Jonathan Jay says Moore's claims are false and "calculated attempts" to get out of his contracts with the Grammy-winning worship collective.
One of the co-founders of Maverick City Music is vehemently denying the claims in former member Chandler Moore’s explosive new lawsuit, saying Moore is just trying to “strong-arm” his way out of legitimate contracts with the Grammy-winning worship collective.
A lengthy Instagram statement shared Wednesday (Oct. 8) by Maverick City’s Jonathan Jay is the group’s first public statement since Moore announced his abrupt exit and filed a lawsuit alleging millions of dollars’ worth of royalties had been stolen from him.
The primary target of Moore’s lawsuit is Maverick City executive Norman Gyamfi, though he also names the collective and its label, TRIBL Records, as defendants. Moore claims Gyamfi, who was his manager before joining Maverick City as a part owner, orchestrated secret deals and forged his signature on contracts to siphon off the singer-songwriter’s publishing royalties.
Jay is now defending Gyamfi and Maverick City overall, writing on Instagram that he cannot “let a series of lies go unchecked.” Jay said the lawsuit’s false allegations are “calculated attempts to strong-arm a way out of agreements Chandler made freely and later breached.”
“To be clear: the claims being made against me, against Norman and against our companies are categorically false,” wrote Jay. “Our business dealings with Chandler were forthright, generous...
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