R & B singer Ginuwine filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday claiming he signed a $1.75 million recording deal with King Music Group in May, but the company has yet to pay him his $500,000 advance. Ginuwine says he now believes the record company "does not exist." He claims to have checked corporation records in numerous states, and found that "no such entity named King Music Group Inc. is registered." He is seeking $2 million in damages from the company for having put his career on hold. Ginuwine signed with King Music because he was friends with the "company's" chief, Memphis millionaire and entrepreneur Michael Bourne . He'd known Michael for a while. They were friends. Ginuwine says, "Bourne promised him the world, and nothing happened."
Friday, October 05, 2007
Ginuwine Files Suit Against His "Label"
R & B singer Ginuwine filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday claiming he signed a $1.75 million recording deal with King Music Group in May, but the company has yet to pay him his $500,000 advance. Ginuwine says he now believes the record company "does not exist." He claims to have checked corporation records in numerous states, and found that "no such entity named King Music Group Inc. is registered." He is seeking $2 million in damages from the company for having put his career on hold. Ginuwine signed with King Music because he was friends with the "company's" chief, Memphis millionaire and entrepreneur Michael Bourne . He'd known Michael for a while. They were friends. Ginuwine says, "Bourne promised him the world, and nothing happened."
