Celebrity Lawsuits: Rapper Lil Wayne Sued By YMCMB Artist Torion Sellers? [VIDEO]
Lil' Wayne is reportedly being sued by one of his own artists named Torion Sellers.
According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Sellers signed with Lil' Wayne's label YMCMB when he was 13 years old with the promise that he would release his debut album by spring of 2012. A year after the promised date, the 15-year-old still has not released an album.
The young singer reportedly said that Lil' Wayne and his team have disregarded him as their artist, and he now wants out. TMZ also reports that the Young Money team never received court approval for the contract the label signed with the minor.
Still, Lil' Wayne seemed enthused to be working with Sellers when he introduced Sellers through a video in 2011.
"Today, I want to reveal something new. I want to reveal something needed," he said. "I want to reveal the future. Not only the future of Young Money Cash Money but the future. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my newest artist. I am so, so blessed, so appreciative to be able to say 'I present to you my new artist.'"
After the introduction, Sellers, then 14, began singing The Jackson 5's 1970 hit I'll Be There. He then sang a more recent song, Eric Benet's Sometimes I Cry, which was released in 2010.
The 30-year-old rapper continued to praise Sellers and said, "[Not] only he has an amazing voice and I believe amazing is such an understatement... He has such a god given gift and talent."
In the video, Sellers also showed off his dancing skills, as well. He performed to Chris Brown's song Look At Me Now.
Lil' Wayne ended the video by pointing at Sellers and once again calling him "the future."
Despite these reports, the singer still advertises his Young Money affiliation on his Twitter page calling himself "the newest member of YMCMB." His backdrop is also a photo of himself wearing a YMCMB cap.
