A man is accusing Lil Wayne of trying to dodge a lawsuit filed against him for copyright infringement over his track "Mrs. Officer."Producer Michael 'Mali Boy' Bradford alleges the song bears strong similarities to a tune called "Crush," which he composed for a little-known artist named Sky. Bradford claims the track somehow ended up in the hands of beatmaker Deezel, who turned it into "Mrs. Officer" for the rap star's Grammy-winning 2008 album, "Tha Carter III."
Bradford filed suit in January in a Georgia court - but his lawyers have been unable to serve the star's attorney with the court summons, and is accusing them of deliberately keeping a low profile to avoid the case.
A statement released by Bradford's representative says, "It (the case) is currently awaiting a responsive answer from the defendants. According to the plaintiff Michael Bradford, Lil Wayne's attorney, Mr. Sweeney has attempted to evade the summons in order to answer the complaint. Deezel has filed for two thirty (30) day extensions to file an answer, the other defendants in the case were given a sixty (60) day waiver of summons."
However, Bradford has had some success in his bid to win a share of the royalties from the song - executives at Wayne's label, Cash Money Records, have agreed to temporarily halt payments from "Mrs. Officer."
The statement continues: "Cash Money Records has agreed to put a freeze on mechanical royalties payments for all retail, digital downloads and ringtone product sales until the civil matter involving 'Mrs. Officer' is resolved."
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