The man who appears as a naked 4-month-old baby swimming toward a dollar bill on the cover of Nirvana’s iconic Nevermind album can proceed with his legal claim against the band following a federal appeals court ruling on Thursday. Spencer Elden, now in his 30s, filed his appeal after a …
Read More »Warren Beatty Sexual Misconduct Lawsuit Dismissed
The lawsuit that accused Warren Beatty of sexual misconduct in 1973 was permanently dismissed on Friday. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Edward B. Moreton, Jr. terminated the case after Hirsch submitted a declaration filing with largely illegible handwriting and failed to meet a court deadline for a case management …
Read More »Michael Jackson's Unreleased Studio Tapes Yanked From Auction Site Amid Lawsuit Threat
More than two dozen analog master tapes capturing Michael Jackson singing songs at The Hit Factory recording studio in New York in 1994 have been scrubbed from an auction site after a lawyer representing the singer’s estate threatened a lawsuit this week, Rolling Stone confirmed. The rare recordings purportedly feature …
Read More »Chris Brown's Company Loses Bid to Dismantle Dog Bite Lawsuit
The housekeeper who sued Chris Brown with claims his Caucasian Orvchake shepherd “savagely” mauled her in 2020 scored a court victory Wednesday. A Los Angeles judge upheld the bulk of her claims against Brown’s company and said a trial would begin next month. Brown’s lawyer had challenged six of the …
Read More »Terrence Howard Sues CAA Over 'Empire' Salary
Terrence Howard sued his former talent agency CAA for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud on Friday, alleging the company urged him to take a “lowball” salary for his role on the hit TV show Empire due to a conflict of interest. The actor, who portrayed hip-hop music mogul Lucious …
Read More »Danny Masterson Finally Surrenders Guns After Three Years
Convicted rapist Danny Masterson finally relinquished his personal stockpile of assault rifles last week, three years after he was ordered to do so following his 2020 arrest for three counts of forcible rape, his lawyer told a Los Angeles judge Thursday. The disgraced That ‘70s Show actor has been locked …
Read More »Sean Combs Accused of 'Gang Rape' of 17-Year-Old in New Lawsuit
Sean Combs, his longtime lieutenant Harve Pierre, and a third unidentified man allegedly “gang raped” a 17-year-old girl inside Combs’ recording studio in Manhattan in 2003, after the high school student was trafficked across state lines and plied with “copious amounts of drugs and alcohol,” an explosive new lawsuit filed …
Read More »Diageo Begs Judge to Block 'Toxic' Diddy From New Ads, Cites Three Sexual Assault Lawsuits
Liquor giant Diageo says Sean “Diddy” Combs has become so “toxic” in the wake of three sexual assault lawsuits filed against him, it would be “unfair” for a judge to grant his request for control over an incoming $15 million marketing budget for DeLéon Tequila. In a new letter to …
Read More »Lil Wayne Sued by Security Guard Who Claims Rapper Socked Him While Holding Gun
A former security staffer for Lil Wayne filed a lawsuit Friday claiming the Grammy-winning musician threatened him with a semiautomatic rifle and punched him in the head during an incident at the rapper’s residence in Hidden Hills, Calif., two years ago. In the seven-page complaint obtained by Rolling Stone, plaintiff …
Read More »Hall & Oates War: Judge Extends Freeze on Sale of Oates' Business Stake
A Nashville judge ruled Thursday that John Oates must remain in a holding pattern and take no “further action” to sell his half of his business partnership with Daryl Hall against Hall’s wishes. Oates must wait for the arbitrator selected in the famed duo’s previously filed arbitration to resolve the …
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