Xscape’s Tamika Scott, Kandi Burruss and Tiny Harris pushed ahead with their Queens of R&B Tour with SWV. The group responded to rumors of fellow member LaTocha Scott threatening to take authorized motion towards the trio and the tour’s co-promoter Mona Scott-Younger on Friday (April 5).
“Regardless of All The Rumors, Xscape SWV The Queens Of R&B Tour Is Undoubtedly Nonetheless On!!” Xscaped declared on social media. “Get Your Tickets Now And Come Kick It With Us! We Love Our Followers🥰❤️❤️! We Can’t Wait To See You There.”
Xscape’s publish included a message geared toward LaTocha relating to their rights to make use of the group’s title with out her.
“A co-owner of a trademark is unable to keep up an infringement motion towards one other co-owner of the identical trademark,” they famous. “Every co-owner has the suitable to train its trademark rights, together with granting licenses to 3rd events (i.e. Stay Nation and Monami Leisure). ‘A sound licensee of 1 co-owner of a trademark can’t be liable to a different co-owner for infringement.’”
Based on Straight From the A, LaTocha’s lawyer claimed Stay Nation and Scott-Younger’s Monami Leisure wanted to license Xscape’s trademark from her. Her legal professional despatched a letter to Stay Nation and Monami demanding a response inside 5 days on Tuesday (April 2).
“LaTocha was shocked to be taught that Stay Nation, whom XSCAPE has contracted to carry out on quite a few events, contracted with people and is publicly promoting the XSCAPE Mark to advertise a dwell musical efficiency for a sequence of concert events in the course of the Queens of R&B tour with out LaTocha’s consent,” the letter learn. “Along with failing to acquire consent, you’ve additionally didn’t even attain out to LaTocha to agree on monetary phrases to be used of the MARK in addition to to debate her efficiency.”
Xscape and SWV’s tour is scheduled to start in June. The teams co-starred in a Bravo actuality present in 2023.