In addition to dissolution, Thornton's complaint specifically asks the court to declare the legal rights and status of the band members with regard to their corporation. Thornton says CMB Entertainment should be dissolved since it was created under false pretenses, noting that "Abrams' statements that he was sober at the time CMB were formed were false and fraudulent."Įxcluding Kember also puts the LLC at risk since the bookings were made based on his billing in the shows, according to the complaint.Ībrams has had problems with the law before, including guilty pleas for drunken driving and domestic violence. several significant bookings," according to the complaint. Kember's "chemistry" with the band has brought it "international recognition. It has been just over a year since Abrams announced his voluntary departure from the band via Twitter amid his escalating conduct, Thornton notes. "As the band began to do shows Abrams problems became increasingly apparent and caused significant negative publicity for the band and the asset of the LLC." "In fact as it turned out Abrams had not been sober," Thornton continues. When the R&B vocal group reunited in 2010, "Abrams informed Thornton that he was sober and had been for a time," the complaint states. Questioning whether Abrams has resolved the substance-abuse issues that affected his "ability to function in the band" back in the '90s, Thornton says that Calderon and Abrams are now trying to exclude him from their business entity, CMB Entertainment LLC.Ĭolor Me Badd's early albums, "C.M.B." and "Time and Chance," reached platinum status in the early 1990s, but the disbanded in 1998 after the release of "Awakening." The band behind "I Wanna Sex You Up" allegedly replaced Abrams in recent years with a new singer, Martin Kember, but Abrams has recently convinced Calderon "to allow him back into the band to the exclusion of Kember," according to the complaint. 22 in Marion County Superior Court against Bryan Abrams and Mark Calderon, the two other original members of the R&B vocal group. Kevin Thornton filed the complaint on Jan. Abrams reportedly posted bail and was released early Monday morning.INDIANAPOLIS (CN) - Color Me Badd's original front man should not be welcomed back, his former band mate claims in court, noting substance-abuse issues that hurt the group before.
The Blast, meanwhile, reports that officers tell them “alcohol was a factor.” Sources also tell The Blast that Abrams screamed, “I’m motherfucking Color Me Badd!” when pushing Calderon. Sources told TMZ that Abrams, frustrated over issues with his voice, left the stage earlier in the night. Abrams, meanwhile, was arrested for misdemeanor assault and taken to jail. According to TMZ, Calderon hit some sound equipment when he fell, resulting in a trip to a local hospital to treat neck and back pain. Abrams strolled onstage and fiercely shoved his bandmate. Not everything is so rosy, however, as simmering tensions boiled over onstage during a recent performance in Tyre, NY.Īs singer and founding member Mark Calderon belted out the final notes of the group’s iconic “I Wanna Sex You Up”, fellow founding member Bryan K. Color it a bad night for Color Me Badd, the hit-making R&B outfit that, since reuniting in 2010, have maintained a steady tour schedule.
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