You, Me, Dupree and plagiarism scandal

You, Me, Dupree and plagiarism scandal

The group alleges that the idea for the new comedy was stolen from their song "Cousin Dupree," which details the story of a young man who crashes on his aunt's couch. Wilson's character in the movie is fired from his job, moves in with a friend and sleeps on (you guessed it) the couch, CBS reports.

They continue: "When it came time to change the character's name so people wouldn't know what a rip the whole thing was, they didn't even bother to think up a new name for the guy, " San Francisco Chronicle reports.