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A real estate company is suing country music stars Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan and former MLB player Adam LaRoche over the closure of a Nashville steakhouse.
Village 21 Investment Partners LLC is seeking more than $1.4 million in damages, alleging the closure was a breach of the lease agreement, according to a lawsuit filed in Davidson County Circuit Court.
According to the complaint, the three previously operated a restaurant called E3 Chop House, but in February they “stopped paying monthly rent and abruptly closed the restaurant.”
The steakhouse, located in the city’s Hillsborough Village neighborhood, opened in 2019 and is one of two in the country. The other store, owned by LaRoche and his brothers Jeff and Andy, is located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and opened in 2013.
On Tuesday, June 23, the E3 Chophouse Nashville website read, “Nashville – We are on pause.” “We are temporarily pausing operations as we evaluate what Nashville needs next. Our team is evaluating market opportunities and exploring potential rebrand and reconcept strategies for the future of this location.”
The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network, previously reported that LaRoche became friends with Brian more than 20 years ago after attending one of his music shows in Atlanta. Later, after Aldean played the national anthem at an Atlanta Braves game, LaRoche introduced himself to Aldean, and they eventually became hunting buddies, he said.
USA TODAY has reached out to the defendant’s attorney.
A hearing in the civil case is scheduled for Friday, June 26, according to online court records.
Contributed by Diana Leyva, The Tennessean
Natalie Neisa Alland is a senior reporter at USA TODAY. Contact her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her at X @nataliealund.
