DJ 'unable to perform' is spotted at Burning Man while claiming £100k injuries
A DJ who sued for £100,000, over claims she was unable to perform after an accident in London, appeared to be caught playing at Burning Man festival afterward.
Chloe Caillet claimed the payout after being hit by falling bricks whilst standing outside the Kipferl Cafe, North Kensington, during a night out in June 2018.
The Paris-born electronic music star, 30, had several injuries in the incident and said she had to take a six-month break because of "dizziness, sleep disturbance, and bad dreams”.
However, defence lawyers said she performed at events across the world during that time, including a set at the famous Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert.
According to a writ filed by her lawyers at Central London County Court, she was injured while outside when "without warning, a section of brick cornice on the front of the building fell and landed on the claimant".
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Chloe was injured by falling bricks and claimed she could not work (Champion News)She said of the accident: “I wasn't able to work for six months following the accident.
"I could not carry out any performances. My first set was on 19 January 2019 at the Petit Palace in Paris."
She added she had soft-tissue injuries to her left shoulder and ACL joint, back injuries, bruising, and abrasions to her legs, feet, and hands.
During a preliminary hearing at the court, Nick Grimshaw, barrister for the builder's owner, O'Hare Holdings Ltd, said her social media painted a very different picture.
An investigator had produced a statement containing a bundle of 300 pages of online evidence, mostly from her own Instagram account, showing her "headlining at a variety of concerts on several continents", he told Judge Christopher Lethem KC.
Chloe also reportedly performed sets in New York, Shanghai and the Maldives (Getty Images)In the defence to the action, he continued: "Publicly available social media reporting, including the claimant's own Instagram account, shows that she performed/worked extensively during the period July to December 2018."
He said her performances included a World Cup party in Shoreditch, east London, on or around July 7, 2018, and at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada in August to September.
She also performed at magazine launch and pop-up street events in New York in September, an event for Burberry in October, and the opening night of an Andy Warhol exhibition in November, the defence said.
Between that and the end of 2018, she played sets in Shanghai, New York and the Maldives, claimed Mr Grimshaw.
He added: "Throughout July to December 2018 she was playing events professionally and/or was fit to do so, had she wished.
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"The defendant will invite the court to find that the claimant has been fundamentally dishonest regarding her ability to work/perform, having regard to the nature of her action and the extent of the loss of earnings presented."
A trial will be held at a later date (Getty Images)He said that, although O'Hare Holdings has admitted fault for the accident, Miss Caillet's claim should be dismissed completely because of her dishonesty.
He said: "The claimant is required to prove each and every item of alleged loss and damage.
"The defendant avers that the claimant has been fundamentally dishonest in the presentation of her claim and, in particular, the duration of any period when she was unable to work/perform as a DJ."
During the hearing in court, Judge Lethem gave directions towards a trial of the case at a later date.
He said the bulk of the case would essentially come down to whether she did or did not work during the six months she claimed she was too unwell to.
He said: “The claimant is going to have to deal in her witness statement with a large number of social media posts.
"She is going to have to give an explanation for those posts, as well as indicating when she worked."
No date has been set for the trial of Ms Caillet's claim.
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