Ozzy Osbourne’s case against AEG was dismissed, Billboard reports. Earlier this year, Osbourne filed an antitrust class action lawsuit against AEG over their conditional reservation tactics. The lawsuit alleged the powerful entertainment promoter illegally tied the booking of its London and Los Angeles locations to their condition called the Staples Center pledge. The pledge prohibited performers from performing at the O2 Arena in London unless they agreed to perform at Staples Center during their tour of Los Angeles. Osbourne’s lawyers called the tactic an “illegal practice of tied selling.”
Earlier this month, AEG announcement that he had put an end to this block booking policy. âArtist promoters who want to play O2 will no longer be required to commit to playing at Staples Center,â said Jay Marciano, director of AEG Presents. The policy change prompted Osbourne’s lawyer to seek a dismissal. United States District Court Judge Dale Fischer dismissed the case with bias. “We are very happy that there is nothing more to litigate,” Osbourne lawyer Dan Wall said in a statement.
Marciano claimed that AEG’s engagement at Staples Center was a reaction to Azoff MSG Entertainment’s group booking policy between New York’s Madison Square Garden and the LA Forum. the forum.
In a September 22 statement, AEG said, âThis prejudiced dismissal is a victory for AEG,â adding, âOur policy was an appropriate, legal and effective competitive response to Irving Azoff’s lobbying tactics seeking to force artists to participate in the Forum. If these tactics resurface, we will redeploy our policy as necessary. The statement also stated: “The Osbourne lawsuit was initiated by Azoff and paid for by MSG and Live Nation.”
On September 25, Ozzy Osbourne’s wife Sharon Osbourne released her own statement, criticizing AEG, her statement and her owner Philip Anschutz, whom she calls “Daddy Big Bucks”. Osbourne contradicted AEG’s “win” claim, writing “we won the deal” because Ozzy can put on his O2 show without playing at Staples Center. She also calls AEG for her “husband, bubbly BULLSHIT and [its] little pissing contest with Live Nation and MSG.
Osbourne concludes, âThe only remotely interesting thing about your statement was your pitiful attempt at humor with your quote that Ozzyâ had no idea what he was biting. âIf you’re interested, Ozzy and I have something cool to bite you … our assholes … see you soon, loser! Read Sharon Osbourne’s full statement below; find AEG’s statement on Billboard.
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This article originally appeared on Saturday, September 22 at 9:30 p.m. EST. It was last updated on Tuesday, September 25 at 1:35 p.m. EST.
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