Akon wants Egyptian singer's lawsuit dismissed
R&B star Akon has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing him of failing to secure his rapper pal Pitbull for an Egyptian artist's music video.
The Lonely singer was slapped with legal action by Arab musician Tamer Hosny last week (ends24Jan14) amid claims Akon had reneged on a $300,000 deal for the hitmaking pair to appear in the promo for his new song, Arabian Knight.
Hosny alleged the no-show by Pitbull cost him $100,000 in equipment
rental fees and a day's pay for the video crew, and demanded
compensation.
However, Akon has now hit back at the accusations, insisting he
never agreed to get his Shut It Down collaborator to sign on for
the job because he is not Pitbull's agent.
He has also disputed the amount he was paid for his involvement,
revealing Hosny only gave him $145,000 to provide vocals for
Arabian Knight.
Akon is adamant he fulfilled his end of the deal and has therefore
requested the case be dismissed, reports TMZ.com