Thursday 21 August 2008

30 Seconds to Mars faces $30 million suit

30 Seconds to Mars has been hit by a lawsuit that claims the band owes its book label, Virgin Records America, three albums. The $30 million suit, filed Aug. 15 in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges the band "repudiated" its 1999 contract in July by refusing to deliver the albums, according to an Associated Press report.

The band--which signed a five-album portion out with Virgin in 1999, but only released deuce records�claims the contract can't be enforced beyond vII years, citing a section of the California Labor Code, according to an E! Online report.

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A spokesperson for the band told TMZ that 30 Seconds to Mars has sold more than 2 1000000 albums for Virgin and has non been nonrecreational accordingly.





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