More pop legal news, involving the Snoop Dogg fella, though it's civil rather than criminal legalities for a change. A New York based media company called Natural Resources Media & Technology Group are suing the rapper over a deal he entered into with them last July to make a TV series about a youth football league which Snoop has founded (in which 9-12 year old kids compete for the right to play in the 'Snooperbowl'!). The reality show would have followed Snoop and his youth sports ventures, which is all well and good, except that the rapper had already signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to make a film about the very same thing. The Fox deal gives them exclusivity regarding any programmes involving Snoop and young sporty types, meaning Natural Resources will now have to dump their Snoop reality show project, at considerable cost to themselves. With that in mind they are suing the rapper for $250,000 plus legal costs, claiming Snoop entered into their contract illegally because of his existing contract with Fox.
They should just film the legal proceedings, would probably make a better show anyway.