Viacom Paying Millions Over Corpse Shown On T.I.’s MTV Show

An episode of T.I.’s Road To Redeption show aired by MTV in February of 2009 has wound up costing Viacom millions of dollars due to a lawsuit stemming from a dead man’s body being featured on the show.

 

T.I. visiting Joseph William’s deceased body in the Haugabrooks Funeral Home in downtown Atlanta didn’t sit too well with Williams’ family, and they sued Viacom in 2011 for a hefty fee. The lawsuit contained claims such as “invasion of privacy, violation of likeness and negligent misrepresentations about the decedent,” and Viacom refused to settle on June 29th, 2014 — a full three years after the suit was filed in 2011.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Viacom turned down a settlement “for an amount that, even after deducting from the $5 million policy limit the extensive defense costs incurred during more than three years of litigation, was within the $5 million policy limit of the Insurance Policy.”

Viacom’s insurance apparently covers $3 million for each claim, which still leaves them with millions leftover to pay for each charge. Luckily for T.I., he is not being held in any way accountable for the episode being aired which displayed Williams’ body.
 

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