Executive Producer of Goldenboy Entertainment, known on Twitter as King Patrick, has called out pop singer, Peruzzi, over alleged contract breach.
Patrick, in a series called #SurvivingPeruzzi on Twitter which he began early Thursday, also accused Davido and his record label, Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) of going behind his back to sign his artiste.
Patrick said he met Peruzzi in 2014 at the time the singer was out of medical school “because of his father’s financial problems.” He said he did everything in his power to get Peruzzi back to school.
“I paid for his ticket and visa, he was like a brother to me,” he said.
Patrick added that he signed Peruzzi, who was more interested in music than education, in November 2016.
“Davido reached out to Peruzzi and they were in constant contact. Peruzzi started telling me about how Davido wanted ‘US’ to join DMW, I was excited because I wanted that exposure. #SurvivingPeruzzi,” he said.
“Instead of letting Davido know that he is signed to me, Peruzzi presented me as just the guy that helped him shoot his video. Davido was billed to perform at the One Africa Music festival, late 2017. For Your Pocket remix was trending then so he told me wanted to perform it at the show with Peruzzi, which never happened. I bought Peruzzi’s ticket to meet Davido for the performance, but instead of performing he got signed to DMW, without my consent, therefore breaching his contract.
“I woke up to the news of the signing and I was mad and that marked the beginning of my depression. If only you know how it feels to be cheated by someone you truly loved and supported with all your heart.”
He said that in November 2019, Peruzzi set up a ‘fake’ meeting with him to discuss how to pay back what he owes, “instead of having the meeting I was ambushed, he threatened to kill me, saying what he owed me is chicken change but he is still yet to pay.”
Patrick said that all he wants from DMW is the royalties and credits owed his record label.
“I want to make it clear that all I want from this is the Royalties & credit that DAVIDO MUSIC WORLDWIDE owes GOLDEN BOY ENTERTAINMENT, nothing more or less. We signed a contract and that should be respected. #SurvivingPeruzzi,” he said.
Peruzzi had in the past said he did not have a written contract with DMW.
He is yet to respond to the allegations.
