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LeBron James and Rapper Drake Being Sued $10 Million Over NHL Documentary
Arguably the two ''G.O.A.T.S'' (greatest of all-time) in their fields, rapper Drake and NBA Superstar Lebron James recently announced they will be working on a documentary called ''Black ice'' which will take a deep dive into the colored culture in the hockey community over the years. A sneak peak of the film is showed below, and NHL forward Wayne Simmonds is featured in it.
Well, it seems as if the film was in fact in production until a some serious troubles started to take place, which included a whopping $10 million dollar lawsuit..
Puck Empire NHL News reported the following:
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, and rapper Drake, are accused in a new $10 million lawsuit of stealing the "intellectual property rights" to a film "Black Ice" - about the old, segregated hockey league for black players in Canada
Billy Hunter.
Billy Hunter.
Former longtime head of the NBA Players Association and ex-federal prosecutor, is seeking a share of profits from the documentary as well as $10 million in damages, in an explosive complaint filed in Manhattan state Supreme Court that alleges he holds the exclusive legal rights to produce any film about the Colored Hockey League that existed from 1895 to the 1930s.
While the defendants LeBron James, Drake and Maverick Carter [LeBron's business partner] are internationally known and renowned in their respective
fields of basketball and music, it does not afford them the right to steal another's intellectual property," says the suit filed by Hunter's attorney, Larry Hutcher.
fields of basketball and music, it does not afford them the right to steal another's intellectual property," says the suit filed by Hunter's attorney, Larry Hutcher.
In the lawsuit, Hunter accuses defendants who include LeBron James & Drake, and their entertainment companies of cutting a deal behind his back with the
authors of the critically acclaimed book that the documentary is based on
"Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895 to 1925. The authors, George and Darril Fosty, are also listed as defendants, citing breach of contract for allegedly violating the agreement giving Hunter the rights to produce a movie on the black hockey league and instead working out a side deal with Team LeBron and Drake.
authors of the critically acclaimed book that the documentary is based on
"Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895 to 1925. The authors, George and Darril Fosty, are also listed as defendants, citing breach of contract for allegedly violating the agreement giving Hunter the rights to produce a movie on the black hockey league and instead working out a side deal with Team LeBron and Drake.
The suit says Hunter paid the authors a total of $265,000 for the movie rights to the story.
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SEPTEMBRE 8 | 106 ANSWERS LeBron James and Rapper Drake Being Sued $10 Million Over NHL Documentary Do you think Drake and Lebron deserve this lawsuit, over the NHL documentary they plan on doing? | ||
| No, its dumb! | 36 | 34 % |
| Yes they do! | 50 | 47.2 % |
| Im unsure, but im excited to watch it | 20 | 18.9 % |
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