The singer is accused of not paying for items purchased from producer Ver Ver Entertainment
Singer Sean Kingston, known for the hit “Beautiful Girls”, was arrested on Thursday (23/5) in California (USA), a few hours after the arrest of his mother, Janice Turner, on charges of fraud and theft in Florida.
An arrest warrant for Kingston was issued following a break-in at a South Florida mansion the artist was renting. According to People magazine, she was out of state for a show in California. Turner was arrested this morning at her residence in Southwest Ranches following an ongoing investigation.
“This evening, police in Fort Irwin, California, arrested Kisean Anderson, also known as Sean Kingston, without incident on a Broward Sheriff’s Office warrant for numerous fraud and theft charges. According to investigators, he will held in San Bernardino, California,” the Broward Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
Hours before the arrest, Kingston had posted about the matter on Instagram: “People love negative energy! I’m fine and so is my mom. My lawyers are taking care of everything as we speak,” he wrote.
Dispute
The police invasion was triggered by a lawsuit between production company Ver Ver Entertainment and Sean Kingston, filed in February this year. The indictment alleges that the singer failed to pay for purchased items, submitted “numerous false statements” to the company and also claimed to have a “current and ongoing working relationship” with Justin Bieber, with whom he collaborated on the song ” Eenie Meanie”. ” (2010). and “It won’t stop” (2011).
The lawsuit also points out that Kingston had promised to produce promotional videos featuring Bieber to reduce his claims with the company in the price of the items purchased. However, they discovered that the singer “did not have any ongoing working relationship” with Hailey Bieber’s husband.
Additionally, the complaint alleges that the singer breached his contract by avoiding payment after multiple collection attempts in January of this year, as well as stating that he “has a long history of fraudulent behavior.”
Ver Ver Entertainment also points out that a judgment was made against Sean Kingston in 2015, after he obtained $356,000 worth of watches without paying for the items. Further sentences were issued between 2016 and 2022, when the artist allegedly purchased more than $1 million worth of jewelry and luxury accessories without payment.
Source: Terra
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