A $2.5 million lawsuit is brewing after an organization claims promoters solid contracts that led to the collapse of a GloRilla live performance in Cleveland.

A canceled Cleveland live performance that was “supposedly” going to function rapper GloRilla is on the middle of a $2.5 million lawsuit after an area firm accused a promoter of faking artist agreements and pocketing deposits.

Esmail Entertainment, based earlier this yr, filed swimsuit towards Shaw Management Enterprises on August 4, claiming the promotion group misrepresented artist bookings and submitted solid contracts for a present scheduled on the Wolstein Center on September 6, 2025.

The occasion was set to function GloRilla, Moneybagg Yo and Skilla Baby. But simply two days after tickets went stay, Shaw Management reportedly informed Esmail Entertainment to halt all advertising and marketing efforts—with out providing a motive.

According to the lawsuit, Esmail’s group reached out to GloRilla’s representatives and found she had by no means signed a contract to carry out.

The grievance additional alleges that negotiations between Shaw and the rapper’s camp have been nonetheless ongoing and had not been finalized. The nail within the coffin got here after Big Glo refused to signal any deal to carry out because of the alleged forgery.

The swimsuit additionally claims the agreements for Moneybagg Yo and Skilla Baby have been fabricated.

Esmail Entertainment says it wired greater than $280,000 in deposits to Shaw Management. Of that, solely $20,000 has been returned. The firm estimates it misplaced roughly $2.5 million in potential ticket income because of the occasion’s collapse.

Despite the cancellation, tickets for the present stay listed on resale platforms, with some costs topping $1,000.

The six-count lawsuit consists of claims of fraud, civil theft and tortious interference with enterprise expectancy.

The live performance, which was anticipated to attract 1000’s to downtown Cleveland, was formally scrapped after the alleged deception got here to mild.

GloRilla, nor any of the artists, is called within the lawsuit.

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