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Super Bowl controversy just won’t die.

Amid the Colin Kaepernick scandal that rocked much of the NFL in recent seasons, the 2019 championship game went off without a hitch despite an outcry of criticism. While Maroon 5 made its bed and lied in it, Travis Scott managed to come out relatively unscathed by keyboard warriors and the media across the globe. He made headlines for his live performance – of which is surely a career highlight – but now the rapper is in hot water regarding the event once again.

Looking back to a 2018 incident, TMZ has reported that Scott has been ordered to pay $400,000 USD for a pre-booked performance a day prior to last years game. Entertainment company and promoter PJAM has sued the 27-year-old for not fulfilling his contract, which the artist claimed was due to “weather and logistical” issues.

According to a statement released by Hypebeast, Alex Martini, CEO of PJAM said:

“The significance of this week’s verdict is clear: no matter how big of a celebrity you are, you still have to fulfil your contractual obligation. We knew from the day that Travis Scott was a no-show at our event that he was in very clear breach of contract, so we were happy to see the jury also recognise this by awarding us the maximum damages possible.

All the lies spread by Travis Scott’s lawyer, Howard King, about our company in the press and the circumstances surrounding the event have been unmasked now. We believe that Scott and his legal team owe us an apology for the severe damage caused to our names due to the comments made by their team a year ago to the media. Their attempts to muddy the waters by defaming our names and character were as ineffective as the line of defence they chose for Travis Scott in this case.

We hope Travis will learn from this experience and understand that all concert organisers and promoters (small or big) are an important part of the music industry, and that justice will always be served.”

Though the reasoning for Travis Scott’s absence is unclear, his first daughter Stormi, was born just days before, on February 1, which may have been an attribute.

“The jury verdict of $383k is disappointing, but far less than the seven figure demands made by the promoters,” Howard King, Travis’ attorney, told TMZ. “We believe the verdict will be substantially reduced or overturned in subsequent proceedings.”

Stay tuned.