'Lion King' Composer Sues Comedian for $27M over 'Circle of Life' Joke | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

'Lion King' composer sues comedian for $27M over 'Circle of Life' joke | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

close Video Disney is waving the white flag here, analyst warns Fox News media and political analyst Howie Kurtz responds to the company’s deal with OpenAI on America Reports. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi faces a lawsuit for $27 million after making a joke about the lyrics to the opening song of the Disney film “The Lion King.” While appearing on the One54 Africa podcast last month, Jonasi …

'Lion King' composer sues comedian for $27M over 'Circle of Life' joke

Comedian Learnmore Jonasi was served a $27 million lawsuit earlier this month after joking about the "Circle of Life" chant in the Disney's "The Lion King."

Comedian faces $27 million lawsuit over 'Lion King' joke about song lyrics

Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi is being sued for $27 million after making a joke about the meaning of the opening song in Disney's 'The Lion King.'

'Lion King' composer sues comedian for $27M over 'Circle of Life' joke –

Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi faces a lawsuit for $27 million after making a joke about the lyrics to the opening song of the Disney film “The Lion King.” While appearing on the One54 Africa podcast last month, Jonasi jokingly claimed that “Nants’ingonyama bagithi Baba,” the opening African chant to the song “Circle of Life,” translates to “Look! There’s a lion! Oh my god!” South African composer Lebohang Morake, otherwise known as Lebo M…