Wayans Brothers Sued Again For Stealing

December 18. 2009

The Wayans Brothers

The Wayans Brothers, a family of actors, have been sued again for copyright infringement. Previously, a lawsuit was brought by a group of writers from New Jersey that authored a script, sent it to the Wayans, only for it to be infringed and illegally released as the movie “White Chicks.”

Another allegation of theft has surfaced this week. This time it is from a former assistant to the Wayans Brothers, who showed them his unpublished book "You know you're a Golddigger ..." which the brothers stole and re-titled "101 Ways to Know You're a Golddigger."  They simply published it under a new name and took credit and payment for it, in misconduct Hollywood does all the time.

Ex-Wayans Brothers assistant sues in NYC over book

(AP) – 19 hours ago - NEW YORK — A former assistant to the Wayans Brothers has sued the comedy team for unspecified damages, saying they snatched his "You know you're a Golddigger ..." book and published it as their own.

Jared Edwards of Los Angeles filed the lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan on Thursday against Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans and St. Martin's Press.

The lawsuit said Edwards worked as an assistant for a decade beginning in 1995. It said in 2005 he wrote jokes about women who seek wealth and status through romance.

He said the brothers rejected his book, but in May published their own: "101 Ways to Know You're a Golddigger.' ...

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