Marvin Gaye’s Son: “Empire Was My Idea”

Published: Tuesday 11th Aug 2015 by David
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After winning their legal battle against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams the family of the late singer Marvin Gaye have set their sights on the creator of Fox’s ‘Empire.’

Why?

The star’s son says the concept was his idea!

Marvin Gaye III developed a TV concept named ‘Diamonds & Ballads‘ and presented the idea to a number of television executives.

What this has to do with the show’s mastermind Lee Daniels? Well, a number of these executives have close creative ties to him and are said to have been part of a plot to steal Gaye’s idea to create what fans now know to be ‘Empire.’

Daniels insists the series was inspired by Shakespeare‘s ‘King’s Lear’ but Marvin isn’t convinced and is now planning to file a lawsuit against him before the show returns to the world for a second season later on this year.

It wouldn’t be the first time the Gaye family have felt their ideas have been stolen from them.

Click here to learn more about their aforementioned feud with Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams.

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  1. BeyIsKing August 11, 2015

    The Gayes need to get jobs! They aren’t coming across as thirsty anymore, they are severely dehydrated. Stop embarrassing Marvin damn

    • Anne August 11, 2015

      Don’t believe everything you read. The supposed lawsuit to be hasn’t even been filed and the notion sounds ridiculous.

  2. Legend B August 11, 2015

    If Empire was a flop, nobody wouldnt be claiming it. This is like the 5th person that said Empire was about them. Somebody is lying.

  3. Everyone’s A Critic August 11, 2015

    Copyright your shizniyee then! Thirsty people don’t wanna see no one have success

  4. JT August 11, 2015

    This is like the 3rd claim this week, I only really believe the one about the Sophia woman who was going to or already written a book

  5. Thomas August 11, 2015

    Does anyone in the Gaye family work? There are easier ways to pay your bills. Get a 9-5 and leave the lawsuits alone.

  6. WRTW? August 11, 2015

    Don’t dismiss the Gayes claims, remember the won the blurred lines lawsuit and rightfully so, stop attacking them for defending themselves and protecting their artistic integrity. We all no Lee Daniels is shiesty so its only a matter of times before he has to pay someone off for the ideas he stole. Now he Beyonce’d the idea (took s*** and made it a hit) but the original person still deserves credit and coins.

  7. Anne August 11, 2015

    This is a bs story/rumor to either get publicity for the show or make the Gaye family appear sue happy or both.

  8. You wanna jbeyok love it right bettor like you do then my funky money August 13, 2015

    He gonna lose and he ain’t got no proof stop the family or he needs to stop claiming bs mess because it will be ugly on his side greedy b*** dude

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