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Avril Lavigne suing over concert fee
Written by . Published: July 19 2014
Pop rocker Avril Lavigne is suing concert organizers over allegations she has yet to be paid for a gig she performed in New York City last year (13).
The Sk8er Boi star alleges bosses at live streaming company 2VLive agreed to pay her $500,000 in three installments to perform the gig on 25 September (13) and carry out a number of promotional appearances.
In legal documents, filed at a court in Los Angeles and obtained by
TMZ.com, Lavigne claims she received the first payment of $125,000
, but has yet to be handed the rest of the money.
She is suing to recoup the cash.