Man sues agency after not getting what he paid R40 million for: A night with Megan Fox
A Chinese businessman is suing an Australian escort agency to which he paid the equivalent of more than R40.6-million believing it would buy him a night with Hollywood stars including Megan Fox, it has been claimed. The man paid A$3.7-million for what he claims he was led to believe would be encounters with Fox, star of the Transformers movie franchise, Victoria's Secret supermodel South African Candice Swanepoel, and Chinese model and actress Yang Ying, according to court documents cited by Australia's The Sunday Telegraph.Named as Yu Xu by the newspaper, the businessman believed he had arranged for the women to meet him in China.He has now launched legal action against the parent company of Sydney's Royal Court Escorts.Yu claimed to have been told he would be provided with "female escorts of international standing for the provision of sexual services".There is no suggestion that Fox, Swanepoel or Yang Ying, nicknamed "Angelababy", are escorts."It was agreed that if [Yu] paid the sum of A$3.7-million [the agency] would provide Megan Fox, Candice Swanepoel and 'Angelababy' as escorts for sexual services," Xu's statement of claim said.Xu was said to have paid the agency in August 2014 but the alleged agreement collapsed when Angelababy failed to meet him a month later."He wants to recoup the cost and is suing the agency's parent company for breach of conduct, misleading and deceptive conduct, and unjust enrichment," the report said."It is understood that the company will defend the claim but it is yet to file a defence statement."The phone number posted on the website of the agency was not working when the newspaper tried to contact it. ..
There’s never been a more important time to support independent media.
From World War 1 to present-day cosmopolitan South Africa and beyond, the Sunday Times has been a pillar in covering the stories that matter to you.
For just R80 you can become a premium member (digital access) and support a publication that has played an important political and social role in South Africa for over a century of Sundays. You can cancel anytime.
Already subscribed? Sign in below.
Questions or problems? Email helpdesk@timeslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00.