Guy Sebastian's former manager arrested over alleged $1m fraud
Police have arrested Titus Day, Guy Sebastian's former manager who allegedly defrauded him of $1.15 million.
"A celebrity manager has been arrested after allegedly defrauding another man of more than $1.15 million over a seven-year period," police said in a statement issued on Wednesday night.
Titus Day and Guy Sebastian in 2016.Credit:Anthony Johnson
"On Wednesday 3 June 2020, officers from South Sydney Police Area Command received a report of an alleged fraud committed against a 38-year-old man.
"Further inquiries revealed a number of frauds allegedly committed between December 2013 and April 2020," a police statement said.
Just after 6.30pm on Wednesday, South Sydney detectives arrested a 47-year-old man at a home at Bondi.
Mr Day has been taken to Waverley Police Station, and is expected to be charged with fraud-related offences.
A source close to Sebastian said on Wednesday night that he was "absolutely devastated" by the arrest.
It comes after years of bitter acrimony between the Australian Idol winner and his former manager, who both claim the other owes them hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Speaking to the Herald last month, Mr Day claimed he was owed money for services rendered.
"Guy terminated the management contract after 11-and-a-half years without notice and then refused to pay me commissions on any work that I did, even for events that had been completed. That crippled my business," he said.
"All income that is earnt comes to the manager first and then is paid on after commissions are deducted. That’s how management deals work. Any money I am holding from royalties or otherwise is a fraction of what he refused to pay me as commissions for work I did as his manager."