Walt Disney sued over ‘Hannah Montana’

  • Posted by Joel
  • August 28, 2007

(News | Source: Malaysian Sun)

Buddy Sheffield, an Emmy-nominated writer, has filed a law suit against the Walt Disney Company for allegedly stealing his concept for a show named ‘Rock and Roland’. The show he pitched to the Walt Disney Company had a boy who goes to school using an alias while being a rock star at night. Sheffield’s idea was rejected in 2001 while Hannah Montana began in 2006 with a similar concept.

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