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A day after his younger brother Erik was denied release on parole, Lyle Menendez was handed the same fate Friday evening, with California prison officials ruling he remains a risk to public safety. It was a minimal denial of three years. “We find your remorse is genuine. In many ways, …

Erik Menendez, the younger of the two Beverly Hills brothers who infamously gunned down their parents in 1989 after years of alleged sexual abuse, was denied parole at a highly anticipated hearing Thursday. The three-year denial, while minimal, dashed many supporters’ hopes that Erik, 54, might be home with his …

Hernandez Govan, who faced charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the shooting death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, has been found not guilty. The 45-year-old was freed following three hours of deliberation, according to the Associated Press. Govan was arrested and charged in November 2022. …

With less than two weeks to go before his trial on claims he sexually assaulted former Arista A&R executive Drew Dixon, music mogul Antonio “L.A.” Reid is effectively representing himself, a federal judge confirmed Tuesday during a status conference in the New York-based civil case. At the end of the …

Singer, songwriter, and Prince muse Apollonia filed a new lawsuit Tuesday that alleges Prince’s estate, Paisley Park Enterprises, is “attempting to steal” her name. In her 14-page complaint filed in federal court in Los Angeles and obtained by Rolling Stone, Apollonia, whose real name is Patricia Apollonia Kotero, says she …

The man accused of fatally shooting longtime American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband during a daylight burglary of their Los Angeles residence appeared in court wearing a “suicide gown” Wednesday and was deferred to mental health court for evaluation. Raymond Boodarian, 22, did not enter a plea …

A judge elaborated on his decision to dismiss the majority of former Making the Band member Sara Rivers’ $60 million lawsuit against Sean Combs, saying her allegations were well outside the statute of limitations. In an opinion filed by U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff on Tuesday night, the judge …

Kevin Costner is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit by a Horizon 2 stunt performer who claimed she performed an alleged unscripted rape scene without being given required notice, asked for her consent to record, or provided a mandatory intimacy coordinator. In a declaration filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court …

Young Thug is getting a lot of his money and belongings back. On Monday, an attorney for the rapper confirmed to Rolling Stone that a Fulton County judge approved the return of Young Thug’s belongings — including $145,000 and four vehicles — that were seized prior to his long-running YSL …

Isabela Ferrer — who played a younger version of Blake Lively’s character Lily Bloom in It Ends With Us — has accused the film’s director and co-star Justin Baldoni of trying to “manipulate, threaten, control” her after Lively sent Ferrer a subpoena as part of the ongoing Lively-Baldoni legal battle. …