Flo Rida Avoids Lawsuit After Being Served On Facebook

Flo Rida was able to avoid a lawsuit after being served with papers on Facebook.

The rapper allegedly did not show up for the 2011 Fat As Butter music festival in Newcastle, Australia, although he was paid $377,000 upfront for his headliner performance. Concert promoters Mothership Music sued the rapper and his management, VIP Entertainment and Concepts, for breach of contract, damages, and future loss of ticket sales. The lawsuit was filed in the NSW District Court.

With limited options for reaching Flo Rida, whose real name is Tramar Dillard, Mothership Music’s legal team filed a summons through Facebook after Justice Judith Gibson ruled in their favor in September 2012.

Flo Rida’s attorney appealed the decision, saying the summons “was not validly served on the appellant.” The 33-year-old’s attorney also said that the judge did not have the jurisdiction to serve the summons on Facebook, according to the New York Daily News.

Tuesday, Justice Robert McFarlan upheld the appeal, saying that there was no proof that Flo Rida was connected to the Facebook page.

“The evidence did not establish, other than by mere assertion, that the Facebook page was in fact that of Flo Rida and did not prove that a posting on it was likely to come to his attention in a timely fashion,” McFarlan said in his decision.

This isn’t the first time Flo Rida has been sued. Last year, the rapper’s former personal assistant filed a lawsuit claiming that she worked 65 hours a week for $3.08 a hour. Mahogany Miller said she answered phones, organized emails, and other tasks while being paid well below federal minimum wage. She also said that when she brought up how little she was being paid, it took Flo Rida less than 24 hours to fire her.

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