Rita Ora may sing "I Will Never Let You Down" — but she claims Jay Z can't say the same.
The British pop star filed a lawsuit against the rapper's Roc Nation
record label, alleging the company isn't taking care of its clients now
that it's delved into sports management, Us Weekly reports.
"As Roc Nation's interests diversified, there were fewer resources
available and the company suffered a revolving door of executives," the
lawsuit reads.
"Rita's remaining supporters at the label left or moved on to other
activities, to the point where she no longer had a relationship with
anyone at the company."
In the lawsuit, filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court Thursday, the
25-year-old artist states she wants out of her contract, calling the
label a "diminished" musical product.
Ora signed with Roc Nation in 2008 — well before the label began wooing
superstar athletes such as CC Sabathia, Robinson Cano and Kevin Durant.
She said in her lawsuit that she feels "orphaned" by the label, which
she alleges has left her to promote and fund her own music and TV
ventures.
The "How We Do" singer reportedly filed the lawsuit under California's
"seven-year rule," which essentially stipulates that a court cannot
enforce a contract if the person in question has completed at least
seven years.
The majority of music-related lawsuits seeking the "seven-year rule"
have led to either settlements or renegotiated contracts, according to
Rolling Stone
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