Finding there was little controversy in the case, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a woman’s lawsuit that claimed a Florida lawyer failed to follow through on a $75,000 deal to land the late mega-musician Prince for a 2012 gig.

Even though the “Purple Rain” never fell, the lawyer—who made what were described as “many false and grandiose promises” about his connections to the star who died in 2016—refused to return the money. Plaintiff Janet Wallace sued the lawyer, Patrick Cousins, for fraud after the performance failed to occur.

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