LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tyler Perry has found himself in a bit of copyright trouble lately for allegedly incorporating portions of copyrighted gospel music in his many successful shows.

In the latest case, North Carolina songwriter Johnny Tyrone Stringfield filed a $100,000 lawsuit last week in California District Court accusing Perry, cable channel TBS, and its Time Warner parent of incorporating an entire verse of lyrics from his song ``I Got Away'' in Perry's hit TV show ``Meet the Browns.''

According to the complaint, characters in the show sang the copyrighted song with the refrain, ``The Devil thought he had me but I got away.''

This is the second time that hallelujahs tuned to the prospect of deliverance have caused Perry grief. In late November, he was sued for allegedly incorporating a chorus from a gospel song in the movie ``Madea Goes to Jail.''

Perry's reps didn't respond to a request for comment.