flo Rida just had his biggest payday yet, but it had nothing to do with music. the hip hop Veteran prevailed in court in a Florida Lawsuit against energy drink maker Celsius The “Low” actor earned a whopping $82 million.
The Florida musician’s case centered on claims that he popularized the product when he became the drink’s brand ambassador in 2014. While the beverage company, which has been growing rapidly on the national scene, assured he was compensated accordingly.
The beginnings of the pandemic led to the lawsuit
In a CNBC interview in January, Flo Rida explained how this came about. The beginnings of covid The pandemic allowed him to stay home and review his finances and past investments. And then he claims he’s discovered some major inconsistencies about Celsius.
“I looked at it and they told me that one of the products I was endorsing wasn’t selling and I had the opportunity to look at it and it was doing more than well. This product has worked over ten million dollars since I joined the company,” he argued.
Flo Rida was proud to be the company’s ambassador from Florida
The rapper explained that the fact that the company was selling a healthier energy drink, coupled with the fact that it was a Florida-based company, really resonated with him.
Flo Rida explained: “I myself thrive on health. Ever since I was in ninth grade, all I’ve done has been to love fitness because I knew that health really is wealth. So I was in this for the long haul and basically when it came down to getting compensated…”
along with the settlement Flo Rida also sued Celsius for company stock. What he claimed he was guaranteed.
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