Drake is facing a new lawsuit that claims some of the rapper’s recent tour merch infringed on the trademark of the Eighties-popular apparel brand Members Only. Billboard reports that JR Apparel World LLC, the current owner of Members Only who revived the brand over the last decade, sued Drake and …
Read More »Elon Musk, SpaceX Accused of Illegal Firings, Sexual Harassment in New Lawsuit
SpaceX and CEO Elon Musk were hit with another lawsuit on Wednesday by eight former employees alleging Musk personally ordered their firing after they raised concerns about sexual harassment and discrimination against women at the company. SpaceX fired the workers in 2022 after they wrote and circulated a letter denouncing …
Read More »'Baby Reindeer': Real-Life Martha Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against Netflix
The woman who was allegedly the basis of the Martha character in the Netflix hit Baby Reindeer has made good on her promise to sue the streaming service. Fiona Harvey, who has claimed she inspired Martha in the series — while also denying she is the obsessed stalker that Baby …
Read More »Kanye West Accuses Former Assistant of 'Sexual Coercion,' Blackmail After Harassment Lawsuit
Kanye West says he’ll countersue his former assistant after she accused him of sexual harassment in a recent lawsuit. In a new statement to Rolling Stone Tuesday, West’s legal representative called Lauren Pisciotta’s accusations “baseless” and accused her of engaging in “blackmail and extortion” after he rejected her sexual advances. …
Read More »Reggaeton-Shaking Dembow Beat Lawsuit to Proceed After Judge Denies Motions to Dismiss
The lawsuit that could significantly impact the past and future of reggaeton music will proceed to trial as a judge denied the majority of motions to dismiss the legal action involving the oft-sampled 1989 track “Fish Market.” The massive case, which consolidates more than 50 related lawsuits filed over the …
Read More »DOJ vs. Live Nation and Ticketmaster: Read the Full Lawsuit
The Department of Justice rocked the live music world on Thursday with an explosive antitrust lawsuit it filed against concert and ticketing giant Live Nation Entertainment, the culmination of a years-long investigation the regulatory group launched in 2022. In an extensive complaint, the Justice Department accused Live Nation of exerting …
Read More »Beyoncé Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Break My Soul'
A New Orleans group is suing Beyoncé over her smash hit “Break My Soul” — accusing her of copyright infringement stemming from her use of a sample from Big Freedia, who they claim illegally used lyrics from their 2002 song “Release a Wiggle.” According to a complaint filed in Louisiana …
Read More »Goodbye, Panera 'Charged Lemonade'
After months of warnings and several lawsuits, health-adjacent fast-casual eatery Panera is finally discontinuing its line of Charged Lemonade drinks. The news comes as the chain has come under heavy criticism for the amount of caffeine in the drinks, which will be removed from the menu. In a statement shared …
Read More »The Battle Over Classic Rock Band the Guess Who Just Went Nuclear
For the past six months, Burton Cummings, founding singer and songwriter of classic rock group the Guess Who, has been in a bitter legal dispute to wrest control of his old band’s legacy. Now he’s adopting an aggressive and relatively unheard of approach to make that happen: giving up on …
Read More »Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over Fatal Autopilot Crash of Apple Engineer
On the eve of a trial over the death of 38-year-old Apple engineer Walter Huang, who died in 2018 when his Model Xhit a highway barrier, Tesla settled the lawsuit on Monday, Bloomberg reported. The electric car company avoided what could have been a lengthy jury trial over its controversial …
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