Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino was grilled during testimony in the company's antitrust trial by Jeffrey Kessler, the lawyer representing the states pursuing the case against Live Nation. Rapino faced questions about Live Nation and Ticketmaster's business model and industry dominance, including allegations of retaliation. He denied claims that the company had long-term exclusive contracts that locked out competitors in the ticketing and promotions space, and insisted they were just trying to “build a better mousetrap” and their business model was no different than competitors. The most contentious exchange involved was over a series of messages between two Live Nation employees boasting about “robbing” fans blind and “taking advantage of them with high parking fees. Kessler also questioned Rapino about a change to a Ticketmaster policy allowing artists to sell eight percent of their tickets to fan clubs.