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Jesse Jackson sued for £67,000 | Daily Star The U.S. civil rights activist is being sued by the AEI Speakers Bureau for not showing up at a pre-planned 2007 speaking appearance in Trinidad.

According to the lawsuit filed in Chicago, Illinois Jackson's failure to show up cost the organisation £43,197 in commission and left officials with a £24,370 bill for a chartered private jet.

Jackson allegedly "cited a desire to avoid the perception of showing favoritism to a Trinidad and Tobago political party as his reason for not fulfilling his contractual duties".

He didn't pocket his £50,675 fee, but AEI wants to recover the rest of the funds lost by Jackson's no-show, reports AHN.