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Woodstock 50 has ended a major legal battle. According to Billboard, organizers of the ill-fated festival quietly settled their lawsuit against Japanese marketing firm Dentsu in late 2020. Woodstock 50 sued the Tokyo-based company in April of last year, alleging the investor had “secretly decided to abandon, and then sabotage” the anniversary event just months before its scheduled kickoff. The plaintiffs […]
People has learned Soulja Boy is being sued for sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, and infliction of emotional distress by a woman who claims to be his former personal assistant. In the suit, the woman alleges she was hired by Soulja Boy in December 2018 for $500 per week, but was asked to go above and beyond […]
A New Jersey couple who rented out their mansion to A Boogie wit da Hoodie is so dissatisfied/pissed about his alleged actions as their tenant that they’ve filed a lawsuit against him seeking more than $260,000. That compensation they’re aiming to get, officially totaling $263,592, is being sought due to damages A Boogie allegedly inflicted. Included in those damages […]
A former Yeezy has been hit with a hefty lawsuit. According to the The Hollywood Reporter, Kanye West‘s fashion empire is suing summer intern Ryan Inwards over unauthorized social media posts. The lawsuit—filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday—alleges the defendant violated his non-disclosure agreement by sharing confidential photos on his Instagram account. THR reports the contract included a $500,000 liquidated damages provision, […]
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for excessive use of force, including the use of brutal force against protesters in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police inspired protests around the country, including […]
The company behind King’s Hawaiian is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly misleading consumers into believing that their famous rolls were being made in Hawaii, Newsweek reports. Robert Galinsky, of Yonkers, New York, filed the suit after purchasing King’s Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls and noticing how “Hilo, Hawaii” was prominently displayed front and center on […]
Cardi B‘s long legal battle with her former manager has come to an end. Two years after Klenord “Shaft” Raphael accused the rapper of boxing him out of her career after he set her on a path to fame, both Shaft’s lawsuit and Cardi’s countersuit have been dismissed with prejudice. In documents obtained by AllHipHop, both […]
A class action lawsuit was filed Thursday by the New York-based Rosen Law Firm against Cyberpunk 2077 publisher CD Projekt for allegedly violating federal securities laws, Polygon reports. The suit, which was filed on behalf of investors who bought securities, such as stock, from January 16 to December 17, 2020, accuses CD Projekt of making “false and/or misleading statements” about Cyberpunk 2077, and failing to disclose that […]
In a lawsuit accusing the tech company of “anti-competitive conduct,” Google is alleged to have struck up an illegal deal with Facebook. The suit against Google was brought by ten states on Wednesday and announced by Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who claimed the company was using “monopolistic power” to control online ad pricing and more. […]
FKA twigs has accused Shia LaBeouf of physical, emotional, and mental abuse in a new lawsuit. The suit, detailed in a New York Times report published Friday, was filed in Los Angeles by twigs, whose real name is Tahliah Debrett Barnett. LaBeouf is specifically accused in the suit of sexual battery, assault, and infliction of […]
