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Australian break dancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn is coming under heavy criticism after her lawyers asked for $10,000 from the owner of a comedy club promoting a musical about the Olympic athlete.
The performance, which was titled Raygun the musicalwas written by comedian Stephanie Broadbridge and was due to take place at Kinselas in Darlinghurst on December 7.
The show was canceled at the last minute after Raygun’s lawyers asked the organizers to cancel the show due to an intellectual property dispute.
The musical was designed to depict the break dancer’s infamous Olympic journey during a 90-minute show and featured original songs including ‘You May Be A B-Girl But You’ll Always Be An A Girl To Me’ and ‘I Would Have Won’. ‘But I hurt a muscle.’
It was first understood that Raygun’s lawyers called off the proceedings in a bid to protect their client’s “intellectual property” and ensure “its brand remains strong and respected.”
The Sydney Morning Herald revealed the contents of the letter on Wednesday which had been sent to the owner of Darlinghurst’s iD Comedy Club, Anthony Skinner, who had been asked to bear his legal fees.
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Gunn’s lawyers are understood to have asked a comedy club to refund them $10,000.
Skinner, who was outraged by the letter, had planned to send proceeds from the show to a women’s shelter, having made a profit of $500 on the sale of 70 tickets.
Skinner had offered to pay Raygun $500 in compensation, which the lawyers rejected in the letter.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Gunn’s intellectual property includes his “story, personal history, Olympics videos and choreography.”
The letter included multiple “absolute commitments” for Skinner to complete. One of those clauses included a request that said: “You will reimburse our client for his legal costs to date, which we estimate to be $10,000.”
Skinner was taken aback by the letter, telling The Age: “When they sent that $10,000 letter, I thought, ‘You’re kidding.'”
‘I’m thinking about studying law now!’
News of Raygun’s legal action has caused a social media storm, with many taking to social media to criticize the Olympian.
An X user posted on X: ‘Raygun is probably the worst person to achieve accidental fame. “Everything she has said or done since the Olympics has made me absolutely hate her.”
Raygun’s legal team had shut down the show, which had already sold 70 tickets and was based on his Olympic journey.
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Another described her on X as the “world’s greatest Karen.”
A third posted: ‘He’s ruined it badly. I had a golden opportunity to get involved in all this: to earn money for my image in the work. Go through I’m a Celebrity/Amazing Career/Dancing with the Stars and you’ll probably end up hosting breakfast radio. Instead, he has turned the public against him.
SMH journalist Jordan Baker wrote: ‘If his reputation has suffered more since he came home, it’s his fault. His attempt to control his image is not only unsportsmanlike; It goes against everything Gunn’s disruptive culture is supposed to be about.
Meanwhile, comedian Stephanie Broadbridge, who was due to host the show, has announced that she will be performing a new breakdancing show: Breaking The Musical.
Breaking The Musical – A completely legal musical parody will be performed in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney in 2025.
The comedian broke the news on social media with a poster for the show, which no longer uses the name Raygun.
Instead, the poster now shows the shadow of a kangaroo apparently performing the Australian dancer’s signature jumping move.