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I have tried to use the word controversy as a headline to describe certain items in the business developments section and for whatever reason I am not allowed to. The issue of Azoff's attempt to prevent a competing arena in Inglewood is indeed controversy and it should be described as such. His attempt to move the Lakers out of the Staples Center (which competes with The Forum) was controversial. This is controversial because it is an anti-competitive practice. Then there is the issue of the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger which was orchestrated by Azoff himself. That merger is under DOJ investigations because of anti-competitive practices. The moves he made around the 2018 Grammys in New york by trying to prevent an event at the Barclays Center was anti-competitive. That should be described as being controversial. The only way to describe all this is with the word "controversy" because that is exactly what it is. There has been so much controversy Azoff has been tied up in, yet that word seems to be removed every time I put it in here. Why is that? Does Azoff himself have someone monitoring this page to make sure his name appears clean despite all the controversy around him. There can be no denying that he is controversial within the music industry and I think the DOJ investigation will prove that. We can not whitewash this page simply because Azoff is rich and powerful. Wikipedia should reflect facts and realities. The fact is that his business decisions have resulted in controversy. The reality is that the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger has had an anti-competitive effect. This is why this mage must have a controversy section if it is to be reliable and fair. --MusicAndArtFan (talk) 14:07, 24 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
This is a very strange comment. BLP policy prevents the use of controversy as a reason for a separate section. Regardless, I will look to see what exists there--but it seems like a lot of sources don't even mention him by name ... Quick, Spot the Quetzalcoatl! (talk) 02:10, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I know of Azoff through other musicians. There's nothing in this article that's true except he was Dan Fogelberg's manager, and he ripped off Fogelberg big time, since Azoff couldn't make it big on his own. They went their separate ways in '97. There was some argument or disagreement between Azoff and Don Felder. Azoff had no ties to the Eagles or to REO, and the musicians would say that. Azoff couldn't have been REO's manager in the early '70s since REO didn't come to be until the early 80s. Fogelberg was Azoff's first step into music industry, 1971 after the two left College in Illinois and ten years before REO. Some in the Eagles are irate their name is tied to Azoff. The man wouldn't have the money to invest in any big corporations or businesses, since musicians wouldn't work with him. His current Full Stop Management business isn't doing anything. It's just a name . . And again, Wikipedia needs to stop allowing any person with a keyboard to edit articles. Some of the references lead nowhere or they are taken out of context. Some references lead to fake websites. 2600:8805:C03:800:D90E:24DD:F44F:853F (talk) 14:34, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
