Why Is Spinderella Suing Salt-N-Pepa?

WELCOME TO SUGARWATER TV. Old school hip-hop fans recognize Salt-N-Pepa as female pioneers in the rap game. When they dropped their first album in the ‘80s, it shot the ladies to fame and eventually into the mainstream. The all-girl group consists of Cheryl “Salt” James, Sandra “Pepa” Denton, and Deidra “DJ Spinderella” Roper. Before their infamous breakup, the legendary trio would always appear in videos and performances together, and have always been associated with each other. Since then, they’ve reconciled and have gotten back to touring, but there’s a fresh rift with one member: Spinderella. Fans are surprised to learn that Spinderella is suing Salt-N-Pepa. What led to the lawsuit. Last month, Spinderella filed the suit alleging that she’s missing royalties, was underpaid for appearances, and wasn’t paid at all for the group’s performance at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Billboard reports that Spinderella is seeking compensation that extends back to Salt-N-Pepa’s 1999 Best Of album and royalties from the last ten years. She’s suing for fraud, trademark infringement, and breach of contract, and wants the duo to discontinue using her name and image while promoting events. Spinderella also claims that she’s been denied work opportunities. The lawsuit follows a May Instagram post where Spinderella told fans she was fired from the group back in January of this year and kicked off a tour. At some point, Spinderella also requested a restraining order against her former groupmates.

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