Legal

Wyclef accused of song theft

By | Published on Thursday 25 November 2010

As if he wasn’t already having a rough enough week, what with the Haitian election this Sunday and him not in the running, Wyclef Jean has now been slapped with a lawsuit accusing him of song theft and demanding $2 million in damages.

DJ PF Cuttin and MC Out Loud of 90s rap group Blahzay Blahzay are accusing Jean of sampling their track ‘Danger’ for his own ‘Welcome To The East’ without permission.

The lawsuit says that Jean did approach them about sampling their song, but that they demanded a writing credit on his track in return. He refused, so no agreement was reached. But Jean used their song anyway, simply sending them a cheque which they “promptly rejected and returned”.

The claim was originally filed last year but, according to TMZ, has been re-filed now after negotiations regarding an out of court settlement collapsed.

 



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