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Bon Jovi's "Soul" Attacked in Lawsuit

Posted Jan 28th 2009 2:14PM by TMZ Staff

Jon Bon JoviHe owns an Arena Football Team called the "Soul" -- but Jon Bon Jovi is being accused of lacking a heart when it comes to paying a former employee.

Bon Jovi is being sued by a former sales manager for the Philadelphia Soul AFL team -- which the rocker owns -- who claims he never got paid after the league decided to cancel the 2009 season.

The guy says Bon Jovi stiffed him out of $125,000 in back payments and severance.

Bon Jovi's rep had no comment.

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Tags: AFL, Arena Bowl, ArenaBowl, Bon Jovi, BonJovi, Joe Krause, JoeKrause, Jon Bon Jovi, JonBonJovi, lawsuit, Philadelphia Soul, PhiladelphiaSoul

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1. look...the league iz stupid to begin with...the only good thing waz you get to keep there ball'z......

Posted at 3:32PM on Jan 28th 2009 by 99centz

2. Is this really the best picture you could find??

Posted at 4:13PM on Jan 28th 2009 by GOTTA LOVE THAT JON!

3. Maybe this guy suing him should ask Hilary Clinton for some money after the "Jovi" does her concert to raise money for her presidency campaign fund. Maybe he can do a concert for me..I lost my job, then my house, then my car. I own nothing now. Never thought I'd ever see this coming. Bon Jovi please play for me, I need some money just to live...

Posted at 4:38PM on Jan 28th 2009 by saved1

4. Why the hell should he pay him for the 2009 season when there is NO 2009 season.....
The whole league got canceled!! That means cancel the pay check!!!!!!
Money grubbing Man-Whore!!!!!

Posted at 5:38PM on Jan 28th 2009 by moso

5. Once again the ones that know nothing always have a stupid comment! Along with Mr. Krause, John Bon Blowme owes money to a lot of us hard working people who invested in OUR team! Hey moso, if you were a contractor building a house and 1/2 the way through they pulled the plug on the job, would YOU want to get paid for what was done?

Posted at 6:37PM on Jan 28th 2009 by A LOST SOUL

6. All this aggravation for 125 thousand dollars ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! HEY John pay up. You had no problem standing in the spot light when your team won and i'm sure your sales manager did alot more to get you to that point and this is how you pay him back?? you ought to be ashamed of yourself

Posted at 9:11PM on Jan 28th 2009 by michelle mckeever

7. Sorry, but Joe Krause is a scumbag. He screwed over season ticket holders time and time again with promises for "events", "merchandise", etc. -- and never came through. Many Soul fans are still waiting for items promised them 2-3 years ago. His latest scam was to hold a "Lost Souls" event in Reading (which, after he made promises about surprise guests, prizes, etc. - and got people's money), it was changed to "A Night to Remember" with no mention of the Soul. Nothing as promised, from what I hear. He just came out at the end to hawk SOUL CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS for anyone who wanted to spend the bucks!! I think the Soul has a legitimate lawsuit against HIM! Glad Krause is gone, and hope he stays gone!

Posted at 10:41PM on Jan 28th 2009 by jovifan47

8. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT HE VOTED FOR OBAMA.

Posted at 4:34PM on Jan 29th 2009 by johnnie f. king

9. JoviFan47 probably has hit the nail right on the head. J Krause is probably an opportunistic parasite who wants to take someone's money - so now he'll go for the Soul owners. Jon Bon Jovi wouldn't hesitate to pay what someone rightfully is due. So Mr Krause is suing for "back payments" . Well, like they say "paybacks are a bitch" - he should be paid back with a big black eye. Jon bon Jovi would gladly pay any hardworking individual who actually earned the money.

Posted at 11:08PM on Jan 30th 2009 by BonJoviFan