Global Live did not pay $200,000 bill for plane tickets
The organizers have of the Michael Jackson concert in Wales have already been accused of ducking a $200,000 tab for VIP plane tickets, tmz reported.
A rep for the Entertainment Travel Company said that Global Live -- the company behind the event -- hired Entertainment Travel to book plane tickets for the Jackson family, Christina Aguilera, her crew, Jamie Foxx, Heavy D, roughly 15 Global Live employees and others.
GL allegedly racked up a $200,000 bill in the process -- which they were supposed to pay two weeks ago. But Entertainment Travel Co. insists they haven't gotten a cent and GL wasn't even returning their phone calls.
Several members of the Jackson family were scheduled to fly back to the U.S. last Sunday, but Entertainment Travel said they intended to cancel the Jacksons' tickets if GL didn't pay up. The next step would be a lawsuit.
Tmz spoke with Global Live CEO Chris Hunt, who said, "All bills are being reconciled and as they have been told, they will be completely paid in full."
The Jackson family has officially returned to America, impressive, considering their travel agents cancelled their return tickets from the U.K. at the last minute because they hadn't been paid.
Tmz reported that Tito Jackson's sons, TJ and Taryll, who performed at the show with their group 3T, returned to the U.S. yesterday after a bitter stand-off with their travel agents.
Entertainment Travel claimed they warned the company behind the show about a $200k debt and eventually cancelled the flights claiming they still haven't been paid.
Sources close to the Jacksons told Tmz that the family found another agency, who agreed to take on their business and booked them on new flights home. It's unclear who agreed to foot the bill.
Entertainment Travel has also vowed to sue the crap out of Global Live if they don't pay up soon.
A rep for Global Live told Tmz that the company intends to pay up, noting, "all bills are being reconciled."