Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kandi Burruss is suing co-star Kim Zolciak for 'stealing her song'

Three stars of The Real Housewives of Atlanta are locked in a legal dispute.
R&B singer Kandi Burruss has filed a lawsuit against controversial ex cast member Kim Zolciak over the hit song, Tardy For The Party , alleging copyright infringement.
And another star of the show, Phaedra Parks, is representing Burruss.

Yet more drama: Kim Zolciak is being sued by Kandi Burruss for copyright infringement over the song Tardy for the Party

The lawsuit was filed in Atlanta, on March 12, according to Radar Online.
In it Burruss says she wrote Tardy for the Part for Zolciak.
According to the court documents: 'Without Plaintiffs’ authorization, license or consent, Plaintiffs’ Sound Recording embodying a performance of Plaintiffs’ Composition was commercially released as a single record… on or around, September 29, 2009 by Defendant TuneCore in agreement with Defendant Zolciak.
'Defendants marketed and sold the Infringing Single in various formats (e.g., compact disc, downloadable audio track, DVD, etc) and through various websites, all without Plaintiffs’ license, consent or authorization.'

The good old days: NeNe Leakes, Sheree Whitfield, Lisa Wu Hartwell, Kandi Burruss and Kim Zolciak attended Bravo's 2010 Upfront Party at Skylight Studio in 2010

Burruss also wants to know exactly how much money Zolciak has made from the sale of the single.
On October 13, 2010 Burruss wrote about the situation in a blog on Bravo’s Web site: 'I hardly got anything from Tardy for the Party. That is the truth.'
She added: 'I am not mad about it. I really blame myself because I didn’t handle my business correctly.'

Life after the show: Meanwhile, Kim has been uploading snaps from her blissful life with husband Kroy Biermann

Happy families: Footballer Kroy posed with the couple's youngest son, Kash

But that's all changed as Burruss wants a temporary restraining order issued immediately to prevent future sales of the single, and is also seeking punitive damages, attorneys fees, and a jury trial.
Kandi’s new show The Kandi Factory debuts on Bravo soon.