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American singer Jennifer Lopez has been sued for $6.5million by Alvin Gray-El, for allegedly stealing his idea of \u2018World of Dance\u2019 TV show.<\/p>\n

Lopez, who is the judge and executive producer on NBC\u2019s \u201cWorld of Dance,\u201d is being sued by Gray-El, who claimed he came up with the idea for the TV show.<\/p>\n

Gray-El reportedly filed a Federal lawsuit this week against the singer and a famed choreographer Debbie Allen.<\/p>\n

According to Gray-El, the \u2018World of Dance\u2019 was a total rip of his idea for a show called \u201cLet\u2019s Start the Dance\u2019 in 2009, which he first pitched to renowned choreographer Debbie Allen.<\/p>\n

He also claimed to have faxed a letter to Debbie Allen and her production company in an effort to see if she was interested in producing the show.<\/p>\n

In 2010, Gray-El said he had the show registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.<\/p>\n

According to him, some years later, he discovered that the \u201cWorld of Dance\u201d was in the works at NBC in 2017.<\/p>\n

He added that he tried to contact NBC to notify them of the copyright infringement but he did not get a reply.<\/p>\n

Gray-El is asking for $5 million in actual damages and $1.5 million in punitive damages.<\/p>\n

In December 2018, Lopez starred in the comedy film \u2018Second Act\u2019 directed by Peter Segal she also produced the film, and recorded the single \u201cLimitless\u2019 for its soundtrack.<\/p>\n

She is set to star in as an executive producer of \u2018Hustler\u2019, directed by Lorene Scafaria for STX Entertainment inspired by a New York article by Jessica Pressler, entitled \u2018The Hustlers at Scores\u2019.<\/p>\n

She is also attached to star as drug lord Griselda Blanco in a television film for HBO which would focus on the \u201crise and fall\u201d of Blanco and to serve as an executive producer for the film, which is currently in development.<\/p>\n

lopez as an executive producer, is also developing an untitled legal drama for CBS and futuristic drama series entitled C.R.I.S.P.R. for NBC.<\/p>\n

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