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Drake’s own label is roasting the rapper yet again, saying his second stab at the defamation lawsuit he filed over Kendrick Lamar’s song “Not Like Us” is so unfounded, it’s “astonishing.” In its new motion to dismiss Drake’s recently filed amended complaint, Universal Music Group (UMG) ridicules the rapper’s argument …

Smokey Robinson‘s attorney responded to allegations that the the singer sexually harassed and raped four former housekeepers, calling them “vile” and indicating that they will be seeking a dismissal of the lawsuit against the Motown icon. In a statement to Rolling Stone sent Wednesday, attorney Christopher Frost said that as …

Jay-Z is doubling down, adding new allegations to the malicious prosecution and defamation lawsuit he filed against his Jane Doe rape accuser and her lawyers in Alabama. In an amended complaint filed late Monday in Mobile, the Roc Nation founder alleges his accuser “has not stopped” making statements about him …

Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos hasn’t officially joined Sean Combs’ defense team, but he was present in court for the start of jury selection Monday, and prosecutors want him barred from publicly stating his opinions about the case. In a letter to U.S. District …

A$AP Rocky has lots to celebrate. He was a co-chair of the Met Gala in Manhattan Monday night, where he and Rihanna announced they’re expecting their third child together. He’s also starring in the new Spike Lee movie Highest 2 Lowest opposite Denzel Washington. And in a courtroom in downtown …

Four women have accused Smokey Robinson of sexually harassing and repeatedly raping them while they worked as housekeepers for the Motown icon and his wife at various times going back to 2007. In a new lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles, the women allege the soul singer and producer would …

Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Jury selection in Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering criminal trial began Monday, as both the hip-hop mogul’s high-powered defense team and Southern District of New York prosecutors quizzed prospective jurors on if they personally knew certain celebrities, Combs’ self-described “swinger” lifestyle, and …

New York City’s SummerStage canceled Kehlani‘s scheduled performance in Central Park this June, citing “safety issues” raised by Mayor Eric Adams’ office. The news arrives after Cornell University nixed her planned concertat their campus over the singer’s public support of Palestinians amid Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas. “We write to …

The Jane Doe now suing former Def Jam President Kevin Liles with allegations he raped her in a company office in 2002 previously signed a settlement agreement that released Def Jam’s owner, UMG, and any staff including Liles from “all claims” related to the woman’s employment at the label, a …

A new indictment against Lil Durk has nixed all references to his lyrics in the rapper’s murder-for-hire case. Federal prosecutors confirmed the lyrics were removed but said it would not affect their case against him. “Defendant Banks has presented a false narrative that he is being prosecuted and detained because …