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 …
Read More »Kanye West to Sue Dentist for Allegedly 'Fostering' Nitrous Gas 'Dependency'
Kanye West and his wife, Bianca Censori, claim in a new legal letter that a Beverly Hills dentist recklessly supplied West with “dangerous” amounts of nitrous gas, leading to a chemical dependency that caused neurological damage and “mood instability.” New York-based lawyer Andrew Cherkasky says his firm outlined the couple’s …
Read More »Suge Knight Strikes $1.5 Million Settlement to Avert Retrial in Wrongful Death Case
After derailing a partial settlement last week and claiming he wanted a full-blown trial, Suge Knight made another about-face today and agreed to a $1.5 million settlement in his wrongful death civil case. The last-minute pact averted a retrial over claims filed by the wife and two daughters of Terry …
Read More »Wife of Weezer Bassist Makes First Court Appearance in LAPD Shooting
Jillian Lauren, the bestselling author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, made her first court appearance Wednesday in the strange case of the officer-involved LAPD shooting that left her wounded outside of her Los Angeles home on April 8. Lauren, 51, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for …
Read More »Trump Shrinks, But Can't Shake Isaac Hayes Copyright Lawsuit
Weeks after a federal judge said Isaac Hayes’ estate could pursue its copyright infringement lawsuit against President Donald Trump, the same judge issued a new written ruling dismissing some claims from the complaint while upholding the allegation Trump “personally selected” the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” for use at rallies. …
Read More »Suge Knight's Retrial Roller Coaster: How Did We Get Here?
When Suge Knight sped away from Tam’s Burgers in Compton, California, on Jan. 29, 2015, he left two men lying on the asphalt behind him. He had just shifted gears and barreled over the pair with his two-ton Ford Raptor truck. One of the men, Terry Carter, would die from …
Read More »'Top Gun: Maverick' Writer's Cousin Says He Wrote 'Key Scenes' in New Lawsuit
Another lawsuit centered on the Oscar-nominated script for Top Gun: Maverick has been filed, with the cousin of co-writer Eric Singer claiming that he made significant contributions to the film without credit or compensation. In the suit, obtained by Rolling Stone, Shaun Gray said that Singer enlisted his help after …
Read More »Wife of Weezer Bassist Seen Holding, 'Firing' Gun in Video Released by LAPD
Two weeks after officers shot and wounded bestselling author Jillian Lauren, the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, outside her Los Angeles home, the LAPD released dramatic bodycam and security video Friday that appears to show Lauren racking and firing a gun while standing in her backyard. In the montage …
Read More »Suge Knight's Wrongful-Death Retrial Officially Ran Off the Rails Today
Suge Knight’s wrongful death retrial veered wildly off course Tuesday when the Death Row Records founder dramatically contradicted his lawyer’s claim that he had agreed to a last-minute deal in the long-running civil case. The partial settlement would have allowed Knight to avoid facing a jury over claims he recklessly …
Read More »Daddy Yankee Seeks to Dissolve Companies With Ex-Wife After Contentious Divorce
Daddy Yankee has filed a petition to dissolve several companies that he co-owns with his ex-wife, Mireddys González Castellanos, following their contentious divorce earlier this year. A statement from the reps of the reggaeton star — real name Ramón Ayala Rodríguez — cited “deep personal differences” as the reason for …
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