Maverick City Music co-founder Chandler Moore has quit the group and filed a lawsuit accusing his former manager of diverting thousands and thousands of dollars in royalties.
The 30 12 months old announced earlier this week that he had made the “bittersweet” decision to depart the group to work on solo projects.
It has since emerged that he filed a civil criticism at an Atlanta court alleging that former manager Norman Gyamfi misappropriated royalties and committed fraud.
The criticism, obtained by Billboard, accuses Gyamfi of “abusing his power and the trust that Moore bestowed upon him”. The lawsuit also includes Maverick City Music and TRIBL Records as corporate entities.
Moore is searching for financial damages and is asking the court to void his contracts with the group.
“Defendants’ greed, exploitation and misappropriation of Moore’s assets and mental property have deprived Plaintiffs of their contractually owed royalties, assets, monies and ownership interests,” the lawsuit says, in line with Billboard.
Moore’s attorney, Sam Lipshie of the firm Bradley Arant, said, “We are fully committed to helping Chandler get well what’s rightfully his, and assist him in moving forward freely to proceed constructing the even-brighter, impactful profession that lies ahead for him.”
Maverick City Music co-founder and chief executive officer Jonathan Jay has denied Moore’s claims, calling them “categorically false”.
In a press release on Instagram, he said Maverick City Music had been “forthright, generous, and above reproach” in its dealings with Moore, and that it “acted in good faith”.
Another founding member of Maverick City, Naomi Raine, has also left the group. She said the choice got here after “plenty of prayer and consideration”.
“This journey has modified my life eternally. I don’t regret one single thing — the highs, the lows, the teachings … all of it,” she said on Instagram.
“I even have learned so much about God and other people and myself. And I’ll at all times carry those lessons with me.”
