A federal judge in Atlanta has tossed out a lawsuit filed against Nicki Minaj by her former wig designer.
In a lawsuit in February, Terrence Davidson accused Nicki and Pink Personality LLC of breaking implied contracts, reneging on discussions to launch a reality TV show and a wig line, and misappropriating his designs.
Lawyers for Minaj filed a motion in May to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that Davidson failed to state a valid claim.
U.S. District Judge Harold Murphy agreed with Nicki on Tuesday that Terrence did not state viable claims.
Terrence said in the lawsuit that he began working as Minaj’s hair stylist in early 2010. He claims she wore to a preshow for MTV’s Video Music Awards, during media appearances in London and for the music video “SuperBass.”
Terrence said he turned down a contract for a reality TV show at the urging of a Minaj representative. At the time, he maintains that he was discussing doing a joint reality show with Minaj and launching a line of wigs. But months passed, and Terrence said Minaj and her team shut him out. He stopped working as her stylist in early 2013.
He said Minaj took his designs without his consent and used them to start her own wig line.
Minaj’s lawyers countered that Terrence “is upset because he lost his most famous client” and was seeking to force himself into a business relationship that Minaj and Pink Personality developed without him to get money from them that he didn’t earn.
The judge wrote in his order that the verbal promises of future business too vague and that it was unreasonable for Davidson to rely on them as a done deal.
My two-cents: Hmmm .. I don’t think I knew that Nicki had a wig line.
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