Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs is seeking to be released from jail on a $50 million bond ahead of his Oct. 3 sentencing, following the hip-hop mogul’s acquittal on sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges earlier this month. On Tuesday, Combs’ attorneys filed a 12-page …
Read More »Mary J. Blige Fighting Back After 'Meritless' Lawsuit From Sean Combs' Ex Misa Hylton
Any real love between superstar singer Mary J. Blige and her longtime friend and stylist Misa Hylton appears lost now that the two are facing off in an explosive legal battle over the management and music of Harlem rapper Vado. In new court filings obtained by Rolling Stone, Blige is …
Read More »Noel and Liam Gallagher's Brother Charged With Rape
The older brother of Oasis founders Liam and Noel Gallagher has been charged with rape, three counts of sexual assault and other violent offenses, police in Britain confirm to Rolling Stone. Paul Gallagher, 59, was charged by Scotland Yard following an investigation that started last year, a spokesperson with London’s …
Read More »Nigel Lythgoe Accuser Waiting for 'Payment to be Made' Before Dismissing Final Lawsuit
A year and a half after Paula Abdul first sued Nigel Lythgoe with blockbuster claims of sexual assault, prompting four other women to step forward with similar allegations, the American Idol producer is close to wrapping the last misconduct case still standing against him in Los Angeles County, lawyers confirmed …
Read More »Anti-Flag's Justin Sane Ordered to Pay Rape Accuser $1.9 Million
Anti-Flag‘s former frontman Justin Sane has been ordered to pay accuser Kristina Sarhadi nearly $2 million in her sexual assault lawsuit against the punk-rock singer. Chief U.S. District Judge Brenda K. Sannes handed down the decision on Tuesday, awarding Sarhadi a default judgment against Sane — real name Justin Geever …
Read More »Sean Kingston's Mother Sentenced to 5 Years After Duo Found Guilty of Fraud
Sean Kingston’s mother, Janice Turner, was sentenced to five years in prison and three years on probation after she and her son were both convicted onwire fraud and theft charges in March. The decision arrived days after her lawyer requested a shorter prison sentence, citing health issues and “minimal criminal …
Read More »'Chimp Crazy' Star Arrested, as Another Ape Found Hidden in Her Basement
Three years after Tonia Haddix was caught faking the death of her beloved chimpanzee Tonka in a wacky, short-sighted bid to stop the ape from being taken away to a sanctuary, officials raided her Missouri home again to discover the exotic animal broker was secretly stowing another adult chimpanzee in …
Read More »Matthew Perry Ketamine Doctor Pleads Guilty to Role Leading Up to Actor's Overdose Death
A doctor charged in connection withMatthew Perry’s sudden death two years ago appeared in a Los Angeles federal courtroom Wednesday and took responsibility for his role leading up to the Friends actor’s fatal ketamine overdose. Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 43, pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine. The charges …
Read More »Jimmy Buffett's Widow Accuses 'Hostile' Co-Trustee of 'Wasting' Her $275 Million Trust
Jimmy Buffett’s widow claims her late husband’s financial adviser “raced to court” to sue her last month as part of a “retaliatory” campaign “clearly intended to drain” assets from her $275 million marital trust and force her to back down from seeking his removal as her trust’s independent manager. In …
Read More »'American Idol' Supervisor, Husband Killed With Their Own Gun, Los Angeles D.A. Says
The 22-year-old accused of killing an American Idol music supervisor and her husband last week allegedly used the couple’s own gun, which they kept in their home. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman shared this detail at a town hall in Encino Monday, July 21, according to ABC 7. …
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