Celebrity Justice
Man to Prince: You Stole My Hard Drives!

Prince Rogers Nelson, known to mere mortals as Prince, is being sued by a man who claims the Purple One took 12 AVID hard drives and never paid for them. When nerds cry!
Prince
In a lawsuit filed yesterday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Ian Lewis claims that Prince, named as a defendant (along with his record label and fan club website), took 12 AVID IS SCSI Shuttle Drives worth $12,000, alleging that Prince and his people never had any intention of returning them or paying for them.

In addition, Lewis claims that a $25,000 computer, which was also loaned to Prince, was returned by his people "in a broken and un-fixable condition." Computer blue!

Lewis is seeking damages to be determined at trial and exemplary damages in the amount of $1,000,000. Calls to Prince's reps were not immediately returned.




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1. I completely believe this story. A friend of mine once worked for Prince at Paisley Park Studios outside Minneapolis, and he told me stories of pieces of gear worth thousands of dollars, some of it rare or vintage one of a kind pieces, just laying around sitting in puddles of water. Prince has no concept of how the real world works. These AVID drives probably contain a bunch of unedited footage that Prince had shot for him so he can then hide it away in some vault. The dude is crazy and a nightmare to work for.




Posted at 8:36PM on Oct 17th 2007 by Vin

2. Prince is so hot he can show me his hard drive anytime!

Posted at 8:45PM on Oct 17th 2007 by ice

3. I'd tap *that*! :-D lol jk

Posted at 8:50PM on Oct 17th 2007 by Spencer Shakespear

4. Lets see....$12,000.00 + $25,000.00 = $1,000,000.00? Now this is what it sounds like when doves cry!!!

Posted at 8:54PM on Oct 17th 2007 by keepingitreal

5. This story is 100% true!!

Posted at 9:05PM on Oct 17th 2007 by fghjfghjfghjfgh

6. OKAY PEOPLE ....no one cares if Prince took the computer and or the stuff on it ....

SAY IT OUT LOUD PEOPLE .... "WE DON't CARE ABOUT " "the prince and the hard drive" ... sounds like porn but it's not .... [too bad]! I am not in Hollywood but even that title sounds good to me ... XXX "PRINCE AND THE HARD DRIVE" .... oooo la la!

The story/lawsuit might have a chance if we gave a RATS ASS! ....

Posted at 9:08PM on Oct 17th 2007 by NOTNICEONE

7. Matt Damon. prince is eccentric.

Posted at 9:49PM on Oct 17th 2007 by Logo Designers

8. Prince is talented but watch the video of 10 year old Gabi Wilson.
She's been voted,
"The most talented kid in America.

"She plays 5 instruments,with a band!!
She digs Prince too.

watch her video's at.....

myspace.com/urbanbushmen

Posted at 10:32PM on Oct 17th 2007 by urbanbushmen.com

9. lawsuit after lawsuit when will it ever end?????????????????

Posted at 10:36PM on Oct 17th 2007 by !!!!!!!!!!!!!

10. Funny how that one can call the cops and get an adopted dog placed back in your possession in hours yet one has to file a lawsuit to get back hard drives. Sounds to me like this man neglected asserting his own rights in contract form or other form until that last moment to make the most out of a lawsuit opportunity to me.

Posted at 10:37PM on Oct 17th 2007 by Chuck P.

11. 12k + 25k= 1 mill??sign of the times....

Posted at 10:39PM on Oct 17th 2007 by suoires

12. here's a thought, that dumb ass crocker guy can dress up a prince for halloween,that way he would still look like a girl,lol

Posted at 10:43PM on Oct 17th 2007 by nicole

13. ok vin we believe you too

Posted at 10:44PM on Oct 17th 2007 by ????

14. COPS ===== DOGS ====== and LAWYERS oh my ..... WTF?

THIS STORY (THREAD) IS ABOUT ....

"Prince And The Hard Drive" ..... XXX .... teee heee heeee .... sounds good to me!

Posted at 10:46PM on Oct 17th 2007 by NOTNICEONE

15. JOYCE DANELEN IS BEAUTIFUL, CHERYL SHUMAN IS A STALKER.

Posted at 12:18AM on Oct 18th 2007 by yt

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