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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Larry Neumeister

Live Nation ticketing worker regrets calling customers stupid, he says at antitrust trial

Justice Department Ticketmaster Lawsuit - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A Live Nation Entertainment ticketing employee testified Tuesday at the company's antitrust trial that his private instant messages were “very immature and unacceptable” several years ago when he told a coworker some customers were “so stupid” and boasted of “robbing them blind, baby."

Benjamin Baker, head of ticketing for Venue Nation, which includes the company's amphitheaters, became a key witness in claims over 30 states are pressing against the concert promotion and ticketing giant after a Manhattan federal judge rejected Live Nation's efforts to exclude his messages from the trial.

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