Lil Wayne has filed a lawsuit against QD3 Entertainment, which is owned by music pioneer Quincy Jones' son Quincy Delight Jones III, and Digerati Holdings for releasing a documentary about the rapper without receiving his approval. In December 2008, the company sent a copy of the film to be screened by Wayne's manager. The rapper's management was displeased with the project and claimed the documentary included distasteful material that needed to be removed prior to a Sundance screening. Another clip of the film was sent to Wayne's manager in January but the star's reps where still unhappy and requested that certain material be eliminated.
Instead of following the request, the film company allegedly presented what's been labeled a "scandalous portrayal" of Lil Wayne at the Sundance Film Festival.
The rapper's camp is suing for breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unfair business practices, fraud and invasion of privacy amongst others charges.
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Lil Wayne performs during the 2008 Powerhouse concert at IZOD Center on October 28, 2008 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Lil Wayne (L) and Birdman perform at the 11th Annual BMI Atlanta Unsigned Artist Showcase on April 24, 2008 in Atlanta, GA.
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Kid Rock and Lil Wayne perform "All Summer Long" on stage during the 42nd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 12, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Lil Wayne poses in the Awards Portrait Gallery during the BET Hip Hop Awards 2007 at the Atlanta Civic Center on October 13, 2007 in Atlanta, GA.
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Lil Wayne attends the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards held at Paramount Pictures Studios on September 7, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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Lil Wayne performs in concert at the Travis County Expo Center on July 10, 2008 in Austin, Texas.
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Lil Wayne performs onstage at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards on the Paramount Studios lot on September 7, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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Lil Wayne and Bow Wow enjoy the Miami Heat game against the Charlotte Bobcats on December 8, 2008 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.
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Lil Wayne visits MTV's "TRL" on June 10, 2008 at MTV Studios in New York.Lil Wayne, Tyga, Colby O'Donis, Gym Class Heroes and Akon Visit MTV's
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UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - MARCH 29: Rapper Lil Wayne performs onstage during his "I Am Music" Tour featuring T-Pain at the Gibson Amphitheater on March 29, 2009 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Lil Wayne
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AstroKittenat 4-02-2009
Oh how I love hip-hop....but I wish Lil Wayne would just overdose and die already. He is reinforcing negative stereotypes about rappers and for some odd reason, these kids think he's the messiah of rap!
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