Nelly is officially off the hook in the $50 million lawsuit filed by Ali on behalf of the St. Lunatics.
The St. Louis native was accused of allegedly withholding royalties over contributions the group made to his blockbuster album Country Grammar. However, three members of the group — Murphy Lee, Kyjuan and City Spud — claimed they did not consent to the lawsuitand pulled out shortly after it was filed last year.
Now according to Billboard, Ali moved to drop the lawsuit on Thursday (April 10). There is no word on whether a settlement was reached, however.
And while this is a good thing for Nelly, his legal team is actually asking the judge not to fully dismiss the case yet because they are looking to go after Ali for the “frivolous” lawsuit.
“Plaintiff’s counsel succeeded in its frivolous campaign aimed at forcing [Nelly] to spend money defending Plaintiff’s ridiculous time-barred claim. The Court is respectfully requested to retain jurisdiction and set a briefing and hearing schedule for [potential sanctions],” they wrote.
In the original complaint, St. Lunatics alleged that Nelly had “manipulated” the group into believing that they had been paid for their work on his diamond-certified debut album, but that was not the case.
The suit read: “Every time plaintiffs confronted defendant Haynes [Nelly], [he] would assure them as ‘friends’ he would never prevent them from receiving the financial success they were entitled to.
“Unfortunately, plaintiffs, reasonably believing that their friend and former band member would never steal credit for writing the original compositions, did not initially pursue any legal remedies.”
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The St. Louis native was accused of allegedly withholding royalties over contributions the group made to his blockbuster album Country Grammar. However, three members of the group — Murphy Lee, Kyjuan and City Spud — claimed they did not consent to the lawsuitand pulled out shortly after it was filed last year.
Now according to Billboard, Ali moved to drop the lawsuit on Thursday (April 10). There is no word on whether a settlement was reached, however.
And while this is a good thing for Nelly, his legal team is actually asking the judge not to fully dismiss the case yet because they are looking to go after Ali for the “frivolous” lawsuit.
“Plaintiff’s counsel succeeded in its frivolous campaign aimed at forcing [Nelly] to spend money defending Plaintiff’s ridiculous time-barred claim. The Court is respectfully requested to retain jurisdiction and set a briefing and hearing schedule for [potential sanctions],” they wrote.
In the original complaint, St. Lunatics alleged that Nelly had “manipulated” the group into believing that they had been paid for their work on his diamond-certified debut album, but that was not the case.
The suit read: “Every time plaintiffs confronted defendant Haynes [Nelly], [he] would assure them as ‘friends’ he would never prevent them from receiving the financial success they were entitled to.
“Unfortunately, plaintiffs, reasonably believing that their friend and former band member would never steal credit for writing the original compositions, did not initially pursue any legal remedies.”
Nelly In The Clear As St. Lunatics Lawsuit Dropped By Final Standing Member
Nelly has officially been cleared in the $50 million lawsuit brought against him by Ali on behalf of the St. Lunatics late last year.
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should've listened to Nelly and put out "Ore-Ore-O" instead of "Boughetto".
