According to RadarOnline, Al Jardine was recently served with a six-figure lawsuit from a sports and entertainment agent. The outlet further claims that Jardine had a dramatic reaction to the paperwork and tried to deny being served.
-year-old Al Jardine is a musician known for co-founding the Beach Boys. He is predominantly known as the band’s rhythm guitarist and background vocalist, but has occasionally taken point for hits like 1965’s “Help Me, Rhonda,” “Then I Kissed Her,” and “Cottonfields.” Here’s what RadarOnline claims is the latest in some legal drama he’s facing.
Al Jardine of the Beach Boys reportedly got vocal about a substantial lawsuit sent his way
On Tuesday, RadarOnline reported that Jardine was served with documents related to a lawsuit filed by Mead Chasky, a sports and entertainment agent. Jardine was served at Tampa International Airport, the outlet writes.
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The documents are from August 2023 and claim Jardine was in “breach of contract” for “failure to perform services.”
According to a court document claimed by RadarOnline, the filing seeks in compensation “money damages of $100,000 plus interest at the judgment rate plus legal fees [of $5,000].”
The fallout and future of this lawsuit
According to Chasky, Jardine withdrew from an agreed-upon appearance with Mike Love and David Marks because he wanted to be paid more, despite already agreeing to attend the arrangement. The agreement was allegedly made in writing and yet Jardine did not honor it. Chasky further claims that over $30k in investments had been made by him to see this arrangement unfold.
Footage obtained by RadarOnline appears to show Jardine presented with the lawsuit. He is approached by two servers, with one being a federal court reporter in Sarasota, Florida. In the video, Jardine appears to try and dodge the server and avoid accepting the lawsuit. At one point, Jardine says “You guys leave or I’m going to get security.” The server counters that he is allowed to be there to do his job. Jardine seems to yell before letting the paperwork fall to the floor, where he left it and walked away. A similar fate awaited the second server’s documents when Jardine was approached soon after.
According to RadarOnline, Jardine has a certain amount of days to respond before Chasky is granted full judgment.
See the scene unfold in the video below.