From People Magazine
Jeffrey Osborne is being sued by two women who claim he engaged in negligent and discriminatory behavior at one of his concerts that left them “emotionally disturbed.”
Danielle Buchanan and Maneva Currie filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California on Tuesday against the “On the Wings of Love” singer, 75, and the Greek Theater, the venue where he performed.
The two women claim that they attended one of Osborne’s concerts on May 6, 2023 at the Greek Theater when the singer requested that his team find someone in the audience to help him sing his 1986 hit “You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)."
The team ultimately selected Buchanan to sing “Can you woo woo woo?” on the microphone with the “camera directed” at her, which broadcast her face to the two large screens on either side of the stage, according to the complaint obtained by PEOPLE.
Buchanan was “smiling and ready” to sing on camera, and her friend Currie had been recording the moment on her phone when they allege Osborne told the audience and his team, “I want a White person.”
Buchanan claimed she had been “shocked, embarrassed and humiliated” by Osborne’s words and tried to make light of the situation by announcing on the mic, “I’m White.” However, his team took the mic away and searched for someone else to give it to. Currie claimed that she had also been “embarrassed and humiliated” by the situation.
In the complaint, the women said other audience members around them made comments to them about Osborne’s “discriminatory behavior” which left them “even more emotionally disturbed,” and they were unable to “enjoy” the rest of the concert.
15 comments:
Um.
Respectfully, miss
Gtfoh
Refund their tickets. The end.
Get your coins ladies.
Side eye this heffa outta court!
Sorry looking MF.
Et tu Jeffrey?
Well of course he’s married yt
I can see if he's trying to reach a broader audience but since he didn’t know how to keep his “preference” quietly to his team instead of publicizing to the whole audience who paid to be there, hope they stick it to him.
I was ready to roast him but after watching the entire video it's not as bad as I was expecting. He allowed a few black people to sing before the woman so when they got to her he did ask for a white person but he was trying to be inclusive. He just went about it the wrong way, I understand why she's mad but I don't think she'll win a lawsuit.
Who goes to see him sing? I didn't know he was still alive.
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! Give Jefferey Osborne a Legendary Grammy!
B!tch, have several seats. It’s not that deep! She should pay his legal fees when she loses this dumb suit! People just be doing too much.
Don't tell me Jeffrey out here coonin'. Mr. "I hate my gums because they're black!"
He's 75. Wow. This story isn't a good look but he's wearing his age well.
His wife is Black.
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