Author Topic: Birdman Settles Jewelry Lawsuit (Read 117 times)

mrtonguetwista · « **on:** July 31, 2004, 01:36:55 PM »

MIAMI (AP) - Grammy-nominated rapper Bryan ``Baby'' Williams has settled a lawsuit alleging he failed to pay $85,000 for jewelry he ordered, court records show.

Williams and King's Jewelers in Bay Harbor Islands, near Miami Beach, settled for $57,500, according to the records available Friday. Williams gets the jewelry and neither party admits liability or wrongdoing under the settlement.

Williams, also known as Birdman, ordered a $23,500 pendant made of 18-karat white gold and large diamonds to form the initials BM, along with nine white gold, diamond-studded pendants inscribed with the name of his record label, Cash Money Records, worth $54,000 total, the lawsuit in October alleged.

King's Jewelers alleged Williams ordered, approved, and suggested modifications for the custom jewelry but then failed to pick up or pay for his order.

Williams was named ``Trendsetter of the Year'' at last year's Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami. As a member of Big Tymers, he was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 for Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for ``Still Fly.''

RXL · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2004, 01:50:53 PM »

Um, so he got the jewelry for cheaper than originally planned?

T-Dogg · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2004, 02:13:53 PM »

Quote from: HELLO on July 31, 2004, 01:36:55 PM

...lawsuit alleging he failed to pay $85,000 for jewelry he ordered...

...settled for $57,500...

...ordered a $23,500 pendant made of 18-karat white gold and large diamonds to form the initials BM, along with nine white gold, diamond-studded pendants inscribed with the name of his record label, Cash Money Records, worth $54,000 total...

Those numbers make no sense.

BM-piece = 23,500
5 Cash Money-pieces = 54,000

BM-piece + 5 Cash Money-pieces = 77,500

Value of jewels according to lawsuit = 85,000 (7,500 more than BM-piece + 5 Cash Money-pieces)

Settled for 57,000.

I'm confused.