Swizz Beatz Does Not Own Megaupload, Says Court Filing

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Swizz Beatz: Mega problems?


Megaupload.com was shut down today after the U.S. Department of Justice indicted seven owners of the popular file-sharing site. But contrary to some of the rumors floating around online, superproducer Swizz Beatz was not among them–and does not own a stake in the company, according to documents filed by the D.O.J.

Swizz Beatz, whose real name is Kasseem Dean, was revealed as Megaupload's chief executive shortly after the viral debut of a star-studded video he...

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Published on January 19, 2012 16:08
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