Cirque du Soleil is not clowning around when it comes to one of Justin Timberlake‘s mega-hits.
Timberlake was slapped with a lawsuit Thursday by Cirque du Soleil Canada over his song “Don’t Hold the Wall.”
In the lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, the company claims that the song from Timberlake’s 2013 album “The 20/20 Experience,” infringes on the composition “Steel Dream,” from the 1997 Cirque du Soleil album “Quidam.”
The song’s co-authors — Timbaland, James Fauntleroy and J-Roc — are also named in the suit, as are Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music – Z Tunes and WB Music Corp.
The suit doesn’t specify how the song allegedly infringes on the Cirque du Soleil song, but claims that the infringement is “willful and deliberate.”
A spokeswoman for Timberlake has not yet responded to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Alleging copyright infringement, the suit seeks damages “of no less than $400,000.”
Timberlake has been slapped with a number of lawsuits in recent months.
In January he was sued by members of Sly and the Family Stone, who claim that the song “Suit & Tie” contains a sample from their tune “Sho’ Nuff.” And in February, he and Will.I.Am were sued over the tune “Damn Girl,” which allegedly infringes on Perry Kibble’s “A New Day Is Here at Last.”
Pamela Chelin contributed to this report.