Jeffrey Osborne.Photo:Mike Windle/Getty
Mike Windle/Getty
Danielle Buchanan and Maneva Currie filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California on Tuesday against the “On the Wings of Love” singer, 75, and the Greek Theater, the venue where he performed.
The two women claim that they attended one of Osborne’s concerts on May 6, 2023 at the Greek Theater when the singer requested that his team find someone in the audience to help him sing his 1986 hit “You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)."
Buchanan was “smiling and ready” to sing on camera, and her friend Currie had been recording the moment on her phone when they allege Osborne told the audience and his team, “I want a White person.”
Singer Jeffery Osborne performs onstage at Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre on July 30, 2022 in Mableton, Georgia.Paras Griffin/Getty
Paras Griffin/Getty
Buchanan said in the filing she called the Greek Theater and filed a verbal complaint after the concert, but she claimed she didn’t receive a response from the venue.
“[Buchanan and Currie] left the concert emotionally disturbed,” the complaint read. “Based on the public humiliation, [they] were afraid to engage socially in their lives for months and eventually as a result of the pain and suffering, they had to seek psycho-therapy.”
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The filing continued, “As a result of Osborne’s negligent and discriminatory behavior, he has caused [the plaintiffs] damages.”
The women are asking for punitive damages of more than $2 million and a jury trial.
Buchanan and Currie’s attorneys and Osborne’s representatives did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
