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B.o.B.
B.o.B.


Background information
Birth name Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.
Born November 15, 1988
Origin Decatur, Georgia, United States
Genre(s) Alternative Hip-Hop
Alternative Rock
Years active 2006—present
Label(s) Atlantic Records
Grand Hustle Records
Associated acts Lupe Fiasco
Asher Roth
Website Website



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Axl Roses Sues Guitar Hero Maker Over Guns N' Roses Slash Imagery

November 24, 2010
Axl Roses Sues Guitar Hero Maker Over Guns N' Roses Slash ImageryGuns N’ Roses star Axl Rose has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Guitar Hero over the appearance in the video game of former bandmate Slash.

In a lawsuit filed at Los Angeles Superior Court, Rose claimed the song ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ violated a deal not to include imagery of Slash.

He said that Activision also assured him that there would be no reference to the guitarist’s new band Velvet Revolver.

In the $20million complaint, Rose said the game maker "began spinning a web of lies and deception to conceal its true intentions to not only feature Slash and VR prominently in 'GH III,' but also promote the game by emphasizing and reinforcing an association between Slash and Guns N' Roses and the band's song ‘Welcome to the Jungle’”.

Rose’s lawyer Skip Miller told Reuters: "The relief we are seeking is disgorgement of profits and compensatory and punitive damages."

Activision have declined to comment on the lawsuit.

(by Jason Gregory)



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