The client-manager relationship between Pitbull and Charles Chavez finally ended after 8 years. What seemed to be a cordial departure, unfortunately has hit a snag. On August 2, Chavez filed a lawsuit against Armando Perez aka Pitbull over claims of breach of oral agreement and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealings. Chavez filed the suit in the Los Angeles Superior Court and is seeking $1 million. According to Chavez, the two entered into an oral agreement back in March 2007, under his company Latium Entertainment. Pitbull agreed to pay Chavez 10 percent of all revenues derived from activities (i.e. performances, recording, and publishing) that Chavez worked. It didn’t matter when [day, time, month, year] those revenues were received, Chavez would still get paid. Chavez stopped receiving payments when he stopped managing Pitbull in March 2015. Charles Chavez The lawsuit claims that Chavez is still owed publishing and recording monies for seven albums he served as manager and executive producer on. Per Billboard, the suit does not make mention of an actual written contract or “sunset clause.” Contracts that note a sunset clause often specify a date in which the artist is no longer required to pay commission to its manager. Neither party has commented on the matter. Photo credit: Billboard
