Guy Sebastian’s former manager Titus Day has been found guilty of embezzling his celebrity client’s money.
The case was also delayed after Judge Peter Zahra, SC, died suddenly in May. He was replaced by Judge Tim Gartelmann, SC.Prosecutors alleged that Day fraudulently misappropriated payments that should have gone to Sebastian, including for supporting Taylor Swift in 2013, performing at the British and Irish Lions tour at Allianz Stadium, at the Big Bash League cricket, and two overseas weddings.
The court heard various amounts were not paid into Sebastian’s “GuyTunes” account, causing him to part ways with Day in November 2017 and launch action in the Federal Court. Sebastian also reported the matter to police in June 2020. In a recorded interview on the night of his arrest in July 2020, Day maintained that Sebastian owed him money too and questioned why his former client hadn’t been “picked up for fraud”.“Any money I hold of Guy’s, I say is mine, and is only a fraction of what he owes me,” Day said in the interview. “He terminated my contract and didn’t pay me commissions.”