The co-writer of “Shock Me” from the ’80s traditional “Excellent” is not precisely thrilled that his music received a highlight in Jimmy Fallon‘s viral sketch with Jamie Lee Curtis — telling TMZ he hasn’t seen a dime for it!
Bruce Roberts tells TMZ he is pissed NBC didn’t clear using his music, and when he reached out to ask about it, he claims they hit him with the “it’s a parody” excuse — that means no license price wanted.
He’s calling BS, although, mentioning the ‘Tonight Present’ bit could have been parody, however the music was straight-up the actual deal from the movie.
Bruce didn’t maintain again, telling us, “They principally mentioned, ‘screw you,’ which solely infected me extra.”
He tells us it’s not concerning the cash, it’s concerning the precept. He’s fed up with writers getting stiffed when songs aren’t cleared, and he is not having it.
Bruce — and Sony Footage, which owns the grasp — have been chasing NBC for solutions for weeks … however thus far, they have been left on learn.
Bruce ain’t holding a grudge towards Fallon, saying he is aware of him personally and doubts he even is aware of about the entire mess. He figures Jimmy’s simply busy, and that is the sort of factor his workers normally handles.
Backside line, he tells us he’s not a fan of lawsuits and is hoping this all will get sorted out earlier than it even involves that.
We have reached out to NBC … thus far, no phrase again.
