Fans of Beyonce love her music, but they also love her money. Two women filed a lawsuit against 'Queen Bey' after alleging they got trampled at one of her concerts.
Raquel Castellanos and Gabriella Davidson say that while they were at the United Center in Chicago last December, they arrived at the general admission ticket stand early to ensure they would get close enough to the stage Beyonce was performing on.
According to the lawsuit, the women were at the front of the crowd when the doors opened. The two say they were trampled by the fast-moving crowd and got pinned to the ground. The incident left them unconscious with some injuries, including broken bones.
The Beyonce fans explained that the standing gates were opened around 7 p.m. "without instruction or any reasonable system to permit an orderly entrance." They believe the venue did not properly protect them against the crowd. Because of their injuries, the women were transported to a local hospital and missed Beyonce's show.
Concert promoters Live Nation Entertainment and The United Center, said in a statement to CBS: "As the hours passed, the group became larger, more dense and more anxious about how, when and where the gate(s) would be released and where ticket holders and fans were supposed to enter The United Center - none of which was explained."
Beyonce's representatives have not yet spoken on the lawsuit.
