After a judge said last month that he was close to dismissing Jay-Z’s extortion allegation against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, the same judge signaled Wednesday he had changed his mind and was inclined to let the Roc Nation founder proceed with the legal claim. At a hearing in Santa Monica, …
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A federal judge has dismissed the civil racketeering and breach of contract claims filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs by his former music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones. Still, much of Jones’ sprawling lawsuit survived the dismissal motion brought by Combs, his company, and his chief of staff, Kristina Khorram, meaning …
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French actor Gérard Depardieu copped to using crude language and exhibiting some improper behavior, but denied allegations of sexual assault while testifying in a Paris court Tuesday, March 25. Per The Associated Press, the French actor took the stand for the first time in his trial, where he is facing …
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T.I. and Tiny’s defamation accuser avoided jail time at her criminal contempt hearing Monday but saw her lawsuit against the married musicians tossed out of court due to what a judge called her inexcusable failure to push the case along. Sabrina Peterson appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom and testified …
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The woman suing Soulja Boy with claims the musician beat, raped, and held her against her will while she was working as his personal assistant in 2019 broke down on the witness stand Wednesday as she described the alleged abuse during a civil trial in Santa Monica, California. The woman, …
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Blake Lively is asking a federal judge to reject Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit against her, calling it both illegal and an “epic self-own” that places Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios partners on the hook for a massive damages payout to the It Ends With Us actress. …
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The woman who has been described as Sean “Diddy” Combs’ right hand has issued her first statement since being named in multiple lawsuits in association with her boss, fully denying that she ever “aided and abetted the sexual assault of anyone.” Kristina Khorram — also known as “KK” —has worked …
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The founder of música Mexicana powerhouse Del Records started his criminal trial in downtown Los Angeles with claims he was “manipulated” by a “trusted” former employee and should not be the one on trial for illegally conducting business with a Guadalajara-based concert promoter with alleged ties to Mexican drug cartels. …
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Drake‘s label, Universal Music Group, is blasting the rapper as a bitter loser who wants his rap battles one-sided. In a new motion to dismiss Drake’s defamation lawsuit against his own label, UMG says the Canadian-born rapper levied his own “vitriolic and incendiary” diss tracks against nemesis Kendrick Lamar before …
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A New Mexico judge is blocking, at least temporarily, the release of any photos or video showing the partially mummified bodies of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa-Hackman after the actor and his wife were found dead in their Santa Fe home last month. The new order from Judge Matthew J. …
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