Boozer v. Prince

The Smoking Gun is all over Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer's lawsuit against Prince over unauthorized "work" the performer allegedly did on the 10-bedroom, 11-bath West Hollywood estate he rented at 1235 Sierra Alta Way.

According to the lawsuit, Prince/MPG Music violated its eight-month lease by "painting the exterior of the [house] with purple striping, 'prince' symbol, and numbers 3121." Prince's new album, "3121," is scheduled for release tomorrow. Inside the home, among other renovations, a purple monogrammed carpet was installed in the master bedroom and plumbing and piping was added in the downstairs bedroom "for water transfer for beauty salon chairs." As part of a promotion, Prince is expected to hold a private concert at the Hollywood property--which recently was listed for sale at $11.9 million--for album purchasers who find a Wonkaesque "purple ticket" inside their CD cases. The Boozer corporation filed its lawsuit two months after hand-delivering a "three-day notice to cure or quit" to the Sierra Alta Way property.

For $70,000 a month, maybe it should be OK to splash some purple paint around.


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