THE BIG STORY: It sounds like music-biz Mad Libs: After a Bruno Mars co-writer sells his catalog, he tries to mitigate his tax liabilities by investing in a Hollywood real estate project, which later becomes a “boondoggle” at the heart of bombshell fraud claims filed by Calvin Harris. Got all that? We haven’t even mentioned Tiësto, who is also somehow involved.

That’s the wild story behind CMNTY Culture Campus, as unpacked by Billboard’s Rachel Scharf last week in a must-read deep dive – a fascinating look at how a now-bankrupt business manager to the stars and several of his clients got tangled up in a Los Angeles development scheme that so far has failed to get off the ground.

For the whole story, go read the full article here – and stay with Billboard for updates on messy dispute as i

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