Isaiah Lee, the man who attacked Dave Chappelle onstage at the Hollywood Bowl in 2022 and was arrested and jailed over the incident, is suing the venue and the security team it hired, Los Angeles’ ABC 7 reports. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday, claims Hollywood Bowl’s security guards along …
Read More »Gloria Trevi Clears First Hurdle for Lawsuit Claiming She Was Main Victim of Abuse
Gloria Trevi has survived a court challenge and can move ahead with her full lawsuit alleging she was a central victim of her ex-manager Sergio Andrade’s “sadistic” sex abuse, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday. The decision followed after the two Jane Does who previously filed a …
Read More »Paula Abdul Settles Sexual Assault Suit With 'American Idol,' Sets Trial With Nigel Lythgoe
Paula Abdul has tentatively settled with the production companies behind American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance and is now heading to a July 2025 trial against only show executive Nigel Lythgoe after she sued the parties for sexual assault, sexual harassment, and negligence in December. “The parties …
Read More »Britney Spears Settles With Dad, Avoiding Upcoming Trials Over Conservatorship
Britney Spears has reached a confidential settlement with her dad Jamie Spears and will avoid two previously scheduled trials over how money was spent during her highly controversial conservatorship. “Although the conservatorship was terminated in November, 2021, her wish for freedom is now truly complete,” her lawyer Mathew Rosengart said …
Read More »Harvey Weinstein Survivors Saddened by Overturned NY Conviction: 'Disappointing for All of Us'
Lauren Sivan had barely opened her eyes Thursday morning when she got the news Harvey Weinstein’s landmark #MeToo-era conviction in Manhattan had been overturned by New York’s top court. The former New York TV news reporter – one of more than 100 women who say Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Sued by Personal Cameraman for Harassment and 'Hostile Work Environment'
A cameraman who worked for Megan Thee Stallion between 2018 and 2023 is suing the artist, claiming she subjected him to a hostile work environment that included harassment and labor code violations. In his lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles and obtained by Rolling Stone, Emilio Garcia alleges he was …
Read More »Scientology Boss David Miscavige Gets Judge Knocked Off Sex Assault Lawsuit
After nearly a year of allegedly ducking service of a lawsuit claiming child sexual abuse in his organization, Scientology leader David Miscavige sent his lawyer to a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday to seek disqualification of the judge on the matter using a peremptory challenge — a special right that doesn’t …
Read More »Jason Derulo Sex Harassment Lawsuit Dismissed on Technicality, Plaintiff Vows She'll File Again
A California judge dismissed on Tuesday the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against multiplatinum artist Jason Derulo by aspiring singer Emaza Gibson last year. At a court hearing in downtown Los Angeles, the judge ruled that Gibson signed contracts with Derulo and his label Atlantic Records in which she agreed to …
Read More »Jonathan Majors Sentenced to Domestic-Abuse Program Following Assault Conviction
Jonathan Majors was sentenced Monday to a 52-week domestic-abuse prevention program after being convicted in December of recklessly assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. The former Marvel actor was solemn during proceedings, declining to make a statement. Judge Michael Gaffey noted that “jail is not necessary” for the misdemeanor …
Read More »Trump Posts $175 Million Bond in NY Civil Fraud Case, Averts Asset Seizure
Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond in the New York civil fraud case against him on Monday, preventing state authorities from collecting a $454 million penalty and seizing his assets, including properties such as Trump Tower, while he appeals the verdict. If his appeal fails, the former president, who …
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