San Francisco To Pay Journey Guitarist Neal Schon $290K To Settle Wedding Venue Lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has approved a $290,000 payout to settle a lawsuit by the guitarist of rock band Journey that claimed the city unfairly jacked up fees to use a city landmark for his lavish wedding.
The full board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the settlement with Neal Schon.
Schon married "Real Housewives of D.C." star Michaele Salahi in December 2013 at the Palace of Fine Arts with a reception at an adjacent building that once housed the Exploratorium science museum.
Schon said he agreed to pay the city $58,000 for the use, but was surprised to learn days before the wedding that he would have to pay $240,000 for the opulent event to go on. He reluctantly paid, likening the price hike to "extortion."
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