SCOTT STAPP Sued By ART OF ANARCHY
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:27 am
I didn't see this posted anywhere, so I thought I would point it out
Just on the surface I can see where these guys are coming from. I thought that they released a really good album with some good songs on it and I wondered why Scott went right back to a solo tour instead of promoting the new album. Doesn't look good for him that's for sureAccording to SILive.com, Scott Stapp has been sued by the founders of ART OF ANARCHY for allegedly refusing to tour with the band and participate in promotional photo and video shoots and publicity events.
The $1.2-million lawsuit was filed in New York State Supreme Court by Vice Inc., whose chief executive officer and principal executive officer are ART OF ANARCHY guitarist Jonathan Votta and drummer Vincent Votta.
Vice claims to have paid the CREED singer $200,000 for services to be rendered, which he asked to be treated as a loan, for tax purposes.
Stapp only performed at 18 concerts with ART OF ANARCHY last year and did not appear at scheduled a video shoot last October on the deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on the Hudson River in Manhattan.
"Despite Vice's repeated and specific directions to Stapp, and Vice's entreaties for his cooperation, Stapp repeatedly and continually shirked his contractual obligations," the complaint states.
Stapp's failure to live up to his contract led to the cancelation of the group's recording contact at the end of October, the complaint alleges.
"If Stapp had dedicated himself to ART OF ANARCHY with the same fervor that he dedicated to his solo career, ART OF ANARCHY would have had a successful concert tour and its record contract would not have been terminated," the complaint states.