*Well this isn’t festive.
A new lawsuit accuses Mariah Carey of suddenly canceling a $67,500 contract for a holiday concert series with a choir that donates proceeds to struggling New York City kids, reports Page Six.
Carey had inked a deal with the nonprofit Broadway Inspirational Voices in November 2016 for 20 professional performers to support her nine holiday concerts at Manhattan’s Beacon Theater, according to the lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court.
The group, which features Broadway veterans who’ve appeared with such stars as Elton John and Sting, had joined Mimi for her annual “All I Want for Christmas” shows in 2014.
But trouble with the 2016 concert series began when Carey’s production company, Mirage Entertainment, failed to pay a $4,000 security deposit after signing the deal, the suit says.
Then, just a week before the first show, Carey’s rep told the group that she had “decided to go in another direction with regard to the choir.” When they asked for explanation and payment they “were met with dismissive and derisive responses from Ms. Carey’s counsel,” the suit says.
Her manager, Michael Morobitto, would only cite a vague “series of events beyond his control,” the suit says.
“As a result the choir postponed plans to use the promised payments to fund a music program at an elementary school whose art program had been cut,” according to court papers.
The nonprofit is suing for $67,500 plus additional damages.
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