10/12: More Details; Diddy's Rep Responds to Biggie Recordings Suit
The
Los Angeles Times has more details (as well as a response from a Diddy representative) on the
recent suit filed, claiming unauthorized use of Biggie recordings from 1994.
Sabatino's suit claims that Combs incorporated the exclusive rap recordings into Bad Boy's hit 1999 release "Born Again" and the film footage into a music video called "Dead Wrong" to promote the CD, which sold several million copies. Sabatino's suit says he will provide documentation to show that Combs put $2,000 into his prison account in 1999 and that Combs' sister, Keisha, visited him in jail and sent letters promising payment, the suit says. ...
"Nuisance lawsuits against celebrities are at an all-time high and the two filed this week are just additional examples of how people try to shake down Mr. Combs," a spokesman for Combs said Thursday. "The fact that one was filed by someone in jail, about things that supposedly happened 14 years ago, shows just how ridiculous it has gotten." ...
"Mr. Combs has successfully fought these lawsuits in the past and expects to do the same with these," the spokesman said.
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