{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Rick Springfield plays at state fair after winning butt lawsuit","description":"Rick Springfield was a big hit at the opening day of the 2015 New York State Fair. So was his tush. The singer best known for his 1981 No. 1 hit \"Jessie's Girl\" returned to the suburban Syracuse fairgrounds for the first time since he was sued after falling off the stage during a 2004 concert there. A New York woman said she suffered serious head injuries when Springfield's buttocks hit her. In January, he won a seven-year legal battle when a state Supreme Court judge said the performer didn't injure the woman. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports that during Thursday night's performance, the 66-year-old thanked fans for supporting him during the trial. One fan held up a sign that read, \"Rick your butt can fall on me anytime.\"","author_name":"Latest Stories from The Associated Press","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4277258-latest-stories-from-the-associated-press","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/33861969/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}