Comedian Learnmore Jonasi was sued for his comedic translation of the chant in "The Circle of Life" ...

South African singer and composer Lebo M. Morake had filed a $27 million lawsuit against the comedian for defamation.

Lebo M, a composer of “Circle of Life," dropped a lawsuit against Learnmore Jonasi over a "Lion King" joke, but now the ...

A comedian's viral riff about the instantly recognizable Zulu chant from the iconic song "The Circle of Life" in Disney's The Lion King has triggered a $27 million defamation lawsuit — and a new legal ...

The Grammy-winning composer who performed the iconic opening chant to "Circle of Life" in the 1994 Disney animated classic "The Lion King" is suing a comedian for intentionally misinterpreting the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fred Duval/MEGA South African composer and Grammy winner Lebo M has filed a lawsuit against Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi ...

A comedian who recently made a joke about The Lion King's most iconic music is being sued to the tune of $27 million. Spoiler alert: It's not Disney who's suing. NBC reports South African comedian ...