John Legend accused of stealing song
July 8th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANSNew York, July 8 (IANS) R&B; star John Legend has been accused by songwriter Anthony Stokes of ripping off his demo song.
In a lawsuit filed in New Jersey, Stokes stated that he gave the tape to Legend in 2004 after a concert. The 32-year-old promised to listen to the song, but never got back to Stokes, reports Tmz.com.
The songwriter, however, insists that the track called “Maxine’s Interlude”, released in 2006, is a little too similar to his song “Where Are You Now?”, which was on the demo.
He now is demanding unspecified damages.
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