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Urban star Wiley could be in line for some legal problems after organisers of Cockrock festival admitted they are seeking legal action after he performed for just 15 minutes and slammed Cumbrian locals as 'pagans'.
They claim that the grime star did not fulfill his contractual obligations, as he was supposed to play for 45 minutes but only played for 15.
Festival organizer Marie Whitehead issues the following statement: “We are dealing with 250 contracts for the event, so I’m not sure what the position is but we will be getting legal advice on what happened. It is very disappointing as it would appear he did not fulfil his contract and was supposed to play for 45 minutes.”
The London rapper was faced with a chorus of boos from the CockRock crowd as word had spread that he'd tweeted about his desire not to play at the festival.
After 15 minutes and just three songs, Wiley decided he'd had enough and left the stage before taking to Twitter to taunt his critics.
He wrote: "I just earnt £1000 a min. I don’t care about money and I am not fooled by charities either but I’m gonna p**s this 15 k up the wall. Faced up to a few Pagans and got paid.... #LightWork haters suck ur mum wtf.” (sic)
Watch fan-filmed footage of Wiley walking off stage at CockRock festival below:
The 34-year-old hit the headlines earlier this summer when he refused to turn up for his Glastonbury slot and once again used Twitter to explain his reasons.
Angry festival-goer, Freddy Quinne hit back: “If you had any decency you’d give your 15 grand to a local charity. You didn’t earn it.”
But the godfather of grime replied: “I would rather burn it.”
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