ALBAWABA - An alleged victim of Madonna's "pornography without warning" and "being forced to watch topless women on stage simulating sex acts" during her Celebration Globe tour has filed a lawsuit against the singer.
Justen Lipeles, a concertgoer at the pop star's March 7 performance at L.A.'s Kia Forum, filed a complaint on Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, which Entertainment Weekly reviewed, accusing the singer and her Celebration tour organizers of negligent misrepresentation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false advertising, and breach of written contract.
The four tickets that Lipeles purchased cost $500 (£390) apiece and indicated that the performance would begin at 8:30 p.m. "Defendants did not provide any notice to plaintiff that the concert would start at a later time." This is Lipeles's main argument in his case, which asserts that the performance truly started at 10 at night.
The complaint is ongoing and states, "The temperature inside the Kia Forum was uncomfortably hot as required by Madonna, who refused to allow the air conditioning to be turned on." The heat caused Lipeles to become physically ill and start sweating profusely. Unreasonably, Madonna advised her admirers to remove their clothing when they complained about the heat.
Lipeles claims that "pornography without warning," including "topless women on stage simulating sex acts," exposed the audience in an uncomfortable and hot environment. He claims that the heat made him sick, and Madonna insisted on turning off the air conditioner.
According to Lipeles' complaint, Madonna's flippant disrespect for her fans was on full display when she subjected them to pornography without warning and forced them to wait hours in hot, uncomfortable arenas. The complaint further claims that when Madonna finally took the stage, she lip-synced, despite the fact that the audience had paid for a live performance.
Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden, two New York concertgoers, sued Madonna earlier this year for what they called "unconscionable, unfair, and/or deceptive trade practices" due to the show's advertised 8:30 p.m. start time, but Lipeles' lawsuit follows suit. When asked about the holdup, Madonna's camp said that technological difficulties were to blame and promised to "intend to defend this case vigorously."
