Middle East Suit For Snoop

Snoop Dogg won’t be getting out of a breach of contract lawsuit filed by a Lebanon promoter, following a new order by U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles.

Attorneys for Snoop had filed a motion to dismiss the suit by Roger Kalaouz & Associates that says the rapper enlisted the group’s help in 2009 to represent him in the Middle East.

Specifically, RKA would be paid a consulting fee to “solicit live engagements, collaborations with Middle Eastern artists, and corporate endorsements,” according to court documents.

The company claims it delivered, entering negotiations on Snoop’s behalf for recording and performance collaboration with several Middle Eastern acts with which Snoop later performed.

But in the meantime, Snoop failed to disclose he’d previously inked a deal with William Morris Endeavor or representation in the Middle East and attempted to hide the fact that he’d collaborated with the Middle Eastern acts to avoid paying RKA’s fees, the group alleges.

Along with breach of contract, RKA’s suit charges Snoop and his Doggy Style Music with fraud, intentional interference with economic advantage and negligent interference with economic advantage.

RKA’s Kalaouz had also attempted to claim the rapper violated his publicity rights by using Kalaouz’s image, without consent, in the music video “That’s Tha Homie.”

Kalaouz alleged the video, which showed Snoop smoking marijuana, damaged his reputation. Gee dismissed that claim noting Kalaouz failed to allege Snoop had knowingly used the promoter’s image for a commercial purpose.