A dispute goes on since several months opposing the American composer and singer Tom Waits and the horse shows director Bartabas about his last opus called On achève bien les anges.
Tom Waits accuses the rider to use not only 16 of his songs in his show, without his consent, but also some identification parts such as his voice, his suit, his hat, his gesture. After a trial to have the show prohibited, that failed last September, Tom Waits now claims 500000 euros for compensation. To be continued