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Frank Ocean legally changes his name to Frank Ocean

Christopher Edwin “Lonny” Breaux has officially changed his legal name to the alias he adopted five years ago: Frank Ocean. The moniker is said to be “cobbled out of various tributes to Frank Sinatra, Ocean’s 11, and a pimp-like character he created to razz a friend at a party.”

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Eagles’ Don Henley threatens to sue Frank Ocean over “Hotel California” sample

Henley (via his music label Rhino) sent Ocean a letter instructing him to stop performing the 2011 Nostalgia Ultra track “American Wedding,” which samples his rock band’s 1976 song. The notice also asks him to take it offline and publicly “express his admiration for Mr. Henley.” In a Tumblr post, Ocean describes this as an overreaction to an “homage” from which he hasn’t profited.

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Lonny Breaux files to change his legal name to new alias Frank Ocean

Christopher Edwin Breaux, aka “Lonny,” has filed paperwork to legally change his name to Christopher Francis Ocean, a formal rendering of his recently adopted stage name: Frank Ocean. He submitted the petition on his 23rd birthday, and the filing is pending approval from a California judge. It comes a few days after Frank Ocean released his first solo music singles.

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