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Bouvier Clarke, the widow of late reggae singer William Clarke, aka 'Bunny Rugs', has rubbished claims that she and her family are trying to damage the name and reputation of internationally renowned reggae band Third World, this after lawyers representing the band claimed that Clarke's pending lawsuit against Third World is a ploy to damage the band's "good name".
Clarke told The Gleaner that her decision to file a lawsuit against the
band is based on their negligence and not her own agenda.
"This
is really hard for me and very stressful," she said. "It is not
something I want to do because the relationship my late husband had with
the band was not a negative one ... . They were like brothers, but I've
been trying to reach out to the band regarding money/payments owed to
my husband and I have not been getting any response."
She went on
to say that she has no knowledge of the types of contracts her late
husband signed with the band and has been seeking to find out exactly
what she is entitled to, but has not been successful.
OBLIVIOUS TO CONTRACTS
"I
was informed by a member of the band that they owed money to Rugs and
would be making payments to me in that regard. I had no knowledge of the
whole monetary situation until it was pointed out to me," she
explained. "Rugs didn't have a will and, therefore, everything he has is
tied up with the band and I've been trying to find out just what he was
entitled to since he passed, and two years later, I'm not any closer to
that goal."
In his statement to The Gleaner, the band's legal
representative, Paul Beswick, not only refuted Clarke's claims, but
revealed that any money owed to Rugs regarding royalties and
intellectual property would not be paid by the members of the band
themselves because they are not authorized to make payments.
"Third
World rejects any assertion that it has failed to account to Bunny
Rugs' estate or that it holds any funds due to be paid to the estate.
The fact is, all payments due to Bunny Rugs personally for royalties and
intellectual property rights are paid individually by the various
performing rights societies which handle payments of this kind," the
statement read. "In Bunny Rugs' case, the payments would be made to his
appointed personal representative or to some other appropriately
authorised relative, who would have had to have notified these societies
of their appointments to the estate of Bunny Rugs," it continued.
When
questioned on whether she was aware that she needed to inform the
relevant societies on her authorisation to collect royalties, Clarke
said yes.
"I know about that and I'm in the middle of handling
those accounts as far as royalties are concerned. Those are not the
payments I'm enquiring about," she explained. "I am seeking to find out
how to get payment from the company - Third World - which is responsible
for merchandising. There are three people who own a share of that
company, as far as I know, and they are Rugs, Richard and 'Cat'. I want
to know what shares my husband is to receive in that regard," said
Clarke. "This has nothing to do with me. I'm not getting pleasure from
this," she said. "This has come down to them (other members of the band)
not living up to their end of the bargain and me wanting to look out
for my children and Rug's other children. I want to be done with this as
soon as possible because the situation is very stressful."
Last
Tuesday, The Gleaner received a statement from Clarke which revealed her
intentions to carry out legal action against the remaining members of
Third World. The statement also revealed that Clarke was appointed as
the personal representative of the estate of William Clarke by order of
the District Court of Osceola County in the state of Florida. This means
that Clarke has the power to handle all decisions regarding Rugs'
estate according to law. This court order entitles Clarke to demand, sue
for, recover and receive all property belonging to William 'Bunny Rugs'
Clarke.
source:jamaica-gleaner.com
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