Rapper Flo Rida wins $82 million lawsuit against energy drink company Celsius - NBC News

A Florida assemblage ruled successful favour of a suit brought distant by rapper Flo Rida against Celsius vigor drinks and awarded him a full of $82.6 cardinal successful damages.

On Wednesday, a assemblage recovered Celsius blameworthy of breaching an endorsement woody with Flo Rida that ran from 2014 to 2018. The assemblage besides recovered the marque fraudulently hid accusation from him. 

In a statement, Flo Rida, whose ineligible sanction is Tramar Dillard, thanked the jury, justice and his attorneys, and said helium gained a "new respect for the judicial system."

Rapper Tramar Dillard, known arsenic Flo Rida, astatine the Broward County Courthouse successful Fort Lauderdale, Fla., connected Tuesday.Joe Cavaretta / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP

“This was a agelong journey, but we prevailed. From the start, I lone wanted what I worked for, thing more, thing less,” helium said successful the statement, adding that helium was "instrumental successful the Celsius that you cognize and emotion today."

The rapper, known for songs including “Right Round” and “Whistle," filed the suit successful 2021 and claimed Celsius owed him millions successful added banal and royalties nether the presumption of their deals.

During closing arguments, Flo Rida’s lawyer John Uustal said his lawsuit had not sought a circumstantial dollar magnitude successful his suit but the 1% ownership helium was promised.

In a abstracted statement, Uustal said that helium and his lawsuit relied connected the assemblage to navigate the “complicated ineligible issues” progressive successful the lawsuit

“We said we’d spot the assemblage to bash the close thing, we’d spot the verdict, judge the determination of the jury," the connection said. "I’m glad, successful this case, the assemblage concluded that Flo Rida should get what helium worked for."