Post Malone faces trial.
A limousine driver, who appeared in one of the video clips of the Sunflower The hitmaker is suing him on the grounds that he was not paid for his appearance.
Larry Deuel is the one filing the complaint against Malone, the subject being the Tommy Lee 2020 video shoot with his collaborator Tyla Yaweh.
Deuel claims he has not received the monetary compensation he is owed for his appearance in the video, according to legal documents obtained by The daily mail.
He is suing for principal damages “in the amount of at least $2.5 million,” punitive damages “in the amount of at least $7.5 million” and legal fees “in the amount of at least $25,000.”
The lawsuit reveals that Deuel was a high school teacher who also worked as a limousine driver at the time the music video was filmed.
He alleges he was hired to drive Malone and Yaweh to the rapper’s ranch for filming and, once they arrived, the two musicians asked him to appear in the video.
Deuel appeared several times in the video, standing next to the limousine while Yaweh sings and dances.
“Without the presence of Mr. Deuel in Tommy Lee, the theme of wealth, power, fame, privilege and success would have been visually disappointing, supported only by two unkempt musicians smoking blunts and riding ATVs in a dirt field,” the documents state.
