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A Change.org petition calling for Disney to back off its “Hakuna Matata” trademark is just short of 100,000 signatures. The Swahili phrase, of course, is the center of the classic Lion King soundtrack cut of the same name. In the now-viral petition to the Walt Disney Company, Shelton Mpala argues that the practice of trademarking something […]
Alfonso Ribeiro is the latest celebrity building a case against Fortnite over an appropriated dance move. According to TMZ, the former Fresh Prince star is suing Epic Games for allegedly stealing the signature “Carlton Dance” he created while playing Carlton Banks. Ribeiro alleges the company is using and selling the dance under the “Fresh” emote, which […]
Kobe Bryant‘s attorney reportedly informed Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals that if they force his client to testify in their trademark battle over his “Black Mamba” nickname, his deposition will look very similar to the infamous one by Lil Wayne six years ago. “Deposing Kobe Bryant would be like Lil Wayne’s deposition … it would be just like that – he’d […]
TMZ has learned that The Weeknd is being sued for using his alter ego “Starboy” in a comic book. The lawsuit comes from comic book writer Eymun Talasazan, who alleges that he had created a comic book universe four years ago that “revolved around R&B and rap stars.” In 2017, Talasazan approached Abel Tesfaye’s team about incorporating “Starboy” into his […]
Drake has asked that a judge ban any evidence of his wealth from an upcoming trial between himself, a music publishing company called Hebrew Hustle, and the estate of jazz musician Jimmy Smith. In 2014, Hebrew Hustle and Smith’s estate sued Drake for allegedly sampling a Smith song on the track “Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music […]
