News about John Oates

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Oates, 76, is embroiled in a bitter legal feud with Hall, 77, who filed a lawsuit after his musical partner attempted to sell his share of the duo's Whole Oats Enterprises to a music publisher. Speaking exclusively to Good Morning America's Michael Strahan, Oates defended his decision to try and part ways with Hall and explained: 'When this whole situation got mired in legality and really complex legal wrangles, I got frustrated.'

John Oates described the longevity of his musical partnership with his former collaborator, Daryl Hall, as a 'miracle.' The 76-year-old performer and his 77-year-old musical partner performed together for over five decades before they went their separate ways over a business dispute that commenced last year. The hitmaker - who recently confirmed the news about his split with Hall - recently spoke to People and stated that he felt as if his partnership with his former bandmate endured much longer than he ever expected.

Hall & Oates have confirmed they are splitting up after over 50 years together as Daryl announced the breakup of the famous 80s pop band on Friday. The duo, made up of Daryl Hall, 77, and John Oates, 76, have been embroiled in legal issues in recent times after John sold his half of their jointly-owned company, Whole Oats Enterprises. The company owns trademarks, personal name, likeness rights, record royalty income, website, and social media assets.

In the middle of the ongoing court controversy, Hall & Oates' John Oates reflected fondly on his and Daryl Hall's six decades in the music industry, which began last month. In a recent interview with Behind The Velvet Rope The Oates have confirmed that their independent projects would never surpass what they've achieved as a pair. You can't ignore the fact that the Hall & Oates catalog of hits and the 50-year career will always outlast almost every thing that Daryl does on his own or I do on my own,' Oates, 75, said.

After being revealed to be the anteater on Wednesday's episode of The Masked Singer, John Oates is just focusing on having a good time. In season ten's Group C finals, the 75-year-old singer-songwriter was disqualified, but he later revealed that he was also 'a little ashamed' to be out wearing the toasty suit while chatting with People on Thursday. Daryl Hall, his former Hall & Oates partner, is reportedly wrangling with him on the fun competition series.

On Wednesday's episode of The Masked Singer on Fox, John Oates shocked everybody when he was unveiled and revealed he was the Anteater. After receiving the lowest score of the three Group C contestants, the Hall & Oates singer, who was recently sued by his duo partner Daryl Hall, was the first to leave the 'Soundtrack to My Life' themed double-elimination episode. We have a celebrity in the building,' says show host Nick Cannon, 43. 'Man!I've got to say, this is amazing! You went from Maneater to Anteater,' awesome.'

John Oates has been 'deeply distraught' by the recent accusations made by Hall & Oates bandmate Daryl Hall that he illegally attempted to sell his half of their music and even timed it to 'ambush' him on tour. In a Tennessee court, Oates, 75, released a letter expressing his dissatisfaction with his 77-year-old bandmate's private dispute that has now gone public. TMZ obtained the legal papers on Thursday, following Oates' words: "I'm completely distraught that Daryl Hall decided to file his declaration from our private arbitration in this case and make derogatory, outlandish, and inaccurate claims against me."

Daryl Hall is suing John Oates, a Hall & Oates employee, for attempting to sell off half of their musical joint venture. According to newly released court papers, Hall, 77, believes that Oates timed his bid so that it would ruin his new tour. According to TMZ's reports, the hitmaker was 'blindsided' by the revelation that Oates, 75, was attempting to sell out.

According to Daryl Hall, his long-time music partner John Oates would have caused 'imminent irreparable harm' to their company prospects if he sold off his interest in a joint venture in an arrangement that the veteran music company had come to. People, Hall, 77, outlined what he found to be a series of poor-advised business moves from Oates, 75, which led to a judge's temporary ban of the sale while legal proceedings and a recently initiated arbitration process went on.

Despite recent court action taken against him by his ex Hall & Oates bandmate Daryl Hall, John Oates is giving off some positive vibes. On Wednesday, the 75-year-old guitarist, singer, and songwriter sent a nonviolent message to X (former known as Twitter), a day before the Thanksgiving holiday. He called for a "more compassionate and generous world," in his caption, though it's unclear if he was reacting obliquely to Hall's restraining order against him.

After a pending lawsuit against him, Daryl Hall was given a divorce alleging that the dispute is over which of their hits Oates is allowed to perform in solo sets. The lawsuit in question is still open, but it has been described as a 'contract/debt' matter.

Daryl Hall has filed a lawsuit against Hall & Oates bandmate John Oates. The Grammy-nominated pair have split up and reunited many times throughout their careers with Hall, 77, and his associates, The Daryl Hall Revocable Trust, now suing Oates, 75, as well as his individual trust, The John W. Oates TISA Trust and its co-trustees, in the Nashville Chancery Court on Nov. 16, per The Philadelphia Inquirer.

In a video shared on her Instagram account on Friday, Britney Spears featured her husband Sam Asghari. In the clip, which was supposed to be a country-tinged cover of Daryl Hall and John Oates' track Maneater, the 41-year-old hitmaker donned a western-inspired outfit and twirled around several times. As she spent time in front of the camera, the performer, who reportedly has enough songs to fill several albums, posed her midsection.

Married After viewers expressed skepticism about a number of scenes that aired in this year's film, First Sight UK has been accused of prioritizing ratings over participants' wellbeing. Although viewers were encouraged by experts to be 'intimate' with each other, they then became uncomfortable (pictured inset and top right) and apparently plied with booze at explosive dinner parties, viewers were plagued with safeguarding questions. In the meantime, concerns about the completeness of background checks have surfaced after allegations of emotional abuse against George Roberts (pictured left) surfaced earlier this week. Dr. Charlotte Proud, an award-winning barrister, told MailOnline that 'there needs to be a better way to put contestants' safety and well-being above viewer ratings,' but that currently it is 'the other way around.'