Tim Ballard, the anti-trafficking activist who made his name with wildly exaggerated “rescues” of victims abroad, has faced a mountain of legal woes since he was forced out of Operation Underground Railroad, the organization he founded, over allegations of misconduct. But a recent ruling gives him one less sexual assault …
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50 Cent‘s publishing company is suing the rapper’s ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins over Instagram videos that it says violate a life rights agreement she signed over nearly 20 years ago. The lawsuit alleges Tompkins’ videos violated a life rights agreement made in 2007 for $80,000 that gave G-Unit Books the exclusive …
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Former NFL player and media personality Shannon Sharpe has settled a lawsuit with a former partner who had accused him of rape. On Thursday, the woman’s lawyer shared on social media that they had reached an agreement and the lawsuit would be dismissed. “Both sides acknowledge a long-term consensual and …
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Kanye West is facing new allegations of sexual assault in an amended lawsuit filed by his former assistant. In June 2024, Lauren Pisciotta — who worked as West’s assistant from 2021 to 2023 — sued the rapper, claiming sexual harassment, breach of contract, and wrongful termination. Soon after the lawsuit …
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Despite a plea from one of the people accusing Ed Sheeran of copying Marvin Gaye‘s “Let’s Get It On,” the Supreme Court will not be taking on a copyright case around Sheeran’s hit, “Thinking Out Loud.” On Monday, the high court refused to take on the lawsuit claiming that Sheeran …
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In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Eric Church says he was once roped into a Taylor Swift copyright lawsuit after the superstar mentioned his song during a deposition. Back in 2017, Swift was sued by the songwriters behind 3LW’s “Playas Gon’ Play” for using the lyrics “players gonna play, …
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A woman who is suing Sean Combs for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2003 has filed a separate lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein. In an amended suit filed Friday, May 30, in Manhattan Federal Court and obtained by Rolling Stone, former model Crystal McKinney alleges that in 2003, Weinstein …
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Days after National Public Radio (NPR) sued the Trump administration over attempts to cut off its federal funding, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has also filed a lawsuit, claiming that the proposed cuts violate the First Amendment. Trumpsignedan executive order earlier this month ordering the government “to cease Federal funding …
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Beastie Boys and Universal Music Group have settled their lawsuits against the parent company of Chili’s that claimed the restaurant used the group’s “Sabotage” in social media ads without permission. In July 2024, the band and their label sued Brinker International over the ads that first started appearing in November …
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Over two years after an Afrobeats artist accused Bad Bunny of not crediting him on a song, a lawsuit has finally been filed over the situation. Back in February 2023, Mr. Eazi, the founder of the record label emPawa Africa, threatened Bad Bunny with legal action for copyright infringement, stating …
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