{"id":359937,"date":"2021-10-29T22:11:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T19:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jay-z-pleads-innocence-while-testifying-in-18m-perfume-lawsuit-im-not-a-lawyer\/"},"modified":"2021-10-29T22:11:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T19:11:50","slug":"jay-z-pleads-innocence-while-testifying-in-18m-perfume-lawsuit-im-not-a-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jay-z-pleads-innocence-while-testifying-in-18m-perfume-lawsuit-im-not-a-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"#JAY-Z Pleads Innocence While Testifying In $18M Perfume Lawsuit: &#039;I&#039;m Not A Lawyer&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#JAY-Z Pleads Innocence While Testifying In $18M Perfume Lawsuit: &#039;I&#039;m Not A Lawyer&#039;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/10\/jay-z-19-million-investment-flowhub-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"JAY-Z Pleads Innocence While Testifying In $18M Perfume Lawsuit: 'I'm Not A Lawyer'\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>John Phillips\/Getty Images for BFI<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<span class=\"location\">New York, N.Y. \u2013 <\/span> JAY-Z made an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance in Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday morning (October 29) over a lawsuit regarding his 2012 cologne deal with Parlux Fragrances over his Gold by Jay Z line.<\/p>\n<p>Hov was intent on stating his innocence and the back-and-forth in the courtroom with Parlux\u2019s attorney turned contentious pretty quickly, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/jay-z-parlux-fragrance-suit-1249751\/\"><em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have me on trial from something I didn\u2019t do,\u201d he said. \u201cI did a lot for the Gold Jay-Z launch. I had a year to complete these [obligations], correct? I don\u2019t know if you answered my question. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CVngFVPL9_V\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\">A post shared by 2Cool2Blog (@2cool2bl0g)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When the Parlux attorneys peppered Jay with questions he\u2019d promptly reply with, \u201cI\u2019m not a lawyer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The combative nature of the conversation continued with not much ground being gained by either side. Jay even attempted to cross-examine Parlux for their role in all of this but the judge put a halt to that as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want you to show me where it says that I\u2019m required to do something on the 29th,\u201d Hov replied.<\/p>\n<p>Parlux originally filed a lawsuit against JAY-Z \u2014 born Shawn Carter \u2014 in 2016 claiming Jay took home $2 million in royalties while the company suffered an $18 million loss on the deal. They also claim Hov skipped out on a bunch of promotional appearances to help push the fragrance line.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/jay-z-parlux-fragrance-lawsuit-private-investigator-1243937\/\">Rolling Stone,<\/a><\/em>\u00a0Hov had his legal team to hire an ex-police officer to spy on Donald Loftus \u2014 Parlux\u2019s former CEO \u2013since he refused to testify in-person over COVID-19 concerns.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, JAY-Z is countersuing Parlux for another $2.7 million in royalties he alleges they still owe him to this day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Michael Saponara\"><br \/>\nby Michael Saponara\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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