Entertainment
Teksupport Co-Founders Locked in Legal Battle Over Future of the New York Dance Events Company
The longtime friends behind New York dance events company Teksupport are no longer getting along — and now they’re messily litigating the terms of a business divorce.
Rob Toma and Mike Vitacco are the co-founders of TCE Presents, which owns the warehouse venue Brooklyn Storehouse and produces dance events through the brand Teksupport. Toma has always been the company’s public face and talent booking whiz, while Vitacco is the behind-the-scenes force responsible for the company’s logistics and finances.
But the partnership recently took a turn for the worse, and Toma and Vitacco have now brought dueling lawsuits against each other in New Jersey court. Each man accuses the other of unlawfully pushing him out of TCE.
Toma sued first in early February, alleging Vitacco conspired with TCE’s longtime lawyer to usurp control of the business. Toma said he discovered in the fall of 2025 that Vitacco had secretly transferred ownership interests to his mother as part of an alleged conspiracy, and their relationship has since “deteriorated to the point of no return.”
“Defendants knowingly and intentionally conspired and acted in concert to perpetuate a fraudulent scheme against plaintiff, with the common purpose of mismanaging TCE, effectuating an invalid transfer of membership interests, concealing material facts from plaintiff, and depriving plaintiff of rightful economic benefits, control and oversight as a minority member,” reads Toma’s legal complaint.
Vitacco countersued later in February with a different story. He alleged that Toma has actually been trying to force him out since mid-2025 with an “an increasingly aggressive, irrational and totalitarian plan for consolidating authority.” Vitacco claimed Toma was “driving TCE into certain destruction” and planning to either embark on a new solo endeavor or take the company’s events to Ibiza-based competitor Pacha, which recently began managing the Brooklyn Mirage venue in New York.
“Toma has represented to multiple high-level contacts within the industry that he is going to work for Pacha,” reads Vitacco’s countersuit. “While preparing to join TCE’s competitor Pacha, Toma has simultaneously spread unauthorized information about Brooklyn Storehouse, prematurely informing people in the industry that the venue is closing. Upon information and belief, Toma is intentionally attempting to damage TCE and redirect TCE business opportunities to its competitors for his own personal gain.”
Both men asked a New Jersey judge to immediately restrict the other’s management activities. Vitacco won this first bout of the legal battle, with Judge Thomas D. McCloskey entering a temporary restraining order in early March barring Toma from diverting away TCE business or locking out Vitacco while the litigation plays out.
On Wednesday (March 25), Judge McCloskey further extended that temporary restraining order against Toma and rejected his request for comparable relief against Vitacco. The judge also ordered the two men to try to settle their differences amicably with a mediation session within the next month.
If Toma and Vitacco are unable to reach a settlement, the case will head toward a trial to decide the future of TCE. Both co-founders are asking a judge to make them the company’s sole owner, and each is also requesting financial damages from the other — Toma for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, civil conspiracy, breach of contract and unjust enrichment, and Vitacco for breach of fiduciary duty, waste of company assets, conversion and breach of contract.
Vitacco’s attorney, Daniel Guadalupe, told Billboard following Wednesday’s hearing that they’re “delighted with the court’s ruling” regarding the temporary restraints against Toma.
“We are hopeful that the extension of these restraints will persuade Mr. Toma to collaborate and cooperate in operating the companies and not do anything to harm the business or harm our client Mike Vitacco,” said Guadalupe. “We look forward to having discussions to resolve this matter, and if it doesn’t get resolved we are ready willing and able to continue protecting our clients.”
A rep for Toma declined to comment on the dispute.
After returning from their four-year hiatus, BTS is making sure that ARMY is being fed. The K-pop superstars dropped a new music video for a second ARIRANG song in only two weeks on Wednesday (April 1), and they’re drawing inspiration from a classic film for the “2.0” visual.
The cinematic music video is inspired by South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook’s 2003 film Oldboy. The visual begins with the septet, dressed in sharp suits and leather jackets, exiting an elevator and encountering a group of thugs in a dark, grungy corridor. Rather than fighting with a hammer like the protagonist in the film, BTS’ RM, Jung Kook, V, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin and Jin employ their epic dance skills and music to ward off their opponents.
The video then transitions to a different dark hallway where the band continues its choreographed number, this time without the presence of the thugs. From the corridors, the septet ends up in a dirty bathroom where they dance in front of the mirrors and sing the chorus.
Then, to make it a true “2.0” moment, the K-pop stars return to the elevator from whence they came and quickly change into new, modern outfits — calling back to the song’s lyrics, “We on that brand new” — and close out the video in a high-rise building setting.
The band first teased the new video on Tuesday (March 31) with a 30-second preview. The latest visual comes just days after the album and lead single “SWIM” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100, respectively.
Watch the “2.0” music video above.
Entertainment
Taemin Feels ‘So Honored & Grateful’ to Be the First Male K-Pop Solo Artist to Perform at Coachella
Taemin is making history a long way from home. SHINee member and K-pop star appeared on the Wednesday (April 1) episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show, where he spoke about being part of this year’s Coachella lineup.
“You’re making history as the first K-pop male solo artist to perform at Coachella,” Hudson points out during their chat. “How does that feel?”
“There is a saying in Korea, ‘Big opportunities come three times in life,'” Taemin responds after sharing that he was feeling “honored and grateful” to be performing at the festival. “And this is one of them.”
Hudson continues the chat by asking the star if he will release more solo music.
“Oh, yes,” Taemin replies. “I am still evolving.”
The star was also on the talk show to perform his new single, “Long Way Home.” The “Idol’s Idol” sang alone on the stage, dancing effortlessly with his rhinestone microphone and mic stand for the adoring audience.
Performing at Coachella isn’t the only history Taemin is making this year. Billboard exclusively revealed in March that the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles will open a new exhibit dedicated to the K-pop star’s nearly two-decade long career, making him the first K-pop soloist to receive such recognition from the museum. “TAEMIN: Performer. Artist. Icon” will opens April 1 and will give fans a peek behind the curtains of Taemin’s career. Multiple performance looks — including one from his Ephemeral Gaze World Tour — will be on display as well as his official lightstick and a handwritten note addressed to his fans. The special exhibit will run through May 25.
Watch Taemin’s performance and chat on The Jennifer Hudson Show above.
KATSEYE is taking EYEKONS to etiquette classes, and the first rule we’re learning? Pinkies up.
The HYBE K-pop girl group announced new single “Pinky Up” via a series of social media posts. The first arrived Monday (March 30). It was a cryptic video featuring the Mona Lisa bringing a piping hot cup of tea up to her mouth — pinky up, of course. The next came Tuesday morning (March 31), this time featuring an arcade claw machine with “KATSEYE” emblazoned across the top as the claw pulls out a sword from the midst of blinged out stuffed animals and a singular tea cup. What may be a hint to some of the song’s lyrics, the caption for the reel says, “We’re screaming from cloud nine!!”
The third post confirmed the arriving single and its artwork, featuring someone kneeling on a carpet behind with a tea cup on a saucer and a toy cat, and the title of the song across the front in hot pink lettering. The caption reads “PINKY UP SINGLE RELEASE” as well as the release date and time, April 9 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET.
“Pinky Up” comes out just in time for KATSEYE’s Coachella debut on Friday (April 10). The single will also be the band’s first new work since record labels HYBE and Geffen announced last month that member Manon Bannerman would be taking a break from the group. Since Manon has stepped back, KATSEYE has continued their previously scheduled appearances, including performances at Lollapalooza Argentina and Lollapalooza Chile. On March 24, the band was announced as the headliner for the 2026 Head in the Clouds Music & Arts Festival, to take place on Aug. 8 in Passadena, Calif.
See KATSEYE’s posts about “Pinky Up” below:
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