Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean is being sued. No, not by Chris Brown.

Producer Micah Otano claims he was deprived of credit for work on Ocean's hit "Lost," which was featured on his Grammy-winning album channel Orange.

Frank Ocean - Lost

Otano citeds breach of contract, fraud in the inducement, rescission and restitution, copyright infringement and declaratory relief in his suit against Ocean.

He insists he co-created the song upon which "Lost" is based and "solely performed the lead synthesizer parts on ‘Daylight' as well as piano and other parts."

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Frank Ocean ran through his entire 2013 Grammy Awards performance.

Sort of. As the maestro stood behind a podium, playing piano, a video projected in front of the podium to make it look as if he were running the entire time.

"Forrest Gump" style. Watch him perform his song by that name below:

Frank Ocean Grammy Performance 2013

In addition to winning Most Swagtastic Suit, Ocean was among the 2013 Grammy winners Sunday, taking home Best Urban Contemporary Album.

As he took the stage to accept the award, the entire crowd gave him a standing ovation ... except for one guy. Follow the jump to see what we mean ...

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Frank Ocean told police in a statement that he was called a "f**got" during his parking lot brawl with Chris Brown, who also threatened to shoot him.

According to the police report, Ocean told police Brown had punched him in the face after Frank told Chris he had taken Ocean's parking space.

Ocean told police Brown tried to shake his hand, but Ocean refused, telling Brown he was in his parking spot at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles.

According to Frank, that's when Chris threw the first punch, striking him in the face; after that, two of Brown's peeps pushed Ocean into a corner.

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Chris Brown and his hired muscle tried to PUMMEL Frank Ocean during their infamous L.A. parking lot brawl, according to Frank's music producer.

Ocean says he won't be pressing charges against Brown, despite speaking to police and declaring he was the victim. Accounts of the incident vary.

Michael Uzowuru's account is very much pro-Frank.

Uzowuru, who produces tracks with Ocean and Odd Future, says he was there and the Frank Ocean-Chris Brown brawl did indeed break out over a parking spot.

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Frank Ocean WILL NOT press charges against Chris Brown after last week's brawl, announcing that he after some soul searching, he has opted to move on.

Ocean posted on his Tumblr, "As a child I thought if someone jumped me it would result in me murdering or mutilating a man. But as a man I am not a killer."

"I’ll choose sanity. No criminal charges. No civil lawsuit. Forgiveness, albeit difficult, is wisdom. Peace, albeit trite, is what I want in my short life. Peace.”

Simple, yet profound thoughts from the rapper.

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Chris Brown swears he didn't start Sunday's fight with Frank Ocean.

Ocean says he was cold-cocked by Brown and was the clear victim.

So who's telling the truth? Let's break down both sides now ...

According to an eyewitness account, Chris threw the first punch after he felt Ocean disrespected the singer in front of his boys at Westlake Recording Studios.

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Was the Chris Brown-Frank Ocean fight really just over a parking spot? Or did a shared history of animosity between the musicians and their camps trigger it?

If you missed it, Chris was listening to artist he represents at an LA-area studio last night; when he went to leave, Ocean and his people blocked him in.

Chris reportedly went to shake hands with Frank, only to be attacked by one of Ocean's entourage members, and things went downhill from there.

Soon enough, a brawl involving six people broke out; Ocean told cops (and Tweeted) the fight started over a parking space, and that Brown punched him.

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Chris Brown and Frank Ocean got into a huge fight at a recording studio last night - we're talking an all-out BRAWL - and Brown's camp says Ocean started it.

According to reports, Chris Brown was at Westlake Studio in the L.A. area listening to one of the artists he represents, when Ocean got confrontational.

As Chris went to leave, Ocean and his supposedly crew blocked Chris from leaving. Sources say Frank said, "This is my studio, this is my parking spot."

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Frank Ocean enjoyed a tremendous 2012, coming out of the closet personally and exploding on the music scene professionally.

But the singer's year ended on a down note, law enforcement officials confirm, when he was pulled over twice in late December for exceeding 90 mph in 65 mph driving zones.

The Mono County Sheriff’s Department says Ocean was initially stopped on December 30 near Keoughs and cited for speeding. It happens, right?

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Frank Ocean bares all in the December issue of GQ.

The artist, who came out as gay in July, talks very openly with the magazine about his concerns upon making that announcement and how he reacted about revealing this secret to the world.

Read on for excerpts from the interview...

Is he bisexual? I’m not a centerfold. I’m not trying to sell you sex. People should pay attention to that in the letter: I didn’t need to label it for it to have impact. Because people realize everything that I say is so relatable, because when you’re talking about romantic love, both sides in all scenarios feel the same shit.

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