Cruise People Ltd. sues Black Sherif, demands over $100k compensation
The Cruise People Limited has filed a lawsuit against Ghanaian musician Black Sherif for breach of contract.
In a writ of summon at the High Court, the Cruise company indicated that Black Sherif honors the agreement between them leading to the cancellation of the Afro Cruise Jam concert that has been scheduled for August 2023.
We regret to announce that the 2nd edition of the Afro Cruise Jam has been cancelled. pic.twitter.com/wJuFJJ1iN3
— Your Cruise People (@CruisePeopleGH) July 20, 2023
Cruise People Limited noted in the suit that after booking Black Sherif for the cruise and paying half of his booking fee ($20,000), the ‘Second Sermon’ hitmaker was expected to make a video confirming his participation in the event in Greece.
The Plaintiff claimed that after assurances that Black Sherif will send the video ahead of the media launch on May 19, the company paid $18,000 to secure cabins on the cruise and paid GHS65,000 to Joy FM for the launch on Drive Time.
“The Plaintiff avers that as a result of the Defendant’s willful neglect and or refusal to confirm his musical performance on the Joy FM radio show through the video clip, the paid deposit of $18,000 for the cabins on the cruise ship was lost to the cruise line due to the cancellation of the booking of the cabins since the expected Interests and patronage of the event could not be guaranteed,” part of the suit read.
Cruise People Limited added that Black Sherif knew that failure to perform “his obligations”(confirming his participation) would jeopardize the event since the patronage of the event, they stated, was dependent on the Defendant announcing his availability to perform on the cruise ship.
They added that this conduct constitutes a fundamental breach of the agreement executed on the 18th of April 2023, and defeats the agreement in its entirety.
The Afro Cruise Jam organizers are urging the court to direct Black Sherif to make available the $20,000 booking fee he was paid. It is also seeking $18,000 – the money lost in securing the cabins in the cruise chip.
Again, they are seeking “Payment of interest on the $20,000 from the 18th April 2023, up to the date of final payment and an order directed at Defendant to pay Plaintiff $50,000 being lost profits occasioned by Defendant’s breach of the agreement.
Cruise People Limited is also seeking “An order directed at Defendant to pay to Plaintiff the Ghc65,000 which was paid to the Multimedia Group with the sole purpose of advertising the video clip of the Defendant which Defendant refused to make available, general damages for breach of contract and Costs Inclusive of legal fees.”
Black Sherif was arrested at the Kotoka International Airport(KIA) on Wednesday, July 19, in the evening and sent to the police headquarters in Accra.
His arrest was ordered by Cruise People Ltd due to a breach of contract as highlighted in the legal suit above.
Black Sherif has been released but the legal case continues in court.