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Publisher Sues Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown

Sez neither produced books they were paid for

By the Associated Press

Posted Jul 25, 2008 10:11 AM CDT

(AP) – Simon & Schuster Inc. sued rappers Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim yesterday, saying they were paid advances for books they never delivered. The publishing house wants Brown to return a $75,000 advance she received in 2005 for an autobiography called Broken Silence and wants... Read full story »

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Publisher Sues Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown

Sez neither produced books they were paid for

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