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Lil Wayne Loses $2.2 Million Documentary Lawsuit

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - JUNE 12: Rapper Lil Wayne sits courtside during halftime as the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Miami Heat in Game One of the 2012 NBA Finals at Chesapeake Energy Arena on June 12, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - JUNE 12: Rapper Lil Wayne sits courtside during halftime as the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Miami Heat in Game One of the 2012 NBA Finals at Chesapeake Energy Arena on June 12, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Photo: Ronald Martinez/2012 Getty Images

Today Lil Wayne lost a lawsuit against Quincy Jones’s son and the rest of the filmmakers behind 2009’s The Carter, a documentary detailing the creation of the mega-successful Tha Carter III; Weezy had been displeased with the film using his music. There was also a countersuit in the mix, claiming Wayne “wrongfully limited the film’s profit potential,†and now Weezy F. Baby is been ordered to pay a heavy $2.2 million. Oof.

Lil Wayne Loses $2.2 Million Documentary Lawsuit