Singer Harrysong was
yesterday arrested by Five Star Music over charges of fraud and breach of
contract.
Five Star Music label has
now issued a statement on why they are taking legal actions against Harrysong.
The label also advised the general public to tread with caution and desist from
transacting any business with Mr. Harry Tare Okri, as same is both illegal and
a total breach of his existing contract with Five Star Music Label.
Read below.
It has become both imperative and necessary to state our position
on the ongoing misguided and fallacious news making the rounds in the media
between our esteemed record label and Mr. Harry Tare Okri.
Sometime in 2008 when Mr. Harry first approached our record label
for a music contract, we immediately declined the request when we found out
that he had a subsisting contract
with one Mr. Kevin Luciano of ‘Question Mark Entertainment Label’.
with one Mr. Kevin Luciano of ‘Question Mark Entertainment Label’.
All efforts then by Mr. Harry to influence our management proved
abortive as our position was maintained on grounds of equity, fairness and
professionalism.
For further avoidance of doubts on the true facts of the present
situation, our management has decided to officially set the records straight,
because of negative and pervasive influence being foisted on the psyche of our
numerous and well meaning fans.
Our first encounter with Mr. Harry was sometime in 2008 when he
approached our management for a music contract. As stated above, according to
our findings at that time, his contract with ‘Question Mark Entertainment
Record Label’ was still subsisting and valid.
Obviously we declined when we found out that Mr. Harry’s plans
were ill orchestrated against his employers, by walking out on them without fulfilling
the obligations clearly contained in his running contract with them.
When Harry’s employers (Question Mark Entertainment) got wind of
his frantic efforts to desert his contract, a stern and official public
statement was issued against Mr. Harry and a certain clause establishing his
existing contract was clearly published for full consumption by the general
public.
3a. The tussle continued between Harry and his
employers till sometime in 2014 when Harry once again approached us, this time
very desperate.
We opened preliminary discussions with him but demanded an
official document from his former employers relieving him of any obligation or
liability with regards to his contract with them.
3b. Our move to do things right and professionally
with Mr. Harry earned us a Twenty Million Naira Legal Suit (N20,000,000.00)
from Mr. Kevin Luciano of Question Mark Entertainment (Records are there for
confirmation). We were joined as co-defendants with Mr. Harry.
Juxtaposing the above with what is going on now, it is quite
unfortunate because “Good intentions counts as much as good actions, and the
person seeking to do good is as good as someone who actually does it.
3c. Knowing the vulnerability of Mr. Harry on the
impending legal suit, we solicited the help of certain well respected
individuals in the Music industry to wade into the matter, one of which was our
dear veteran Daddy Showkey.
Mr. Luciano having found out our intention from inception to act
in good faith, agreed to withdraw his suit against Mr. Harry and our company
BUT, not without consequential and settlement fees of Five Million Naira
(N5,000,000.00, records available for verification).
We paid this amount solely without Mr. Harry contributing a dime!
We paid this amount solely without Mr. Harry contributing a dime!
It is often said that “When people sense that someone else is
vulnerable, they tend to attack, for when the calf falls, the knives come
out”.
However, in Mr. Harry’s vulnerable situation, we did nothing of
the sort. Rather, we whole heartedly bought all his liability off Question Mark
Entertainment Label, and welcomed him as a family into Five Star Music Label, a
genuine gesture and decision we are all regretting this present day.
Because we are known for running our affairs professionally and
legally, we signed a three year contract with Mr. Harry and certain conditions
and obligations were specifically and properly spelled out apart from the terms
of the contract.
Most important of these
were his obligations to our Music Label, which amongst others include:
·
That he must deliver at
least, three (3) full music albums on or before the expiration of the first
term of his three year contract, otherwise the label solely reserves the right
either to rescind or extend the contract.
These conditions were never
met.
·
While in the employment of
the Five Star Music Label, he must not engage himself in anyway whatsoever,
whether directly, by proxy or through a third party in any Music or recording
business other than that of Five Star Music. This condition was also repeatedly
breached as Mr. Harry has been releasing music, going on tours locally and
internationally without our consent or paying the agreed percentage to the
label.
Five Star Music wishes to state categorically that this reckless
breach of contract by Mr. Harry stands contrary to our company’s work ethics
and will therefore be pursued to a logical conclusion using the full instrument
of the law.
In setting the records straight, let it be known that before now,
the label refrained from instituting any legal actions against him for his
blatant breach of contract, just because he was still considered as part of
Five Star Music family.
However, his posture as clearly manifested through his lawyers
whom have continued to write and make all kinds of assertions and threats to
the label necessitated our immediate response for the general public to know
the truth and inherent facts of the story. For it is said, that facts speaks
for themselves.
We therefore advice the general public to tread with caution and
desist from transacting any business with Mr. Harry Tare Okri, as same is both
illegal and a total breach of his existing contract with our record Label,
‘Five Star Music Label’.
Notwithstanding what propaganda he feeds the public, we further
advice that proper verifications are made from us, as there is no iota of truth
emanating therefrom.
Signed
Mr. C.C Chris
Five Star Music Limited
Mr. C.C Chris
Five Star Music Limited
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