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Hannah Montana -- show, not girl -- sued
by Varun Lella, posted Aug 24th 2007 10:40AM
Apparently, many of you TV Squad readers out there on the interwebz -- note the z -- are big fan of Disney Channel's Hannah Montana. Don't ask me how I know this ... I just do. For those of you who do not keep up with kid-friendly cable television, the show follows the life of an average teenager (played by Billy Ray Cyrus' daughter Miley) who happens to also live a double life as an international pop star.The show has been a hit for Disney, generating some record-breaking ratings, two profitable music albums and a whole lotta merchandise. However, some people have to be party poopers.
Yesterday, comedy writer Buddy Sheffield filed a lawsuit alleging the Walt Disney Co. stole the idea of Hannah Montana from him without proper compensation.
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