Jesse Jackson being sued
Published:Monday | May 4, 2009 | 5:57 PM
US civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson, is being sued after he failed to turn up at a speaking engagement in Trinidad and Tobago.
American Entertainment International, based in Massachusetts, reportedly filed the $100,000 lawsuit.
The company claims that Jackson backed out of a 2007 speech, which resulted in $100,000 in losses.
The suit alleges that Jackson didn\'t attend the function because he did not want to show favouritism toward a Trinidadian political party.
Mr. Jackson is said to have denied the allegations.
His lawyers said that he intends to fight the lawsuit.