A judge has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing rapper 50 Cent of stealing the opening line for his 2003 hit In Da Club from a song by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell.

Rapper 50 Cent stole some of the lyrics for his 2003 hit, In Da Club, from a song by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell, an attorney has claimed in a lawsuit filed in Miami.

Rock was resplendent at the MTV Video Music Awards today, as the veteran punk group Green Day took home seven moonmen and newcomers The Killers and Fall Out Boy won one each.