The Michigan Supreme Court was on Dr. Dre’s side when they recently tossed out a lawsuit against the rapper/producer.
The court held that Detroit officials backstage had no right to privacy when they confronted organizers in a videotaped conversation that ended up on the “Up In Smoke” tour DVD, reports huffingtonpost.com.
The ruling dismissed a lawsuit against Dr. Dre which was filed by City Councilman Gary Brown and several other Detroit officials shortly after the 2000 show.
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The conversation, during which Brown warned organizers that power would be shut off if they showed sexually explicit content prior to the show, became part of the DVD which highlighted behind-the-scenes action at the “Up In Smoke” tour.
“I would think I would have my rights protected, but that’s not the way the court ruled,” said Brown of the ruling, which came in a 6-1 decision, overturning an appeals court’s ruling.
The wildly popular “Up In Smoke Tour,” primarily showcasing Dr. Dre’s 2001 and Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP, featured a slew of other artists including Ice Cube, WC, Devin the Dude, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and many more.
