Missy Elliott and Timbaland are being sued for allegedly stealing a track. In response to TMZ, Terry Williams has filed authorized docs claiming he helped Missy write and produce a monitor referred to as “Heartbroken” that was ultimately launched by Aaliyah in 1996.
Williams says Aaliyah was solely in a position to launch the Timbaland-produced track as a result of Missy offered it with out his consent. Within the go well with, Williams says he and Missy made a deal to share prits from the track.
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Nevertheless, a rep for Missy denies there was ever an settlement in place.
“There may be not now and by no means was any ‘settlement’ between Missy Elliott and Terry Williams,” the rep informed TMZ. “Because the unique proprietor her personal lyrics and vocals that she created, Missy shouldn’t be obligated to pay Terry Williams cash.
“These claims in opposition to Missy are fully meritless and with none foundation in actual fact or regulation, and are merely one other aspect the unique scheme that was devised to artificially extract cash from Missy by exploiting the truth that Terry Williams, in his capability as a music producer, occurred to have recordings Missy from greater than 20 years in the past.”
Williams says the track he wrote was practically equivalent to Aaliyah’s model. The track, which was included on her One In A Million album, has offered over eight million copies and Williams believes he’s entitled to a portion the prits.
Williams is suing Missy, Timbaland and Aaliyah’s property.