An appeals court has upheld most of rapper Flo Rida’s legal victory against energy drink maker Celsius, when he successfully sued the company for breach of contract–but he may not be awarded as many millions as he thought.
A Broward jury sided with Flo Rida, whose real name is Tramar Dillard, in the lawsuit against Celsius in January of 2023, awarding the rapper more than $82 million over the company’s breach of contract on an endorsement deal.
Flo Rida filed the suit over company stock he said he was promised and never received for promoting the Celsius drinks for years.
The jury ultimately decided in Flo Rida’s favor on all three of his claims, finding that Celsius breached a 2014 contract that should have given the rapper 250,000 company shares, a 2016 contract worth 500,000 shares, and royalties on sparkling orange drinks dating back to 2018.
But on Wednesday, the …