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Dances with Lawsuits

On Tuesday, Kevin Costner’s company, creatively called Kevin’s Music, filed a lawsuit against a Connecticut company for $2.3 million. Costner alleges that Mahee Worldwide Ventures talked to him in December about marketing and promoting Costner’s band, creatively called the Kevin Costner Band. Mahee’s owner, Richard Mahee, allegedly claimed that his company had a lot of experience which could make the Kevin Costner Band lots of money:

“The concept was that defendants would create an Internet and mobile outlet for Mr. Costner’s ‘musical activities’ - i.e. promote the band and their songs while simultaneously providing a commercial outlet for such activities,” according to the lawsuit….

So in January, they all entered into a two-year contract. Costner was supposed to perform in five concerts which Mahee would setup, and he was promised all sorts of money, including $150K within a few days of signing the contract. Costner says he never got no money, and that a later agreement (after he threatened to sue) has also been broken.

Did you know Costner had a band? I sure didn’t. And after watching/listening to this, I still wish I didn’t (it’s called Porch Song, and it’s “a song you might sing when you’re on the porch”…I don’t get it):

Posted by Seth on April 6, 2007 | Comments (2)