Ted Nugent Makes Racist Comments ; Sues
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The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s rejection of lawsuits filed by rock artist and hunting enthusiast Ted Nugent against Muskegon Summer Celebration after the MSC canceled a 2003 Amboy Dukes concert because of comments on race made at that time by the musician.Ted Nugent has denied reports that he made offensive remarks about non-English speakers during his performance at Gov. Rick Perry's inaugural ball.In a guest column in Thursday's Waco Tribune-Herald, Nugent said allegations made by some people who attended the Jan. 16 ball were "pure, unadulterated lies."
"In total defiance to the vicious lies and hateful allegations of 'racism' leveled at me by irresponsible, unprofessional and downright goofy media punks, I never said a word about immigration or language, specifically not the alleged slam against 'illegal immigrants' or 'non-English-speaking' anyone," the outspoken 58-year-old rocker wrote.Nugent and his band sued the MSC for libel, slander, breach of contract, “detrimental reliance,” unfair competition and unjust enrichment. But a Muskegon County Circuit Court judge dismissed all allegations except breach of contract, which was heard by a jury.The jury found in Nugent’s favor, awarding the rock star $80,000 for breach of contract and $20,000 in lost merchandise sales.But the trial judge reduced the amount by $20,000 because had Nugent played the concert he would have had to pay his agent and manager 25%. The judge refused to award Nugent lawsuit reimbursement for costs such as trial transcripts and witness depositions."Detroit Free Press":CH[CH]http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071019/NEWS06/71019030/0/SPORTS01
"In total defiance to the vicious lies and hateful allegations of 'racism' leveled at me by irresponsible, unprofessional and downright goofy media punks, I never said a word about immigration or language, specifically not the alleged slam against 'illegal immigrants' or 'non-English-speaking' anyone," the outspoken 58-year-old rocker wrote.Nugent and his band sued the MSC for libel, slander, breach of contract, “detrimental reliance,” unfair competition and unjust enrichment. But a Muskegon County Circuit Court judge dismissed all allegations except breach of contract, which was heard by a jury.The jury found in Nugent’s favor, awarding the rock star $80,000 for breach of contract and $20,000 in lost merchandise sales.But the trial judge reduced the amount by $20,000 because had Nugent played the concert he would have had to pay his agent and manager 25%. The judge refused to award Nugent lawsuit reimbursement for costs such as trial transcripts and witness depositions."Detroit Free Press":CH[CH]http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071019/NEWS06/71019030/0/SPORTS01
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