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Things may not be what they seem in the world of 6ix9ine. The controversial rapper, who is now releasing music once again, chopped it up with TMZ Live on Tuesday when he was asked about recent clips of him showing off stacks of money on the internet. After calling himself the “king of New York” in an Instagram […]
A federal judge determined Tesla was liable to a former employee who successfully sued the company in 2021 for racial discrimination and harassment; however, the judge slashed the plaintiff’s damages award from $137 million to $15 million. Owen Diaz went public with the allegations in 2018, about two years after he quit his job at the auto-maker’s production facility in Fremont, California. […]
Bam Margera has apparently agreed to squash his legal beef with former co-star Johnny Knoxville. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the 42-year-old skateboarder and TV personality has requested to dismiss his wrongful termination lawsuit against Knoxville and others involved in 2022’s Jackass Forever. Margera, who was a mainstay in MTV’s Jackass series, claimed he was coerced into signing a “wellness agreement” […]
Elon Musk, who was confirmed this past weekend to not be joining the Twitter board after all, has been sued by a shareholder. Per Reuters, a proposed class action filed in Manhattan federal court this week sees the shareholder arguing they and others were negatively impacted by Musk’s “delayed disclosure” of his investment. As previously reported, the […]
A woman, who sued Snoop Dogg in February accusing him of sexual assault in 2013, filed a motion Wednesday to drop her lawsuit “in its entirety,” Billboard reports. While his accuser didn’t provide a reason for dismissing the case, her request was “without prejudice,” which allows her to refile in the future. That didn’t stop the rapper’s spokesperson from feeling validated […]
Ed Sheeran came out victorious in his years-long legal fight over “Shape of You.” In 2018, grime artist Sami Switch sued the British singer-songwriter for allegedly plagiarizing his 2015 song “Oh Why.” The plaintiff claimed Sheeran and “Shape of You” co-writers—producer Steve Mac and Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid—had stolen “Oh Why’s” melody for Sheeran’s 2017 chart-topper. Switch and “Oh […]
More than a year after 6ix9ine was sued by Beatdemons over his 2020 single “Gooba,” the Brooklyn rapper has reached a settlement with the Texas-based production group. According to court documents obtained by Complex, 6ix9ine and his legal team have decided to settle the legal battle. In addition to 6ix9ine and Beatdemons, the parties involved […]
Brian Laundrie’s parents have asked the court to drop a lawsuit from the family of Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old vlogger who was presumably killed by Laundrie back in August 2021. According to Fox News, the Laundries’ attorney Steven Bertolino submitted a motion to dismiss the civil suit on Wednesday, just weeks after Petito’s parents and stepparents filed the […]
Travis Scott is facing more potential legal backlash. As the Associated Press reports, lawyers representing some of the victims who were hurt and killed at Scott’s Astroworld Festival in November are accusing him of violating a gag order in relation to their lawsuits. After Scott announced his Project HEAL initiative this month and donated $5 million to get it rolling, […]
Former President Donald Trump and his two sons have agreed to sit for depositions in a class action lawsuit alleging they worked with a fraudulent marketing company. CNN reports the 2018 lawsuit alleges that Trump accepted payments in exchange for the use of his show The Celebrity Apprentice to promote ACN Opportunity, a telecommunications marketing company linked to a […]
