Guy Sebastian and former manager settle decade-long legal battle
Pop star Guy Sebastian's former manager Titus Day has admitted he failed to pay money owed to the singer and apologised for his actions, after the pair reached a settlement in an almost decade-long legal battle.
Guy Sebastian and his former manager, Titus Day, have reached a confidential settlement after a nearly decade-long legal battle. Sebastian had filed legal action to seek compensation owed to him by Day, who was previously Sebastian's manager from 2007 to 2017. In a recent statement, Day admitted to his mistakes, admitting he was a "poor steward of Guy's income" during his time as manager.
He explained that during the 11-and-a-half years he managed Sebastian, he made "a number of regrettable decisions which have had painful consequences," and that many payments that should have been passed on to Sebastian were not.
Day acknowledged that his failures had a serious and regrettable impact on Sebastian and his family, for which he apologized. He noted that the pair had attempted to settle in 2022 on terms described as "incredibly fair" by Sebastian's lawyer. Despite Day's previous embezzlement conviction, where he was sentenced to four years in prison for embezzling $600,000 from Sebastian between 2013 and 2020, a retrial last year acquitted him of four charges, with the jury failing to reach a verdict on the others.
Sebastian expressed gratitude to his family, friends, and legal team for supporting him through the ordeal, stating that he believed it was something he couldn't walk away from. He also thanked Day for his apology in the settlement statement, expressing his willingness to forgive and move forward.
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