Music
01 Feb 16

Timbaland Reportedly Refuses To Play Charity Show Over Drink Mix-up

We all know rappers take their Champagne very seriously – but this is too much.

Hip-hop star Timbaland apparently declined to perform at a charity gig in Michigan, following a dispute over champagne!

The producer, whose real name is Timothy Mosley, was supposed to perform at a Flint water protest, but reportedly refused to go on stage – apparently after the club brought the wrong brand of champagne to his table.

The club had served Timbaland and his entourage two bottles of Jay Z’s Armand de Brignac champagne – worth over $300 per bottle – but then ran out of Jigga's brand. The Club Bleu co-owner Mitchell Jaworski then sent a bottle Dom Perignon to the rap singer's table. However, the new brand of bubbly didn't go down well.

Timba and his crew declined the Dom, but apparently proceeded to guzzle two bottles of Patron, two bottles of D’usse, three bottles of Ciroc, and one bottle of Disaronno Originale Italian Liqueur.

"They had about 15 bottles of liquor and champagne, which is extremely excessive, especially for a charity event," Jaworski told the NY Daily News. "They seemed more concerned about getting every drop of liquor."

By the time Timbaland was supposed to perform, the star allegedly just stood next to another DJ and nodded his head.

"His management [took] classlessness to a new level when they said Timbaland did ‘not feel like’ performing," Jaworski wrote on Saturday. "They then insisted that we show them the signed contract for the night, and where the stipulation was for the 'live' performance. Finally management relented and literally had to wake Timbaland up, so he could proceed to stand behind the decks and nod his head for 30 minutes."

For his part, in a rather rambling Instagram post, Timbaland claims the club organisers misinformed the fans about his involvement on the night. "Why would I do that see what I need to do for now on call these promoter out that not rite for the fans and me now I’ve gave money and came and they ask me at las min sorry to the people who lied," Timba wrote on the social media site.

And he added, “I’m the realest and I don’t let people down I’m here to uplift not disappoint so I’m sorry for the confusion.”