Rapper Alleges Network Stole His Reality Show Idea
6:00PM ET December 10th, 2010
Contributor : Stephen Willis
A Rocky Williform Company

According to a lawsuit filed on December 7th in U.S. District Court of Northern District of Texas, political rapper Paris is accusing the defendants of stealing the concept for "Your School Makeover" and using it in the series "School Pride."

The rapper's complaint alleges that he copyrighted the concepts for the show, which was created by a writer named Oscar J. Jackson, who also registered the domain name YourSchoolMakeover.com, in June of 2007. Paris and his company, Guerrilla Funk shopped the show idea to networks, including Fox and NBC.

"In or about early October, 2010, Plaintiff began receiving unsolicited telephone calls of congratulations for finally getting the work produced," the complaint states. "In response to advertising on defendant's NBC's network 'School Pride.'".