{"id":116799,"date":"2023-12-22T07:18:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T07:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/22\/bow-wow-reportedly-dodging-lawsuit-by-jermaine-dupris-dad\/"},"modified":"2023-12-22T07:18:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T07:18:26","slug":"bow-wow-reportedly-dodging-lawsuit-by-jermaine-dupris-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/22\/bow-wow-reportedly-dodging-lawsuit-by-jermaine-dupris-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Bow Wow Reportedly Dodging Lawsuit By Jermaine Dupri&#8217;s Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n                                <!--  --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bow Wow<\/strong> is discovering himself in some authorized drama with <strong>Jermaine Dupri<\/strong>\u2018s dad. The father is accusing the rapper of unlawfully utilizing his trademark identify.<\/p>\n<p>According to new court docket paperwork obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/exclusive-bow-wow-dodging-scream-tour-lawsuit-jermaine-dupris-dad-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AllHipHop<\/a>, <strong>Michael Mauldin<\/strong> has been going after Bow Wow since September. That is when he first filed the lawsuit towards the 36-year-old and Black Promoters Collective.<\/p>\n<p>Mauldin accused each events of utilizing the trademark \u201cScream Tour\u201d and subsequently launching a brand new tour over the summer season of 2023 with the identical identify with out his permission.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, Mauldin has owned the trademark since 2001, and contemplating Bow Wow\u2019s shut ties with him and Dupri over time, he asserts that the rapper would have been \u201cunquestionably familiar\u201d with the identify and its possession.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BUSuF16lB1b\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bow Wow Acquired An Ownership Stake In The Scream Tour<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to that, Mauldin mentions that Bow Wow was a part of the unique Scream Tour line-up. This additional signifies, per Mauldin, that the Ohio native ought to have recognized the identify was already in use. However, it\u2019s unclear if Bow Wow knew about its trademark standing.<\/p>\n<p>To make issues worse, in July, The Black Promoters Collective introduced that Bow Wow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/bow-wow-the-original-face-of-the-scream-tour-acquires-ownership-stake-in-scream-tour-in-partnership-with-black-promoters-collective-301877109.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had acquired an possession stake<\/a> within the tour, which they stated \u201che helped to create.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-1 text-sm font-medium leading-5 text-black-4 whitespace-normal overflow-auto\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap\">The court docket informed Mauldin that he had 90 days to serve Bow Wow with the authorized papers after submitting the authorized docs. But in his movement, filed on Tuesday (December 19), he claims it\u2019s been tough to come up with the \u2018Let Me Hold You\u2019 artist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>JD\u2019s dad believes Bow Wow is deliberately avoiding service of the criticism. Therefore, he has requested an extension to serve the go well with to the daddy of 1.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mauldin\u2019s lawyer, <strong>Christopher Chan<\/strong>, who filed the movement on his shopper\u2019s behalf, wrote, \u201cThe extension of time would aid in timely locating and serving defendant, who has been thus far unattainable since the initial filing of the complaint on September 21, 2023, due to the refusal of service by defendant\u2019s counsel and the refusal of service at defendant\u2019s address in Atlanta, Georgia\u2026\u00a0The extension of time would also prevent further delay in the case by avoiding a dismissal without prejudice and subsequent refiling of the Complaint. The proposed extension of time to serve the Defendant would extend the current deadline from December 20, 2023, to March 19, 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bow Wow hasn\u2019t responded to the accusations publicly but.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Scream Tour Gets Postponed<\/h3>\n<p>In July, Black Promoters Collective introduced that the anticipated return of the Scream Tour 2023 wouldn\u2019t happen in September as anticipated initially. The occasion\u2019s organizers acknowledged that they&#8217;d postponed the Scream Tour 2023: Next Up! and would announce a brand new date for the rescheduled present in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Bow Wow and <strong>Kayla Nicole<\/strong> have been set to host the live performance. <strong>That Girl Lay Lay, Young Dylan, Rocco Lupo<\/strong>, and<strong> Lay Bankz<\/strong> have been a number of the artists anticipated to carry out on the stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cu2S3EWJGy1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s additionally unclear whether or not Mauldin\u2019s lawsuit could have influenced the present\u2019s incapacity to come back to fruition. Nonetheless, Mauldin will reportedly proceed to pursue serving Bow Wow with the criticism.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/bow-wow-defends-himself-after-being-criticized-on-twitter-for-offering-1k-meet-greet-with-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bow Wow Defends Himself After Being Criticized On Twitter For Offering $1K Meet &amp; Greet With Fans<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>                                <!--  -->\n                            <\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Bow Wow is discovering himself in some authorized drama with Jermaine Dupri\u2018s dad. The father is accusing the rapper of unlawfully utilizing his trademark identify. According to new court docket paperwork obtained by AllHipHop, Michael Mauldin has been going after Bow Wow since September. 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