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Tory Lanez is once again in trouble. The Canadian crooner, who is currently enveloped in a foreclosure lawsuit and a felony assault case, is now being accused of plagiarism by the family of the late pop star George Michael.

Tory Lanez is once again in trouble. The Canadian crooner, whos currently enveloped in a foreclosure lawsuitand a felony assault case is now being accused of plagiarism by the family of the late pop star George Michael. George Michaels estate accused Lanez of ripping off the singers legendary hit Careless Whisper for his song Enchanted Waterfall, the opener to his 2021 eighties-inspired album Alone At Prom. In a statement shared by Variety, the estate said theyd denied Lanez the right to use the song for his album when his team asked in June of 2021, but he apparently incorporated an unauthorized sample of the track anyway. It was brought to our attention that the song Enchanted Waterfall by the artist Tory Lanez incorporated an unauthorized sample of Careless Whisper written by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, the statement read. equested permission for this use had been declined in June 2021 so we took immediate action on behalf of the writers, in collaboration with our publishers Warner Chappell Music, to prevent further exploitation as we will not tolerate any unauthorized use of any songs within the catalogs of George Michael and/or Andrew Ridgeley. Read more