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Judge won’t block distribution of Lil Wayne movie
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 23 April 2009
A judge in the US has denied a request by Lil Wayne to block the release of that new documentary, ‘The Carter’, about the rapper produced by QD3 Entertainment, the company owned by Quincy Jones III, son of the legendary music producer.
As previously reported, the hip hop star, real name Dwayne Carter, launched a suit against QD3 and associated company Digerati Holdings last month, claiming that the film makers had gone against an original agreement which dictated that Carter would have approval of the film’s final version. According to that suit, the hip hop star’s manager viewed the documentary at the end of last year and requested that scenes depicting Carter’s drug use be removed, but the film premiered at January’s Sundance film festival intact.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Mink denied the request for a preliminary injunction to prevent the distribution of the movie. Quincy Jones III told Variety: “We’re very pleased with the court’s decision. We made a great film, which was incredibly well received at Sundance, and showcases Lil Wayne’s extraordinary talent”.
