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<p>After winning an $82 million settlement in a court case against the energy drink Celsius, <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/flo-rida-lawsuit-celsius-82-million/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Flo Rida</a> will be using the payout to fund philanthropic initiatives.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Flo Rida Is Excited About His Court Case Win But More Excited To Give Back</h3>
<p>Flo Rida walked the Grammys red carpet on Sunday and spoke exclusively with <a href="https://www.etonline.com/flo-rida-on-winning-82-million-lawsuit-and-how-hell-spend-the-money-exclusive-198596" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entertainment Tonight</a>. The rapper and producer explained how much his recent judicial win meant to him.</p>
<blockquote><p>Justice came, thanks to God&#8230; To other people out there who might be going through a situation when you give your truth, you can only expect the victory.</p></blockquote>
<p>The artist explained that he&#8217;s excited about the ventures that now lie ahead of him.</p>
<blockquote><p>They didn&#8217;t want to give me my just due, but thanks to the judicial system&#8230; I’m just overwhelmed and just excited about new ventures as well.</p></blockquote>
<p>When asked about what he intended to do with the money, Flo Rida explained that he&#8217;s &#8220;all about giving.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>I’m all about giving, you know, giving is required so I look forward to taking care of the neighborhood&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Flo Rida Detailed His Specific Plans For The $82M Payout</h3>
<p>The artist explained that it took a lot of effort for him to achieve his big judicial win.</p>
<blockquote><p>People see the now, but imagine the work I put in. I had faith and I knew this would be successful.</p></blockquote>
<p>As for his actual plans with the money, Flo Rida says he&#8217;s excited about the &#8220;philanthropic things&#8221; he can now do.</p>
<blockquote><p>Now, I&#8217;m more so happy about the philanthropic things I can do. I have my Big Dreams For Kids charity. I have a youth football league — with over 10,000 kids… Those are the things I’m excited about.</p></blockquote>
<p>Flo Rida explained that he&#8217;s happy just to be able to invest in the youth.</p>
<blockquote><p>Just investing in the kids — that&#8217;s like to infinity&#8230; when you invest into the future, you can&#8217;t even imagine what the future would be like. Some of these kids we&#8217;re working with, I&#8217;m pretty sure they&#8217;ll be doctors, lawyers, football players, basketball players, etc&#8230; That&#8217;s my investment. The kids.</p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">More About Flo Rida&#8217;s Charities And Work With The Youth</h3>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/07/flo-rida-lawsuit-celsius-philanthropy-80-million-dollars/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a>, Flo Rida&#8217;s Big Dreams For Kids charity &#8220;powers his own Florida Youth Football league.&#8221; The league is an organization that brings student-athletes across South Florida together, as they strive for greatness in football in cheer. The program harbors student-athletes between the ages of 5-14.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Flo Rida&#8217;s case Against Celsius And $82M Settlement</h3>
<p>As <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=111372&;action=edit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a> previously reported, Flo Rida was awarded a total of $82,640,450 in damages from Celsius. After he alleged the company failed to pay him money from endorsement deals dating back to 2014.</p>
<p>The rapper explained that his promotion of Celsius products brought great success to the company, as cited in his legal team&#8217;s original complaint.</p>
<blockquote><p>By way of background, Flo Rida maintained a successful endorsement partnership with Celsius which was highly effective in opening new doors for Celsius and its products.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Roommates, are you happy to see Flo Rida giving back with this major win?</p>
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