David Guetta & his lawyer hit back; threaten to sue website over parody.
David Guetta and his lawyer have fired back at Wunderground, which is touted as “the dance music version of The Onion”. Originally taking aim at the popular producer/DJ using a parody article entailing the details of a recent stint in Paris that ended rather abrupt. As described, Guetta accidentally pressed play on the CDJ containing his self help CD for chorophobia (aka fear of dancing) and was forced to rapidly flee the scene. They even went as far as quoting David, “Ironically with no-one dancing it probably would have been one of my shows that I would have actually enjoyed”.
The original article contains quite a few hints of what seemed to be obvious signs of a tabloid parody, alongside some equally ridiculous article titles like “Calvin Harris to open used ladies underwear store” and “Mcdonalds launch an ecstacy themed happy meal”.
David Guetta’s rise to the EDM pop pedestal has without doubt opened him up for a wide range of attacks, the most persistent over the last two years being the question of him performing using pre-recorded mixes for live sets.
While there is no real evidence proving that Guetta has done so, Frankie Knuckles took this opportunity to speak his mind on the perception many of us have about the DJ.
Some investigation into the Facebook page used to create this comment leads to believe this is in fact his true personal page, but take it with a grain of salt.
Following this absurd amount of media coverage during the most important time of the year for a DJ, voting time for DJ Mag Top 100, David’s legal team sent this email insurgence to Wunderground asking for immediate removal of all related content.
Not allowing themselves to be governed by the DJ tyrant, Wunderground refuses to remove the article and swiftly respond back. Its pretty extensive but oh so worth reading every last sentence. A comedy writer whom also understands legal matters is not something you get to enjoy everyday.
No information is available on a response back from Guetta’s lawyer, but we will continue to update this article as more information is revealed!