50 Cent Thinks 'Power' Lawsuit Is Bogus
by EG
As fans and even Starz themselves have learned over the years, Curtis ’50 Cent” Jackson is not exactly known for verbally pulling his punches. Now, the Power executive producer and star wants a copyright lawsuit against the ratings shattering drama unplugged.
“Other than the fact that both works involve an African-American protagonist , they bear no similarities beyond the generalized theme of a crime drama and stock creative elements that flow from this most basic of premises,” says a motion (read it here) to dismiss the amended complaint of Larry Johnson and Blake Keller’s initially filed copyright infringement and fraud suit of last October.
In the fall of 2016, Johnson went after the premium cabler, the multi-platinum rapper and actor, Power creator Courtney Kemp, CBS Television and others alleging that they had access to his Tribulation of a Ghetto Kid script and ripped it off. Represented by Bill Cosby’s ex-lawyer Monique Pressley among others and having filed a first amended complaint on July 22, the plaintiff is seeking sweeping unspecified damages.
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50 Cent has appeared in Escape Plan.