Christina Grimmie family sues Florida venue over her killing
ORLANDO, Fla.—The family of The Voice singer
Christina Grimmie is suing the promotional company and the Orlando venue
where she was fatally shot while signing autographs.
Grimmie's family filed suit Tuesday against AEG Live and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Plaza Foundation, which owns the venue, accusing them of failing to take adequate security measures, leading to her murder in June, according to The Orlando Sentinel.
Grimmie, 22, finished third during season six of NBC's The Voice in 2014, and her videos on YouTube have garnered millions of views since then.
She was shot to death after giving a concert in Orlando last June, by a man, Kevin Loible, 27, of St. Petersburg, who then killed himself. Police said his motive was mysterious but he may have been a deranged fan.
A spokesman for The Plaza Live venue couldn't be reached for comment.
Grimmie was killed just two days before a gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Orlando, killing 50 people in the deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history. The tragedies helped renew concerns about venue safety for entertainers and audiences alike.
In August Grimmie's family released a series of music videos she recorded to accompany her Side A EP, released in February. The videos were part of a series called The Ballad of Jessica Blue, in which Grimmie played Jessica Blue.
Christina Grimmie's fans will have a poignant new video series to remember the singer, thanks to the Grimmie family.
Before she died in a shooting at her Orlando concert in June, Grimmie recorded a series of music videos to accompany her Side A EP, released in February. Now, Grimmie's family is posthumously sharing these videos as part of a series called "The Ballad of Jessica Blue."
The first video in the weekly series, Snow White, premiered this week, starring Grimmie as Jessica Blue.
The new music videos were filmed in February prior to her death, according to the singer's team. "Christina shot these videos back in February with about six hours of choreography and four days of filming before she left for the WildFire tour," wrote Grimmie’s manager Brian Teefey on Twitter.
Grimmie's family filed suit Tuesday against AEG Live and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Plaza Foundation, which owns the venue, accusing them of failing to take adequate security measures, leading to her murder in June, according to The Orlando Sentinel.
Grimmie, 22, finished third during season six of NBC's The Voice in 2014, and her videos on YouTube have garnered millions of views since then.
She was shot to death after giving a concert in Orlando last June, by a man, Kevin Loible, 27, of St. Petersburg, who then killed himself. Police said his motive was mysterious but he may have been a deranged fan.
A spokesman for The Plaza Live venue couldn't be reached for comment.
Grimmie was killed just two days before a gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Orlando, killing 50 people in the deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history. The tragedies helped renew concerns about venue safety for entertainers and audiences alike.
In August Grimmie's family released a series of music videos she recorded to accompany her Side A EP, released in February. The videos were part of a series called The Ballad of Jessica Blue, in which Grimmie played Jessica Blue.
Christina Grimmie's fans will have a poignant new video series to remember the singer, thanks to the Grimmie family.
Before she died in a shooting at her Orlando concert in June, Grimmie recorded a series of music videos to accompany her Side A EP, released in February. Now, Grimmie's family is posthumously sharing these videos as part of a series called "The Ballad of Jessica Blue."
The first video in the weekly series, Snow White, premiered this week, starring Grimmie as Jessica Blue.
The new music videos were filmed in February prior to her death, according to the singer's team. "Christina shot these videos back in February with about six hours of choreography and four days of filming before she left for the WildFire tour," wrote Grimmie’s manager Brian Teefey on Twitter.
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