Ozzy Osbourne is singing the blues over what he believes is an unfair deal with Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)– and he’s taking his gripe to court with a class-action lawsuit filed against the live entertainment company.
In the lawsuit, Osbourne takes issue with a “tying arrangement” the complaint refers to as the “Staples Center Commitment,” in which artists who book a show at London’s O2 Arena must also agree to play the Staples Center when their tour hits Los Angeles. According to the suit, AEG owns both the O2 and Staples Center.
The former Black Sabbath yowler contends that the O2, as the only indoor arena in London capable of hosting major concerts, is a “must have” for top touring artists, and forcing artists to perform at Staples if they play O2 robs artists of the potential to play the Forum in Inglewood, which reopened in 2014 after a $100 million renovation.