This is what's throwing me off as well. Now that a cooler head has prevailed :blush: I'm kinda wondering about all of this. It does seem rather fishy and just...odd. And if the cease and desist letter was sent on March 29th, why are we just now hearing about it as if it just happened...ESPECIALLY if it has no bearing on anything (AllGood stating the concert they're interested in doing would be summer 2010 and no conflict with anything at the O2)...and NO lawsuits are planned to stop the O2 shows. So again WHY was this even released? And I'm curious as to what Frank has to say about all this...if he'll be releasing a statement or anything for explanation or clarification. I'm hoping this is another one of those pesky misunderstandings?
It potentially took this long to hear about it because, despite at least two cease and desist notices sent to Randy Phillips and AEG between March and April, Randy Phillips continued to reiterate the fact that there was NO connection between Frank Dileo and AEG with regards to Michael's O2 concerts, thus whatever bone AGE had to pick should be directed at Frank and Frank alone. They weren't getting anywhere in the so-called case and resorted to contacting the media to perhaps try and get someone to cave in somewhere, or maybe just to draw attention onto themselves for promotional reasons as others have done in the past.
Having personally reviewed both of the cease and desist notices (e-mails and postal mailings) they have been threatening legal action since March; yet nothing has been formally filed yet. AGE told the media that they now plan to file suit against AEG by the end of this week, so we'll see if that happens. If they do file a lawsuit, it could be quite embarrassing for them given the fact that their very claim appears to hinge on a single article published by an online site.
You know, now that I think of this more, I'm starting to wonder if MAYBE this little panic attack leak was AllGood's way of getting MJ's attention about their 2010 deal...sort of a LOUD reminder about it...sort of a yoohoo, howzabout a little summer fling with the family after you're done with London? :lol: Otherwise, it just makes no sense for someone to release this other than to make Frank look like bad...or expose his badness.
Actually, the official 28-page outline of the concert plans stated the intentions of hosting the reunion concert in the summer of
2009 and that the entire contract would last from December 2008 for 18 months, or until June/July 2010. I just read the Reuters article which makes reference to 2010, and it appears they probably just made a mistake (as the media so often does)... The first paragraph is accurate, the second is where the mistake may be; the reunion concert was always planned for 2009 per their documents. Unless of course they did postpone it specifically because of these O2 concerts, which just doesn't make much sense at all based on their arguments and proposals on paper.
A music promoter plans to sue to block Michael Jackson from performing in London this year, claiming that a contract signed by the "king of pop" prevents him from giving a concert until July 2010, the head of the promotion company said on Monday.
New Jersey-based AllGood Entertainment Inc contends it signed an agreement in November with Jackson's manager, Frank DeLeo, committing the singer to perform in July 2010 along with his brothers from the Jackson Five and sister Janet Jackson.
TSCM, can you tell if Frank signed these documents in the capacity of possibly binding Michael Jackson to the deal or solely for the participation of his entertainment company's involvement...totally not mentioning Michael as his "client"? I'm starting to wonder if the documents have been misrepresented (not by TSCM) as being something they are not. Yes, I'm trying to give Tookie the benefit of the doubt. If he's a bad egg, then he's a bad egg. I'll live and I'm sure MJ will be fine. Just trying to be fair...not that it matters to the universe or anything.
There is no reference in either signed paper indicating that Frank Dileo is the manager of Michael Jackson nor any of the Jackson family members, they are never referred to as his clients or anything of that nature. None of the Jacksons are bound to anything within the agreement, although Frank Dileo would be bound to get signed approval of each Jackson family member within 120 days of the signed contract based on AllGood's terms.
Also, did I miss the TMZ documents (link) or have they not put anything official up yet?
No, to my knowledge no media outlet has posted (or probably even obtained/reviewed) the actual documents... This is why I see plenty of errors in their reporting, including the notion that the cease and desist notice was sent to Michael Jackson himself, that simply did not happen. I've read the binding contract, the confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement, the 28-page package detailing the planned event, two cease and desist notices, and general communications... And again there is nothing to worry about on Michael nor AEG's side.
