The 40/40 Club Hit With a Lawsuit

Megastars Michael Jackson, R. Kelly and more than a dozen music publishers have teamed up together against Jay-Z's 40/40 Club with a federal lawsuit which accuses the nightclub to be skipping out on music royalties.

The 40/40 Club is co-owned by Jigga and two other business partners. The trio has been accused of entertaining clubgoers with music that are not authorized "musical compositions," according to the lawsuit.

Broadcast Music Inc. is leading the charges on behalf of Michael Jackson and more than a dozen other artists and music publishing companies. Broadcast Music Inc. is seeking damages for copyright infringement from the club and co-owners Desiree Gonzalez and Juan Perez. Jay-Z is not named in this case.

This isn't the first time that the hot spot is hit with bad reviews. Celeste Williams, a former waitress at 40/40 accused the club of refusing to pay workers at the required minimum wage.