Guptas may lose millions paid to JLo
UNLESS singer JLo agrees to a postponement of the Gupta soiree, TV hour news channel ANN7 could lose the millions paid to reserve the singer for the South African of the Year Awards.
Yesterday, the Guptaowned channel announced it was postponing the awards, held to honour people who have done well each year.
This was to be the third awards event. DJ Black Coffee and sports stars Caster Semenya and Wayde van Niekerk were just some of the people audiences could vote for. ANN7 said the awards would be postponed to next year due to unforeseen regulatory circumstances that have impacted on it.
The station has not responded to questions asking for clarity.
The awards, which were to have been held on November 25, with Bonang Matheba, Jonathan Boynton-Lee and Jeannie D as hosts, had also booked Blurred Lines crooner Robin Thicke as part of their lineup.
Concert promoter Mike Fuller, of Famous Concerts, said he was not sure if the channel had secured the Jennie from the Block singer, but the norm was that if the organiser cancelled they stood to lose their fees.
“Artists require payments to be made in advance for them to set the date aside. If you don’t honour it, you forfeit the money,” Fuller said.
“Jennifer Lopez costs a lot of money.
“She is one of the top earning female performers according to Forbes, alongside Taylor Swift, Adele and Beyonce, and she is a triple effect as she acts, dances and sings, so she is rather pricey.”