Georgia real estate agent  Titi Pierce's name provided comic fodder for Ellen DeGeneres' show, but Pierce isn't laughing. She's suing. NEW: Filmmaker sues over Beyonce's "Lemonade"

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Pierce was traveling to a family funeral she she got word her name - and cell number - had been broadcast.

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Rose Scott signals as Closer Look goes on air in the WABE studio. An Atlanta resident left WABE a $3 million donation, a boost after WABE lost $1.9 million in annual funding from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. (Ben Gray / AJC file)

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