Efforts to stop the inclusion and release of “private and sensitive” material for a documentary featuring Lil Wayne have been halted. On Friday (June 12), California Superior Court Judge Michael Mink denied the Cash Money Records rapper’s motion to prevent Digerati (QD3 Entertainment) from releasing a documentary titled The Carter in its entirety. Court records show Mink’s decision was based on the fact that evidence Wayne’s attorney’s used as the basis for the suit were not strong enough to justify the rapper’s allegations. At the center of the suit are claims that, “Lil Wayne’s reputation and the value of his identity can be diminished by an unauthorized use of his image and persona….that, in reality, does not meet with his approval and depicts him in a negative light and/or engaged in criminal conduct.”
The Carter was screened at the Sundance Film Festival to an enthusiastic reception, despite a request from Lil Wayne’s management to cut certain scenes that showed what the suit deemed as a “scandalous portrayal” of the rapper without his approval. source
