The Princess of "Crunk n’B" was served papers in the middle of one of her classic performances this weekend. Ciara, who apparently still gets work, is embroiled in a dispute concerning a scheduled appearance at a Los Angeles gay bar.
The Factory is suing Ciara for breach of contract and is demanding the performer repay promotion fees in addition to lost funds due to clubbers taking business elsewhere after hearing the fading pop star would not be attending. Ciara says her main stage performance at the 2013 L.A. Pride festival forced her to reneg on the commitment and that she canceled before any dotted lines were signed.
Ciara to TMZ:
A rep for the singer tells us, "Ciara's commitment to perform at L.A. Gay Pride on Saturday night prevented her from making such a Friday night appearance. Despite being notified early last week that Ciara could not appear, the Factory continued to market and promote Ciara's appearance."
"The reason for the continued marketing/promotion is unclear, as it is not known why the Factory would intend to continue to mislead the public, to cause damage to the L.A. Gay Pride festival and to attempt to portray Ciara in a negative light."
So far, it’s a she said/s/he said situation, but serving Ciara mid-concert does seem especially melodramatic.
Ciara getting slapped with a civil suit mid-croon reminds us just how far she's fallen from her days on top of the hip-hop-R&B charts and the cover of Maxim.
You know how it goes. What goes up must come down.