It has been revealed that Tulisa is starting legal proceedings against Will.i.am after claiming she has the rights to some of the publishing money for the song “Scream and Shout”, which Will.i.am recorded with Britney Spears.

Tulisa has claimed that she wrote the song with producer Jean Baptiste who happens to be friends with Will.i.am before the Black Eyed Peas star recorded his own version of the song with Britney Spears.

Before then, it was reported that Tulisa was planning to use the song on her debut album which later became a huge commercial flop, making the fact that the song was a worldwide even more difficult for the X Factor judge.

A source close to the star told The Sun newspaper: “Tulisa is still fuming with Will for taking the song off her. The fact the song blew up only makes it worse.

“She’s well within her right to claim some of the publishing money. If she proves the words are hers, she could get a huge pay-out.”

If Tulisa can prove that she wrote some of the song’s lyrics then she will have to be listed as one of the song’s writers and she will be entitled to a portion of royalties from the sales of the song.

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