Back in May we reported that Fortnite player Turner 'Tfue' Tenney was launching a lawsuit against his organisation FaZe Clan over earnings, and a new report from The Verge reveals that FaZe is now suing Tfue as part of a countersuit.
The suit can be found here, in which we see FaZe accusing Tfue of breaching his contract by trying to form a rival organisation, with the team seeking compensation and damages at the same time. They also want to stop him from revealing confidential information and interfering with the future of FaZe as things stand.
In the lawsuit FaZe claims that Tfue's own actions have caused "serious damage and stands to do more", and that "Tenney is taking the valuable information he learned from Faze Clan, which he is obligated to keep secret, and using it to create a rival to Faze Clan or otherwise support rival gamers and gaming organizations".
"Faze Clan taught Tenney how to be more than just a skilled gamer," the suit adds. "Faze Clan taught him to be a professional. It schooled Tenney in the business, social media and gaming practices that have made Faze Clan successful. And he certainly has been successful. It is understood that Tenney has earned over $20 million since joining Faze Clan in April 2018, when he was earning virtually nothing."
Tfue's attorney Bryan Freedman has since issued a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on the countersuit, which reads as follows:
"Faze Clan's lawsuit in New York is a ridiculous and obvious attempt to avoid the consequences of its clear violations of California law. Filing the lawsuit in New York is actually an admission that Faze Clan has no defense to these violations of California law. Ask yourself, why is Faze Clan is afraid to litigate its wrongful conduct in California? The answer is obvious. Faze Clan will lose. In the New York lawsuit, Faze Clan actually admits to violating California's Talent Agencies Act by procuring employment without a license. Equally egregious is the fact that Faze Clan is suing Turner under its illegal contract for the monies it publicly represented that it was not collecting. This is the first time in the history of Esports that an Organization has had the audacity to try and enforce contractual provisions that are so clearly illegal against one its gamers."
What do you make of this whole situation?