Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Kanye West is being 'SUED by a fan for lying...SEE WHY!

After a long wait and multiple name changes, Kanye West finally released his latest album, "The Life Of Pablo" with a lot of controversial statement following it. The rapper initially told fans that his eight studio album would ONLY be available to listen to on Jay Z's Tidal - forcing fans to subscribe to the music service site. However, a month later the album was released on rival streaming website, Spotify, as well as iTunes, Pandora, Google Play, and Kanye's own website.


In February, Kanye tweeted: "My album will never never never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale… You can only get it on Tidal."

Kanye West being sued by fan
Kanye West album cover - The Life of Pablo
Fans were left unimpressed when he later went back on his word and one is now reportedly SUING the star.

According to USA Today, Justin Baker-Rhett claims he was tricked into signing up to streaming service Tidal because it was the only way to buy Kanye's new album.

Chicago law firm Edelson PC has filed the class-action lawsuit on behalf of the fan and is also calling for damages and the deletion of subscribers' personal data.

Baker-Rhett claims the exclusivity promise was just a fraudulent ploy to add millions of subscribers to a struggling Tidal.

In a statement, Mr Baker-Rhett's attorney, Jay Edelson, said: "We fully support the right of artists to express themselves freely and creatively, however creative freedom is not a licence to mislead the public.

"We believe that we will be able to prove to a jury that Mr West and Tidal tricked millions of people into subscribing to their services and that they will ultimately be held accountable for what they did."
According to reports, he has also claimed the scheme tripled Tidal's subscriber base to three million, boosted its value by $60m (£42m) to $84m (£58m) and threatened fans' privacy by forcing them to turn over credit card and other personal information.

Baker-Rhett's is trying to turn his case against West and Tidal into a class action - where people who subscribed to Tidal between 15 February and 1 April can claim they're in the same position.


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