Nicci Gilbert Files Lawsuit Against Lionsgate & Starz Over Alleged Copyright Infringement For ‘P-Valley’

Whereas we’ve been patiently ready for Mercedes, Miss Mississippi, Uncle Clifford, and the remainder of the solid of “P-Valley” to return to our TV screens, it seems to be like viewers aren’t the one ones who’ve paid consideration to the Starz sequence. Authorized representatives have additionally taken discover of the present, and in a brand new lawsuit in opposition to Lionsgate Leisure Corp. and Starz, actuality TV star and singer Nicci Gilbert is asking out the present’s creator for similarities.

 

In line with Yahoo Information, Nicci, the plaintiff, alleges the present, which debuted in July 2020, has a number of notable similarities to her musical stage play, “Soul Kittens Cabaret” (SKC), starring Nicci, Religion Evans, and Fantasia was launched on DVD in 2011. Reviews state the lawsuit alleges the sequence is a “veritable unauthorized 2020 knock-off of Plaintiff’s ‘Soul Kittens Cabaret.” As well as, she claims that the defendants “knowingly and illegally used her works to create the ‘P-Valley’ tv sequence.

 

If you happen to’re not aware of ‘P-Valley,’ it’s primarily based on Katori Corridor’s 2015 play, “P***y Valley.” Nicci, who produced the truth exhibits “R&B Divas” and “From The Backside Up,” alleges her leisure legal professional Leroy Bobbit pitched “Soul Kittens Cabaret” on her behalf as a musical TV drama to Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer at his Los Angeles workplace in 2014. The lawsuit additionally states Jon acquired two copies of her script and the play on DVD.

 

The go well with additional defined, “Through the Lionsgate SKC Pitch, Feltheimer expressed enthusiasm and curiosity in scripting ‘SKC’ as a musical drama sequence for Lionsgate and even acknowledged that he liked the character named ‘Tata Burlesque.’” It continued, “Feltheimer additional defined that he loved studying scripts and would learn the script over the weekend, share it with the Lionsgate staff, and observe up with Bobbit.”

 

Sadly, stories state Nikki by no means heard from Jon or Lionsgate. Whereas it’s unclear Katori’s place on the lawsuit, Nikki is in search of precise and statutory damages, in addition to a jury trial within the civil go well with. Roomies, do you suppose there are similarities within the performs?

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