Jay-Z sued for copyright infringement

Jay-Z is facing an $88m (€57m) lawsuit from a wannabe rapper who claims the star stole his songs.

Fri, 13 Jun, 2008 - 12:46

Jay-Z is facing an $88m (€57m) lawsuit from a wannabe rapper who claims the star stole his songs.

Mitchell Rose filed suit in New York last month alleging he met the star - real name Shawn Carter - at a boxing match in 2001, and handed over a CD of his songs.

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