Prince Ordered To Pay Up, L.A. Judge Rules
Date: 11/08/08 | By Njai Joszor
Filed under: R&B News, Prince
Prince has been ordered to pay $57,600 to a video editor who sued
the 'Purple One' last year for supposedly ducking out on a bill and
breaking his equipment.
Plaintiff Ian Lewis had asked for $1.2 million, but a judge denied his claim for $1 million in punitive damages,
ruling that there was no evidence that Prince acted maliciously or
fraudulently, as well as Lewis' request for $142,000 for unreturned
equipment and a computer that supposedly came back broken.
Lewis did not provide any receipts to prove the cost of the allegedly damaged goods, said L.A. Superior Court Judge Gregory W. Alarcon on Wednesday.
The $57,600 that Prince does have to pay is for unpaid bills and
unreturned hard drives, according to court documents.
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I think you should not post people's personal business. If you had to dig in court documents to get the information, then you should have let that information stay there. This is not journalism and it does not make for a good story. Why don't you post positive information about people instead of digging up dirt about people. Just because Ian Lewis said Prince did those things does not mean that he really did. Anyone can make up a story and take someone to court. Just as you stated, there was no proof or receipts to back up Ian's claim, which shows that he was obviously trying to extort money from Prince. Why don't you write about the beautiful music Price writes and performs; better yet, write about how Prince has turned his life around and is now a true christian, if you are going to write about something.