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Lionel Richie, was banned from performing at a Hamptons home because neighbors feared it would be noisy.
According to the New York Post's Page Six, party promoter Scott Feldman planned to charge guests $1,250 each to watch Richie sing in the backyard of his rented home in the Long Island town of Sag. But newspaper claims requests for a permit were rejected after the wealthy townspeople stepped in and voiced their objections.
Fox.com columnist Roger Friedman says the Richie event then moved to the Guyer Rd., Water Mill estate of Michael Hirtenstein. Tickets were still $1,250 and included a dinner prepared by "Top Chef's" Tom Colicchio. "But what a mess at the new venue!" Friedman wrote in his Monday column. Rain during the event made things a bit muddy, Friedman noted.
"Insiders are wondering though how much Richie must get for a private show if tickets were $1,250 and only 250 people were invited," Friedman added. "Even if sponsors kicked in the rest and Richie got $300,000 for the night, none of the math quite works out. It sounds so similar to Meli's debacle of last summer, when his concert promoting cost investor Edgar Bronfman Jr. between $18 and $30 million. You've got to ask: who needs that kind of aggravation - especially when Richie's agent, CAA, comes looking for its commission."
