Live Nation employees mock fans in messages. 'Robbing them blind.'
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Live Nation ticketing employees called its customers "so stupid" and discussed "robbing them blind" on parking in internal messages, according to newly released court filings.
The Slack message exchanges, from 2022, were released on March 11 as part of the Department of Justice's lawsuit against the live entertainment giant.
Arun Subramanian, the federal judge overseeing the case in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, ordered Live Nation to unseal the messages in response to a request from media outlets The New York Times, Bloomberg and MLex.
It came days after Live Nation and the Justice Department settled the case. The lawsuit accused the entertainment giant of operating an illegal monopoly over the industry.
In a statement, Live Nation said, "The Slack exchange from one junior staffer to a friend absolutely does not reflect our values or how we operate."
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