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  • Toni Basil Claims ‘Mickey’ Has Been Used Without Her Permission for Decades

    09/01/2017 11:21:20 AM PDT · by SMGFan · 82 replies
    MSN Variety ^ | September 1, 2017
    Toni Basil, the one-hit wonder behind “Mickey,” filed suit in L.A. Superior Court on Thursday alleging that the song has been used without her permission for decades. According to the suit, Basil recently became aware that the song was used in an episode of “South Park,” in a Forever 21 ad, and on an episode of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” She was particularly offended that the Forever 21 campaign was in support of a line of Disney products, associating her song with Mickey Mouse. “Basil was never consulted and would never consent to the use of her voice, persona, image, or...