Rapper Lil' Kim was awarded a half-million-dollars yesterday after a judge ruled that former Junior Mafia member Lil Cease used Kim's name and image without her permission for a DVD. Manhattan federal Judge Jed Rakoff found that Cease and his company, Ground Zero Entertainment, wrongly capitalized on Kim's fame when they made a film about Junior Mafia. Kim originally had filed a $6 million suit against Cease, who testified against her in a criminal trial that ended with her conviction for lying to a grand jury.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Lil Kim Wins Lawsuit Against Lil Cease
Rapper Lil' Kim was awarded a half-million-dollars yesterday after a judge ruled that former Junior Mafia member Lil Cease used Kim's name and image without her permission for a DVD. Manhattan federal Judge Jed Rakoff found that Cease and his company, Ground Zero Entertainment, wrongly capitalized on Kim's fame when they made a film about Junior Mafia. Kim originally had filed a $6 million suit against Cease, who testified against her in a criminal trial that ended with her conviction for lying to a grand jury.
