Marvin Gaye's Son(Marvin Gaye III) Is Now Suing Lee Daniels and Fox Over Hit T.V. Series Empire
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| Marvin Gaye's Son(Marvin Gaye III) Is Now Suing Lee Daniels and Foxx Over Hit T.V. Series Empire |
Gaye's son is claiming he came up with the concept for Empire years ago, and went so far as to register a show, described as a music-based, black version of Dynasty meets The Sopranos, under the name Diamonds & Ballads, with the Writers Guild of America in 2010.
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Gaye's son says that someone in Daniels' camp stole the show's premise from pitch emails sent to networks around that same time.
His evidence: Daniels having previously called Empire the "black Dynasty" and comparing it to The Sopranos when Fox originally picked up the show.
Gaye's lawyer says he plans to file a lawsuit against Daniels, Fox and others.
The Gaye family has also successfully sued Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for $7.3 million over "Blurred Lines," which they believe infringed on Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up."
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