Xtraordinary Xternal Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Good thing she recycle those wigs. Beyoncé sued for $100m by video game developer Singer accused of 'destroying business on a whim' after pulling out of project at crucial stage * o o Share22 o Reddit o Buzz up * Comments (14) * Sean Michaels * guardian.co.uk, Thursday 28 April 2011 12.22 BST * Article history Beyonce Knowles in Paris Game over ... Beyoncé Knowles faces lawsuit for pulling out of Starpower project. Photograph: Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic An US video game developer is suing Beyoncé for more than $100m (£61m), claiming she "destroyed [its] business ... on a whim". Gate Five LLC alleges the singer "unscrupulously" scuppered plans for a game called Starpower: Beyoncé, forcing the company to sack 70 employees the week before Christmas. According to a summons filed in New York on Tuesday (April), Beyoncé teamed up with Gate Five in June 2010, agreeing to license her image for a "lucrative joint venture". The company claims it invested $7m into the Starpower video game, which would have let players dance along with Beyoncé tunes such as Crazy in Love. But though Beyoncé "had already negotiated lavish compensation terms", the singer apparently changed her mind in mid-December, at a "crucial moment in the software's development". Gate Five's lawyers allege Beyoncé "made an extortionate demand for entirely new compensation terms". This drove away its financier, Beyoncé "pulled out", and the project collapsed. It was, court papers declare, "a bad faith breach of contract so callous that, on what appeared to be a whim, she destroyed Gate Five's business and drove 70 people into unemployment". "The week of Christmas, she said that's it, I don't want to hear from you guys, go away," founder Grey Easley told New York magazine. Gate Five contends that even Beyoncé's father – at the time her manager – "renounced" her allegedly Scrooge-like behaviour. Gate Five promises more unpleasant details are forthcoming, but "we'd much rather make a game than litigate", Easley said. Beyoncé has yet to respond to the allegation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtraordinary Xternal Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 Rihanna would never Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Pfft. $100 ain't nothing but pennies to her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Rihanna would never & neither would Beyonce because the videogame company doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtraordinary Xternal Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 & neither would Beyonce because the videogame company doesn't exist. umm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 umm Where is their(Gate 5) website? Where were they located? What past games have they developed? In all my years for gaming I've never heard of a company called Gate 5 I find it odd that if Beyonce did want to develop a game she wouldn't use a bigger name company. So if they do exist... it be best that they do release more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrietta. Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 & neither would Beyonce because the videogame company doesn't exist. What happened to the lawsuit Rihanna got for copying LaChapelle's images in her video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexus97 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 since i follow the rule i already posted this in the OFFICIAL BEYONCE THREAD YESTERDAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Y2K Malone™ Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 What happened to the lawsuit Rihanna got for copying LaChapelle's images in her video? That was never proven to be real it was Just publicity to get people to watch the video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Pfft. $100 ain't nothing but pennies to her Beyonce is ballin to the point where 100 mill wouldn't be missed? Thats a lot of Money. I don't care how rich a person is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrietta. Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 That was never proven to be real it was Just publicity to get people to watch the video So that wasn't his twitter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidfresh832 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 This mess is gonna get settled for far far far less or thrown out altogether. 100 million lol who do these people think they are the creators of Rock band or something? That kind of video game investment is for some huge marquee game this sounds like some bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 sounds boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungeon Dragon Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Beyonce is ballin to the point where 100 mill wouldn't be missed? Thats a lot of Money. I don't care how rich a person is. $100 million is a BIG fraction of her fortune. Nobody is giving that away that easily unless your worth Billions .. Beyonce ain't even worth a billion between her and Jay-Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Where is their(Gate 5) website? Where were they located? What past games have they developed? In all my years for gaming I've never heard of a company called Gate 5 I find it odd that if Beyonce did want to develop a game she wouldn't use a bigger name company. So if they do exist... it be best that they do release more info And that, my friend, is how you get punched out the game in your own thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapade Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 So many Beyonce threads. The Queen stays winning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 $100 million is a BIG fraction of her fortune. Nobody is giving that away that easily unless your worth Billions .. Beyonce ain't even worth a billion between her and Jay-Z This sounds more like right. I mean, i know Bey has money, but homegirl aint in no position to be throwing away no 100 mill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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