly violating its contract with an independent designer, and it now owes her €900,000 (US$989,000), as ordered by a Parisian court.

Jocelyne Imbert designed the ‘LV tournant’, a clasp with a swiveling ‘LV’ monogram, for Louis Vuitton Malletier. The agreement was that if Louis Vuitton used the feature on new handbags, she’d be paid about €76,000 (US$83,510).

The collaboration, and by extension the dispute, goes decades back. Imbert designed the clasp in 1988, and she signed a contract with Louis Vuitton on the usage of the lock in 1992.

However, in 2014, the ‘LV tournant’ began appearing on the label’s new Twist products, the first of a number of lines, according to French newspaper Le Canard Enchaîné (via Vogue Business). Imbert reached out, and Louis Vuitton subsequently offered her a check for €79,853 (US$87,766), which she declined to take as she had uncovered the lock in another bag collection containing purses—she had only authorized the use of the clasp on handbags.

The swiveling logo lock would eventually be applied onto shoes, bracelets, belts, and other accessories.

The dispute was thrown out in 2020 but Imbert filed an appeal.

Louis Vuitton has not responded to enquiries about the case, but Le Canard Enchaîné hears that the label is looking to contest the claims. Regardless, Imbert’s lawyer Jean-Philippe Hugot tells Vogue Business that Louis Vuitton will still be required to fork out the €900,000 it owes her even if it escalates the matter in court.

Source: DesignTAXI

Shawn Cotton (Say Cheese TV): I Lost Money On 70% Of The New Artists I Sign

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Phil Lam X

In the final clip, Shawn Cotton continued speaking on his investments in unknown artists and admitted that most turn out to be a waste of money for him. He confirmed having a 70 percent loss rate when signing new artists before offering his thoughts on Post Malone’s rise. Check out the rest of the clip to hear DJ Vlad and Shawn Cotton discuss how they’ve been able to remain consistent amongst their peers.

The Breakfast Club Co-Host Charlamagne Tha God Inks Deal with Comedy Central to Host Weekly Talk Show

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Phil Lam X

Charlamagne Tha God is headed back to television: The host of the massively successful radio franchise The Breakfast Club is getting his own talk show on Comedy Central, Vulture has learned. Details are still being worked out, but the new series will be a weekly half-hour with a focus on current events and cultural issues. There’s no firm timetable for when it will premiere, but the goal is to get it in production by November’s election.

Charlamagne was already hosting Breakfast Club on New York radio when he landed at MTV, but he says McCarthy saw the TV potential in him long before he was a national success. “Giving me a TV deal, almost ten years ago, didn’t really make any sense,” Charlamagne says. “I was a radio guy. It’s easy to say, ‘You know what? I think Charlamagne Tha God needs a talk show’ now. But almost ten years ago for him to have that vision, that did a lot for me. A lot of my success right now is because of those looks that I got on MTV2 and Viacom at the time.

Source: Vulture

Downside of Streaming: Platforms can Take Albums Down

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Phil Lam X

I’ve noticed that some of the albums I have in my rotation are no longer available to listen on Apple Music and Spotify. Did everybody’s streaming licenses coincidentally expire in Jan 2020? Haha.

When Clients Says “Your Price Is Too High”– How To Respond Role Play

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Phil Lam X

How do you respond to clients when they say “Your price is too high?” What do you do when the client and yourself don’t see eye-to-eye on the budget for a project? In this video, Chris and Mo act out a role play scenario where Mo is the vendor and needs a video for $1,000. Watch to find out how Chris navigates this obstacle knowing his minimum level of engagement is $4,000.