Timbaland and Swizz Beatz aren't going to let Triller off the hook.
In 2020, as the pandemic broke out and the first confinements were declared, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz were a hit with
Verzuz
, a show featuring musical duels between renowned artists broadcast live on several platforms including Instagram.
A year later, in March 2021, the Triller application, a direct competitor of TikTok, announced that it was acquiring the show for a sum then kept secret.
However, it would seem that a few checks have been lost on the way because Timbaland and Swizz Beatz have just filed a complaint against the platform in order to claim 28 million dollars in unpaid debts relating to this takeover.
A simple misunderstanding
According to the complaint obtained by Billboard, Triller initially complied with the terms of the contract and paid Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on time until missing a payment last January.
Since then, despite an agreement concluded with the plaintiffs to stagger the payments, the firm would not have paid a penny.
But Triller assures us that this is an unfortunate misunderstanding.
"We don't want to wash our dirty laundry in the press, but we've paid Swizz and Tim millions in cash and stock.
No one has benefited so much from Triller to date,” the platform responded in a statement.
“Triller helped propel
Verzuz
to new heights into the global cultural phenomenon it is today.
We hope to resolve this amicably and quickly, and really hope it's just a misunderstanding.
If we are forced to go to trial, we are more than optimistic that the truth and the facts are on our side.
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However, if we will gladly give Triller the benefit of the doubt, it should be noted that the platform has been the subject of similar complaints in recent months since it has also failed to pay newly recruited influencers.
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