Two musicians who say they were in the original line up for boy band Busted have launched a £10million court case against the band.
Ki McPhail and Owen Doyle claim that they have not received royalty payments for four of the bands songs, including, ‘What I Go To School For’ and ‘Year 3000’.
The pair claim to have co-written the songs with former Busted members James Bourne and Matt Willis in a previous group called Termites.
A High Court in London was told that the four were signed to a record label in March 2001 and changed their name to Busted in April 2001.
However, McPhail and Doyle claim that they were subsequently dropped from the group later that year and replaced by Charlie Simpson.
Both men told the court that they were “under pressure” to release their claim to the material and that they felt misrepresented at the time.
According to the BBC, the hearing is expected to last 15 days.
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- what those boys did to ki and owen was disgraceful try writing your own songs busted creeps stop using others talent for your benifit matt cant even play the guitar, whats all that about.
- have you seen the the band EWO that that Ki Ftzgerald is in they are wicked and so much more than busted could have ever have been and all songs they write on their own.
- I believe james and matt that ki whats his face is a ****!
Who does he think he is i agree with lauren he was 15 james and matt made it happen not them
James is to sweet to threten any one.
POOR MATT wants to get married and james owns sicpuppy records .
Ki and owen are just jelous becuz jb and mw made it big time and people love them and they just want to ruin it for them.
Brcuz theyve got nothing else to do in there sad pathetic crap lives of theres!
GOOD LUCK MATT & JAMES
- duHh?? i don’t think thiS issue must be discussed!!! i Know james and maTt did THeir Job weLL alThough those two assholes ki and OWen heLped them.. iT’s past.. and as they say.. past is paSt..there’s notNing to disCuss!!!and btw.. why did You ComPlained just ONly now?? wen everuthings oVEr bout busted.. you’re just wasting your time..if i were you.. i will spend my time with my friends..party!omg..this is sooo eLEmentary!!! sssHhhhHhhhHhh!!! GO JAMES!!! AND MATT!!!! MORE
- If they can prove they wrote them song then fair enough. By right, if they wrote the songs they should have some form of royalty payments, just because they put effort into a songs that are known to alot of people and they hit the charts..... Its only fair man!!!!
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