Brown was due to write autobiography, Kim a novel
By Gil Kaufman
Foxy Brown Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images
Publisher Simon & Schuster filed separate lawsuits in New York State Supreme Court Thursday against rappers
Foxy Brown and
Lil' Kim for accepting advances for books they have not delivered.
According to
The Associated Press, Brown (born Inga Marchand) was paid $75,000 in 2005 for an autobiography tentatively titled "Broken Silence," and which was due by February 2006. Kim (born Kimberly Jones) signed up in 2003 to write her
debut novel by June 2004 and was paid $40,000.
The suit seeks the return of the advances from the two women, each of whom has done prison time since signing their respective deals, Kim in 2005 for
lying in a trial about a shooting and Brown in 2007 for
violating probation from an earlier altercation with a manicurist.
"Both accepted the money and both books never were delivered," Simon & Schuster spokesperson Adam Rothberg told
Bloomberg News on Thursday.
Simon & Schuster has published a number of titles by other rappers, including a series of books by 50 Cent based on his rhymes and others by members of G-Unit, as well as 50's autobiography.
A lawyer for Foxy Brown and Kim's spokesperson could not be reached for comment at press time.
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