Two Madonna fans have dropped their lawsuit against the singer for being late on stage. In January, Michael Fellows and Jason Alvarez filed a class action case against the singer and promoters Live Nation after she was two hours late starting her Celebration show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on December 13. The plaintiffs argued they would not have bought tickets if they had known the event would not start until 10.
30pm, but now they have voluntarily dismissed their suit with prejudice. While such an action often indicates a settlement has been reached by the parties, sources told TMZ no agreement had been reached between Madonna and the plaintiffs, but the men dismissed the lawsuit of their own accord. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.
The update comes a few weeks after Madonna filed to have the case dismissed, arguing fans know she always starts her show well after the ticketed time. Court documents argued: "If a fan is familiar enough with Madonna's concert history to know her performances run for two hours and fifteen minutes, that fan would surely know that Madonna typically takes the stage well after the ticketed event time (after an opening act, set transition, and so on) and plays late into the night." Her lawyers had previously argued that the concert was never advertised to start at 8.
30pm, adding: "Nowhere did Defendants advertise that Madonna would take the stage at 8.30pm., and no reasonable concertgoer - .
