A composer of The Lion King’s “Circle of Life” must repay a $40,000 legal bill after a failed lawsuit against a comedian who joked about the song.

Lebo M, composer of The Lion King signature, "Circle of Life" is suing an Internet comedian for a whopping $27 million for allegedly misrepresenting the song's meaning. According to court documents ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lebohang Morake, the Grammy‑winning South African composer known professionally as Lebo M, is suing a comedian for $27 million, ...

South African composer and Grammy winner Lebo M has filed a lawsuit against Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi for misinterpreting the unforgettable chant in the song "Circle of Life" from Disney's ...

A Zimbabwean comedian’s joke about The Lion King chant has ended with Lebo M ordered to pay R640 000 in legal fees after a US court ruling.

The Grammy-winning composer who performed the iconic opening chant to “Circle of Life” in the 1994 Disney animated classic “The Lion King” is suing a comedian for intentionally misinterpreting the ...

A composer behind The Lion King’s iconic “Circle of Life” must pay nearly $40,000 (P2.4 million) in legal fees after his lawsuit against a comedian over a podcast joke backfired. According to a report ...

FILE - Lebohang "Lebo M" Morake arrives for the official opening of the local production of the Lion King in Johannesburg on June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File) (Denis Farrell, AP2007) A ...

A Grammy-award winning South African composer who wrote and performed the iconic opening chant in “Circle of Life” for Disney's “The Lion King" movies is suing a comedian for allegedly damaging his ...