Rent to Prince and expect a purple house LOS ANGELES, March 20 (UPI) -- Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer has dropped his lawsuit against rock superstar Prince for an extreme make-over of his Los Angeles mansion. Prince rented Boozer's estate for eight months, The Smoking Gun reported on its Web site Monday. Apparently, the $70,000-month-rent did not include free reign over the decor because Boozer's suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court claimed Prince painted the exterior with purple stripes, his "Prince" symbol and the numbers "3121," which is the name of Prince's new album that hits the streets Tuesday. Boozer was also shocked by the purple monogrammed carpet in the master bedroom as well as addition plumbing added for "water transport for beauty salon chairs," the suit said. Boozer filed the suit in January then dropped it in February, TSM said. However, the dismissal was filed "without prejudice, which means the suit could be filed again when Prince's lease is up May 31 http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060320-104651-1376r You got to love Prince stickin it to the Jazz!
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0320063prince1.html Extreme Makeover: Prince Edition Landlord sued singer over purple alterations to Hollywood manse MARCH 20--Claiming that his $70,000-a-month tenant Prince undertook an extremely tacky makeover of his Los Angeles mansion, an NBA star recently sued the mercurial singer over the purple-hued alterations. In a January complaint, Carlos Boozer, a forward with the Utah Jazz, sued Prince/MPG Music over unauthorized work done on the 10-bedroom, 11-bath West Hollywood property, which is owned by the C Booz Multifamily I LLC. According to the lawsuit, Prince/MPG Music violated its eight-month lease by "painting the exterior of the [house] with purple striping, 'prince' symbol, and numbers 3121." Prince's new album, "3121," is scheduled for release tomorrow. Inside the home, among other renovations, a purple monogrammed carpet was installed in the master bedroom and plumbing and piping was added in the downstairs bedroom "for water transfer for beauty salon chairs." As part of a promotion, Prince is expected to hold a private concert at the Hollywood property--which recently was listed for sale at $11.9 million--for album purchasers who find a Wonkaesque "purple ticket" inside their CD cases. The Boozer corporation filed its lawsuit two months after hand-delivering a "three-day notice to cure or quit" to the Sierra Alta Way property (which can be seen in the aerial photo above). Responding to the lawsuit, Prince's counsel denied the owner's allegations, adding that rent was accepted for December and January "without objection." In mid-February, a month after the complaint was filed, an attorney for the Boozer company sought the suit's dismissal, a request the court approved. Since the dismissal was granted "without prejudice," the landlord has the ability to file another suit on the same claims. The Prince/MPG Music lease, which ends May 31, stipulates that all parties involved in the rental agree to sign a confidentiality agreement about the deal. It also states that the tenant may cancel the lease with 45 days notice "should the weather conditions of the Los Angeles rainy season...prohibit enjoyment of the property."
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I thought I was the only one who saw that. edit, weird I think the same thing just happened with the jim rome thread in the bbs.
the suit was dropped after prince beat boozer in a game of one-on-one.....afterwards, prince treated boozer to pancakes. all was forgiven.
