RBD Settle Lawsuit With Ex-Manager: ‘Truth Is on Our Side’
RBD has finally settled a lawsuit with their ex-manager Guillermo Rosas. On Friday, the Mexican pop group’s Maite Perroni, Christopher von Uckermann, and Christian Chávez issued a statement revealing the band has agreed to pay the former manager less than half of the amount Rosas claimed he was entitled to for their Soy Rebelde Tour.
“Today being World RBD Day, there is no better way to celebrate it than by doing justice,” the group wrote. “Finally, after a year, this matter has concluded. The truth is on our side.”
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According to the statement, Rosas claimed he was entitled to $10,072,811 of the group’s earnings from their massive reunion tour last fall. Now, following the settlement, Rosas’ company will only receive $4.7 million of the amount he said he was entitled to.
The settlement update comes five months after the pop group announced that all projects with RBD were put “on hold” after their lawyers sued Rosas following “significant irregularities” in the band’s finances, including $1 million that were unaccounted for.
“We felt a responsibility to address the challenges that can arise in the industry, with our priority being the protection of artists’ rights,” Perroni, von Uckermann, and Chávez wrote in their statement Friday. “This is a reminder for young artists to have the courage to stand up for themselves and demand respect. This is an industry where it is vital to fight to protect yourself.”
The band’s members concluded their statement by saying they were “very satisfied” with the outcome of their lawsuit and that the group will “continue to advocate for justice and respect” for artists. (Members Anahí and Dulce María did not sign the statement.)
T6H denied claims of wrongdoings in a statement to Rolling Stone on Friday, and said that “in order to avoid a years-long legal battle,” the company had “agreed to waive the profits that would have been due from the tour in Latin America.” T6H added that “at no time was there any fraud, diversion, culpability, lack of income reporting, or misuse of resources by T6H and/or Guillermo Rosas.”
This article was updated on Oct. 4 at 10:33 p.m. ET to include a statement from T6H.
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