Drake's rep responds to song lawsuit
Drake's representative has fired back at what sources are calling a "frivolous lawsuit" over a phone chat recording in the rapper's hit song Marvin's Room.
Ericka Lee, who claims to be Drake's ex-girlfriend, is suing the hitmaker for cash she insists she is owed for allowing the hip-hop star to use her voice on the record.
She claims it was her voice on the other end of the phone call in
the heartbreak hit, and now she wants the hip-hop heart-throb to
pay up.
Filing suit in Los Angeles on Thursday (02Feb12), Lee alleges she
was asked to record the song's hook and its famous opening
monologue, but the hitmaker simply listed her as Syren Lyric
Muse.
Drake's spokeswoman has now responded, insisting the claim is
"entirely without merit", adding, "Our client has not engaged in
any wrongful conduct."
The rep continues, "Ericka Lee consented to the use of her voice in
the song Marvin’s Room prior to its release. Lee asked only
for the credit she received as Syren Lyric Muse, and she did not
ask for any compensation. It was only after she retained a lawyer
that there was a demand for payment.
"Drake tried for months to resolve the matter amicably, and he now
looks forward to being vindicated in court."