Beyonce and video game company settle NYC lawsuit that had accused her of not playing fair

June 15, 2013 at 7:58PM
Beyonce performs the song "Grown Woman" on her "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013", on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the Palais Omni Sport Bercy in Paris.
Beyonce performs the song "Grown Woman" on her "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013", on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the Palais Omni Sport Bercy in Paris. (Invision for Parkwood Entertainment via AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

NEW YORK — Beyonce has settled a New York City lawsuit that said she didn't play fair in a deal for a video game structured around her.

Court records show the case was closed Friday after the Grammy Award-winning singer and Gate Five LLC agreed to drop it.

A lawyer for Gate Five says the terms are confidential. A lawyer for Beyonce hasn't returned a call seeking comment.

Gate Five had said Beyonce made a lucrative deal for a game called "Starpower: Beyonce," then demanded a new agreement and abandoned the project. The company says it lost its nearly $7 million investment and 70 people lost their jobs.

Beyonce's lawyers had said she was within her rights to get out of the deal because Gate Five didn't have needed financing.

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