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Okay, you guys, I'm of the mindset that I think at this point in time, some of our favorite entertainers who are now up in age should pretty much just allow for other artists to do tribute concerts to them.
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Gladys Knight for getting the words to her songs, turning her back on the audience, Eddie Levert struggling to get into a chair, Ron Isley struggling to get into the chair and being held up walking out to the stage, Uncle Charlie, who recently had a stroke.
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We love their music, but at this point it would be probably better for them to just have other artists do tribute concerts.
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I was wondering why is it that they are still performing at this age, considering the way that some of the performances have gone.
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And I know in the case of Gladys Knight, she's married to her manager.
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And based on a number of instances where artists have married their managers, that just has not worked out well.
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Mary J.
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Blige, for instance, and some others, it just hasn't worked out well.
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And I don't know if the allegations that Gladys Knight's son has made about her husband are true, that he's allegedly forcing her to perform.
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I don't know if that's true, and I don't know if Uncle Charlie's situation, the alleged financial situation, is also forcing him to continue to perform.
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But I started checking into what could be a possibility for why they are still performing, other than them maybe wanting to still perform, because you know, I mean, a lot of us have elderly relatives, and you can't tell them anything.
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You can't tell them to stop driving, they'll continue to drive.
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Um, so it's hard to tell them anything.
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But I was wondering, is there something in the contract that they signed to do these concerts that may require them to appear despite their health?
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I mean, it should be clear to any promoter that you know they're just not really at their best.
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And I started looking back at the remember Michael Jackson when he had signed that contract to do all those concerts.
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Now, when he was in that contract, what they did with him is they did a medical check before they signed the contract.
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Now, for some reason, I don't know how he was cleared to do all those those concerts, but he was cleared despite you know his weight and his other issues that should have been a red flag, but he was cleared.
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So I don't know if you know Gladys Knight, Uncle Charlie, Ron Isley, Eddie LeBert were subjected to some type of physical exam prior to signing the contract.
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I don't know, but perhaps they should have been.
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Hold on, let me double check.
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They had paid her her full fee.
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No, it was five million.
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Her fee was five million.
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So they had paid her her full fee.
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They had paid another artist$600,000 and another artist$400,000.
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And they were all three of these artists were with William Morris.
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And what William Morris did, instead of leaving the generic wording for the four force majeure in the contract, they added something different.
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They added the wording, quote.
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However, if the artist is otherwise ready, willing, and able to perform, promoter will pay artist the full guarantee unless such cancellation is the result of the artist's death, illness, or injury, or that is or that of its immediate family.
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So even though it was during COVID, which is why the promoter was canceling the event, they decided that, you know, well, William Morris decided that they weren't going to return those fees.
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So the promoter filed a suit and it went all the way through the appeals court, and the appeals court ruled that Lizzo could keep her money, and the other two artists with uh William Morris could also keep the money that they were paid.
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And it was because of that wording that they put in the contract, that extra wording they put in the contract.
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So I say that to say maybe there's something in the contract that Gladys Knight's attorney maybe didn't have in there about illness or you know, her health.
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Maybe that could be the reason why she is still being made to do those concerts, other than maybe her wanting to do them.
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So I don't know.
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I I think that her management, you know, hopefully they have a good lawyer.
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I don't know.
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But there's obviously a problem that needs to be addressed.
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So I don't know.
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You guys let me know what you think.
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Do you think that Gladys Knight should maybe have an independent attorney look at the contract, and maybe this could be an attorney that she gets outside of the one that maybe her management company has on board right now to, you know, look at the contract and see if maybe she can get out of the contract.
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Because usually, depending on the circumstances, there may be some type of financial strain on the performer if she cancels the event.
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You know, if if it wasn't something in the contract uh relative to how she could get out if there were health reasons.
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So at any rate, you all let me know what you think.
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Okay, I'll catch you on the next go around.
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Okay, you guys, I'm of the mindset that I think at this point in time, some of our favorite entertainers who are now up in age should pretty much just allow for other artists to do tribute concerts to them.
00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:43.119
Gladys Knight for getting the words to her songs, turning her back on the audience, Eddie Levert struggling to get into a chair, Ron Isley struggling to get into the chair and being held up walking out to the stage, Uncle Charlie, who recently had a stroke.
00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:56.000
We love their music, but at this point it would be probably better for them to just have other artists do tribute concerts.
00:00:56.240 --> 00:01:08.640
I was wondering why is it that they are still performing at this age, considering the way that some of the performances have gone.
00:01:08.959 --> 00:01:13.680
And I know in the case of Gladys Knight, she's married to her manager.
00:01:14.319 --> 00:01:24.319
And based on a number of instances where artists have married their managers, that just has not worked out well.
00:01:25.680 --> 00:01:26.400
Mary J.
00:01:26.560 --> 00:01:31.280
Blige, for instance, and some others, it just hasn't worked out well.
00:01:31.439 --> 00:01:45.599
And I don't know if the allegations that Gladys Knight's son has made about her husband are true, that he's allegedly forcing her to perform.
00:01:45.840 --> 00:02:01.200
I don't know if that's true, and I don't know if Uncle Charlie's situation, the alleged financial situation, is also forcing him to continue to perform.
00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:23.360
But I started checking into what could be a possibility for why they are still performing, other than them maybe wanting to still perform, because you know, I mean, a lot of us have elderly relatives, and you can't tell them anything.
00:02:23.599 --> 00:02:27.360
You can't tell them to stop driving, they'll continue to drive.
00:02:27.439 --> 00:02:30.319
Um, so it's hard to tell them anything.
00:02:30.639 --> 00:02:45.360
But I was wondering, is there something in the contract that they signed to do these concerts that may require them to appear despite their health?
00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:54.000
I mean, it should be clear to any promoter that you know they're just not really at their best.
00:02:54.479 --> 00:03:03.439
And I started looking back at the remember Michael Jackson when he had signed that contract to do all those concerts.
00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:16.319
Now, when he was in that contract, what they did with him is they did a medical check before they signed the contract.
00:03:16.479 --> 00:03:34.800
Now, for some reason, I don't know how he was cleared to do all those those concerts, but he was cleared despite you know his weight and his other issues that should have been a red flag, but he was cleared.
00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:49.120
So I don't know if you know Gladys Knight, Uncle Charlie, Ron Isley, Eddie LeBert were subjected to some type of physical exam prior to signing the contract.
00:03:49.280 --> 00:03:52.879
I don't know, but perhaps they should have been.
00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:11.040
Hold on, let me double check.
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They had paid her her full fee.
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No, it was five million.
00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:19.040
Her fee was five million.
00:05:19.279 --> 00:05:21.600
So they had paid her her full fee.
00:05:21.759 --> 00:05:27.519
They had paid another artist$600,000 and another artist$400,000.
00:05:27.680 --> 00:05:31.439
And they were all three of these artists were with William Morris.
00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:43.519
And what William Morris did, instead of leaving the generic wording for the four force majeure in the contract, they added something different.
00:05:43.680 --> 00:05:47.120
They added the wording, quote.
00:05:47.360 --> 00:06:08.720
However, if the artist is otherwise ready, willing, and able to perform, promoter will pay artist the full guarantee unless such cancellation is the result of the artist's death, illness, or injury, or that is or that of its immediate family.
00:06:09.199 --> 00:06:26.000
So even though it was during COVID, which is why the promoter was canceling the event, they decided that, you know, well, William Morris decided that they weren't going to return those fees.
00:06:26.399 --> 00:06:41.759
So the promoter filed a suit and it went all the way through the appeals court, and the appeals court ruled that Lizzo could keep her money, and the other two artists with uh William Morris could also keep the money that they were paid.
00:06:42.160 --> 00:06:50.319
And it was because of that wording that they put in the contract, that extra wording they put in the contract.
00:06:50.560 --> 00:07:09.519
So I say that to say maybe there's something in the contract that Gladys Knight's attorney maybe didn't have in there about illness or you know, her health.
00:07:09.839 --> 00:07:19.439
Maybe that could be the reason why she is still being made to do those concerts, other than maybe her wanting to do them.
00:07:19.839 --> 00:07:21.199
So I don't know.
00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:27.040
I I think that her management, you know, hopefully they have a good lawyer.
00:07:27.279 --> 00:07:28.319
I don't know.
00:07:28.639 --> 00:07:33.600
But there's obviously a problem that needs to be addressed.
00:07:33.839 --> 00:07:35.040
So I don't know.
00:07:35.199 --> 00:07:37.360
You guys let me know what you think.
00:07:37.600 --> 00:08:06.560
Do you think that Gladys Knight should maybe have an independent attorney look at the contract, and maybe this could be an attorney that she gets outside of the one that maybe her management company has on board right now to, you know, look at the contract and see if maybe she can get out of the contract.
00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:20.639
Because usually, depending on the circumstances, there may be some type of financial strain on the performer if she cancels the event.
00:08:21.040 --> 00:08:28.959
You know, if if it wasn't something in the contract uh relative to how she could get out if there were health reasons.
00:08:29.120 --> 00:08:31.680
So at any rate, you all let me know what you think.
00:08:31.920 --> 00:08:42.480
Be sure to click the like subscribe tab, and once you click the subscribe tab, there'll be a drop down to click on all.
00:08:42.559 --> 00:08:47.759
So make sure you click that so that you get other videos that we upload in the future.
00:08:48.000 --> 00:08:50.399
Okay, I'll catch you on the next go around.
