Simon & Schuster Throws the Book at Foxy Brown & Lil Kim
The New York-based publisher Simon & Schuster sued the rappers Lil Kim and Foxy Brown intending to get its money back after paying out generous advances for books that the ladies never completed.According to the dual lawsuits filed in New York State Supreme Court, Simon & Schuster gave Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, $40,000 in 2003 for a novel that was supposed to be finished the following year. Brown was then paid $75,000 in 2005 to pen her autobiography, which was tentatively titled Broken Silence.
“Both accepted the money, and both books never were delivered,” stated the S&S spokesman.
Since then, however, both hip-hop stars have spent time behind bars for various offenses—Brown for violating her probation multiple times after finally being sentenced for a 2004 fight in a Manhattan nail shop, and Kim for perjury and conspiracy after lying to a grand jury about her friend’s involvement in a 2001 shooting.
Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, was released in April after serving eight months of a yearlong sentence. Kim’s been a free bird since July 2006, when she flew the coop after spending 10 months behind bars.
Didn’t anyone at Simon & Schuster check if either could read or write?
For just plain stupidity….you’re all BUSTED!
