For rapper Lil’ Wayne, an appellate slap down
A lawsuit by Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (aka Lil’ Wayne), seeking, among other things, $50 million from the makers of The Carter, a documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009, has taken a new turn: After a countersuit by entertainment company Digerati and a decision by the California Court of Appeals, it turns out Wayne could be found liable for breaching his oral contract with filmmakers by failing to promote the project. In short, his initial plan may have backfired. Wayne’s documentary reached the iTunes Top 10 and was called “one of the top-five greatest hip-hop documentaries of all time” by Brandon Perkins of the Huffington Post. The success of the film horrified Lil’ Wayne who claimed his approval rights were important so the film would not depict him in a way that would hurt him in his criminal court proceedings. “Wayne was arrested twice, in July, 2007, and January, 2008, on weapons and drug charges and ultimately served eight months in prison in 2010. He is currently serving three years probation,” reported Jeff Gordon of Courthouse News The film chronicles the life and times Lil’ Wayne, who objected to the film’s release prior to the removal of unapproved footage. In his suit, he asserted that Digerati had breached the agreement by failing to honor Carter’s final approval rights. In his complaint, he claims (according to...
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