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Actors who portrayed robbers pulling off a jewelry heist for an episode of NCIS: New Orleans have filed a lawsuit against CBS, alleging that things went off the rails when *real* cops showed up with *real* weapons and almost killed them. TMZ reports that the lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles against the network by two actors who played […]
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court chose not to weigh-in on the six-year-old copyright battle alleging that Led Zeppelin‘s 1971 hit “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarized the opening riff from Spirit’s “Taurus,” with “Taurus” being a song that had come out three years earlier. As a result, a ruling was left in place that rejected the copyright […]
NBC and Gabrielle Union have reached an “amicable resolution” regarding the latter’s allegations of harassment, racism, and general workplace toxicity. As reported back in June, Union had filed a harassment complaint against NBC Universal and others behind the production of America’s Got Talent following months of attempted negotiations. At the time, the complaint—filed with California’s Department […]
50 Cent‘s path to superstardom was marred by an incident that left him injured by nine shots in 2000, something that became a topic in his music for the early portion of his career. On Tuesday, 50 took to Instagram where he shared a post alleging that he skipped out on a hospital bill that exceeded more […]
The family of David McAtee has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Louisville Metro Police Department, two of its officers, and members of the Kentucky National Guard. The suit, which was filed this week in Jefferson Circuit Court, comes less than four months after McAtee—a Black business owner—was fatally shot during a Black Lives Matter protest. According to the lawsuit obtained by CNN, […]
The brand that owns the late daredevil Evel Knievel’s intellectual property rights (K&K Promotions, Inc.) has filed a lawsuit against Disney, Pixar, and other Disney-related entities over Toy Story 4‘s Duke Caboom. K&K’s contention, which you may have guessed if you’ve seen the 2019 film, is that Caboom is a blatant IP theft of the legendary […]
The family of Carole Baskin‘s missing husband has filed another lawsuit against the Tiger King star. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Don Lewis’ daughters and former assistant Anne McQueen are suing Baskin over jokes about Lewis’ mysterious 1997 disappearance. The plaintiffs point to Baskin’s appearance on Dancing With the Stars, where she failed to condemn a joke that seemingly made light of […]
Tory Lanez has another legal issue on his hands. On Friday, TMZ reported the Canadian rapper was being sued over a physical altercation at a Miami nightclub. The incident took place in November of last year, when Lanez reportedly got into a verbal altercation with Love & Hip-Hop: Miami star Prince, whose legal name is Christopher Harty. According to the […]
The parents of the two toddlers are suing President Trump after he tweeted an altered version of a video in which they appeared, The Hill reports After the video—which was titled “Terrified toddler [sic] runs from racist baby” and included a CNN banner stamped on the bottom—was removed for violating Twitter’s policies, the parents of the toddlers filed a lawsuit […]
Nicki Minaj scored a major victory for herself and artists everywhere Wednesday when a judge ruled in her favor in Tracy Chapman’s copyright infringement lawsuit, Variety has learned. U.S. district judge Virginia A. Phillips determined that Minaj didn’t commit copyright infringement by experimenting with Chapman’s 1988 song “Baby Can I Hold You” prior to seeking her permission […]
