A company fronted by legendary actor Whoopi Goldberg is in court over a stalled bid to launch a cannabis store in a working-class New Jersey city.
According to the Courier Post, Goldberg’s WhoopFam company is trading lawsuits with a nonprofit run by Joey Torres, a former mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, who served time in prison for corruption.
At issue is unpaid back rent Torres’ House of HOPE claims WhoopFam owes.
In return, WhoopFam claims Torres’ team misled it when they claimed the property was properly zoned and approved for a cannabis business.
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