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Juice WRLD has been sued by Yellowcard for copyright infringement over his 2017 single “Lucid Dreams.” Billboard reports that a complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in California Monday by Yellowcard’s William Ryan Key, Peter Michael Mosely, Longineu Warren Parsons, and Sean Michael Wellman-Mackin alleging that the song copies “melodic elements” from the song off their […]
A police interrogation company is suing director Ava DuVernay and Netflix over a scene on the streaming service’s miniseries on the Central Park Five case, When They See Us. John E. Reid & Associates is known for creating and popularizing the “Reid Technique,” a controversial police interrogation method that critics say produces false confessions. The federal […]
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $8 billion to a man who claims to have experienced breast growth after taking a drug manufactured by the company. According to Reuters, a Philadelphia jury agreed that Johnson & Johnson failed to warn male patients about the risks of gynecomastia when marketing the antipsychotic drug Risperdal. Nicholas Murray, who […]
Antonio Brown‘s legal troubles continue. The currently ex-NFL receiver was forced to sit for a deposition in a case between himself and the owners of his Miami Beach condo. An attorney told TMZ that rather than go along with the proceedings, Brown was “belligerent” and generally uncooperative before storming out of the meeting early. A bit […]
Antonio Brown‘s next NFL record might be in court. NFL sources have told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Brown could become the first player in league history to file nine grievances and appeals against the NFL at once. AB is taking the NFL to court in hopes of recouping the more than $61 million that the league […]
TMZ is reporting that Joe Carlini has filed a lawsuit against Paramount, BET, Will Packer, and most of the screenwriters for the 2019 film What Men Want, alleging that some ideas were stolen from a script he wrote and shopped around a few years ago. Carlini claims that after completing his screenplay titled What the F Is […]
Beyoncé is pulling no punches in an effort to trademark her daughter’s name. Beyoncé has been entangled in a legal battle with Wendy Morales over trademarking her daughter’s name, “Blue Ivy Carter.” Morales believes that Beyoncé shouldn’t be allowed to trademark “Blue Ivy” because she has an event planning business of the same name. According to court documents […]
Samantha Barbash, the real-life stripper who inspired Jennifer Lopez’s character in Hustlers, is threatening a lawsuit for use of her likeness. As TMZ reports, Barbash’s legal team has sent a letter to the production studio behind the film, STX Entertainment, demanding payment for using not only her likeness, but also her identity in connection with film promotion […]
A lawsuit could be pending as a result of Kevin Hart‘s serious car crash. TMZ reports that both the driver and other passenger involved in the crash have obtained lawyers. Hart has assembled a legal team as well. Hart could be under fire from the driver—who sustained major back injuries—and the passenger, Rebecca Broxterman, who was able to […]
In 2018, Empire creator and director Lee Daniels and Damon Dash reached an agreement over a lawsuit pertaining to a proposed Richard Pryor biopic. The long-gestating project has been in development hell since around 2013, and Daniels was first attached as director in 2014. Dash accused the director of breaching their contract over the biopic, which Dash […]
