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Tyler Perry SUED Again; Writer Claims Perry Stole “Temptation” Idea From Him

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Tyler Perry has been sued AGAIN for apparently ‘stealing’ someone’s story-line… An Indiana man who says that he was the first person to ever write a story about a woman cheating on her husband. Writer William James of Gary, Indiana, filed a lawsuit against Perry in U.S. District Court in Indiana on Wednesday, which claims that Perry’s 2013 film Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor is a complete rip-off of his 2009 screenplay Lovers Kill. According to the lawsuit, James’ script and Perry’s film involve a marriage that is ruined after the wife has an affair. But, isn’t this like everyday life?? I thought Perry, adapted this film after his play “The Marriage Counselor“?

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But still James says that he passed a copy of his script through the right channels hoping that somewhere down the line it would get to Perry’s desk. It’s unclear whether or not it ever did. In any case, James is seeking unspecified damages that include an edit to Temptation’s opening and closing credits. If he wins, it will read “Based on the Novel ‘Lovers Kill’ by William James.” Ouch. It’s doubtful that James will win his lawsuit, but even if he does, it’s not like Temptation has been the runaway success train he’d want to hitch his cart to anyway. It hasn’t done very well with critics, but with $49 million at the box office, it has been a modest financial success. Perry’s people have not yet commented on the lawsuit.

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Freddie Gibbs Tells The Story Of Michael Jackson’s Return To Gary, Indiana [VIDEO]

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Pitchfork TV returns with another installment of their very popular FRAMES series. This time, the publication catches up with Gary, IN’s own, Freddie Gibbs. Speaking of Gary, Gibbs tells the story of meeting the most famous person to ever come out of the small midwest city, Michael Jackson. “You would’ve thought Jesus came back. That was a real symbol of hope, just for that ni**a to come back because he hasn’t been back for a while. Gary ain’t got enough money to sing a note on the mic,” Gangsta Gibbs explained in the latest episode of FRAMES. “Mike came through the motherf**king KFC, dog. Bought all the honey barbecue wings. All the God damn original,” Gibbs says laughing. “He went through the drive through, ni**a, all you saw was him in the limo and you saw the God damn shiny glove stick his hand out the window and was waving at ni**as and s**t.” The story gets funnier as Gibbs, seemingly high as a kite, tells the website what the “King Of Pop” did once he received the chicken. Check out the latest episode of FRAMES below.

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