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It appears 'Good Hair' isn't all good after all -- at least for comedian Chris Rock that is.
The narrator and director of the film has been slapped with a lawsuit by documentary filmmaker Regina Kimbell for allegedly lifting the concept from her 2005 documentary 'My Nappy Roots.'
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TMZ reports that in 2007, while on the set of the hit television series 'Everybody Hates Chris,' Kimbell showed Rock her original docu-flick, which also featured notable celebrities discussing various hairstyles.
To the filmmakers claim, 'My Nappy Roots' won best documentary at the 2007 Hollywood Black Film Festival.
The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles, seeks "no less than $5 million" in damages and attorney fees.
In the meantime, Rock will maintain his natural roots this Friday when he releases 'Good Hair,' which stars Nia Long, Meagan Good, Al Sharpton, Marvet Britto, Andre Harrell and Raven-Symone.
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By: ADMR on 10/06/2009 1:18PM
SEE What Happens to Copycats.......
5 Million Dollar law Suit...
Yikes!
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By: All Winners LOVE Winners on 10/06/2009 11:01PM
AND his Wife is a HYPOCRITE...Not my Words,please don't Sue ME!
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By: bellered on 10/08/2009 8:59AM
What a moron. Not Chris Rock -- the documentarian.
I guess this means everyone who made a documentary about the Vietnam war after the first dude was infringing a copyright. And everyone who did a documentary about Dubya after the first one was infringing a copyright.
You can't copyright the concept of recording reality. About the only thing she should be able to enforce for copyright purposes is the title of her film. Which he didn't steal. Stealing the rest of it is his right, whether folks approve or not.
Looks to me like some whiny small-time would-be filmmaker is just looking to bilk a wealthy dude out of some cash. It's not his fault her only accomplishment in life has been a documentary that, apparently, nobody other than Chris Rock ever saw.
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By: Wanda on 10/07/2009 4:02PM
Documentaries have been made time and time again about the same subject matter however just different in its production... Happy Nappy has nothing to do with good hair we watch talk shows that carry the same subject matter each and every day and I never see anybody yelling they used my subject as long as he did not mimic her complete concept end of story...
5 Millions That’s funny…
Good luck
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By: Karol B on 10/07/2009 11:19PM
SHOW NUFF GIRL......TOTALLY AGREE.
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By: Robert Bernstein on 10/13/2009 2:09AM
Why would Chris ASK to see her movie that she completed 2006 if he wasn't going to lift it. Chris and HBO can steal whatever they want is what your saying. What Paramount turned down I Think I Love My Wife part 2? Make another Pootie Tang movie instead of bilking off other hard working Independent filmmakers.
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By: JP on 10/30/2009 12:13PM
it's funny to see how opinionated black people are about something they're COMPLETELY IGNORANT OF
if you don't Chris or Regina, you shouldn't have that much to say
he called her down to Paramount and asked to see her film - she thought he wanted to participate, his people took notes AND they made a copy - without her knowing - THEN, he let her know he was making his own documentary
so, now you have some FACTS to go with your lack thereof
so, stop sh*tting on black people you don't know about things you don't know about
besides, his film mocks us and glorifies white people, Nappy Roots is a TRIBUTE to black beauty
this is the man that tells black men to leave black women alone (see his world tour) - he said Obama needed a white woman because Michelle wouldn't know how to act in the whitehouse
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By: LaTosha Stanfield on 11/03/2009 12:31PM
What is your problem. YOU all are some haters! Why do you find iit STRANGE when someone sues some one for stealing? You people want to be white so bad that you hate yourselves and it's sickening.
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By: michel on 10/12/2009 9:33PM
He might have taken the concept but there is absolutely no way this movie would have been as funny
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By: Brenda on 10/06/2009 3:31PM
OK, she had an idea....made a documentary, won best documentary in 2007. So can no one else make a documentary on the same topic? I think the problem is, she made a documentary that not many people saw and Chris Rock made a movie that millions will see...end result, Chris Rocks gets PAID!!!!!!!!
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