Legal
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Judge Grants Michael Jackson Estate's Request to Dismiss 2013 Wade Robson Lawsuit
On Monday, a Los Angeles judge ruled to dismiss a 2013 lawsuit brought against two of Michael Jackson’s entertainment companies by now-38-year-old choreographer Wade Robson, Fox News reports. In the lawsuit, Robson alleged that “Jackson’s companies MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures failed in their duty to protect him when they hired him from Australia to…
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R. Kelly Will Move to New York City for Sex-Trafficking Charges, Trial to Begin This Summer After Several Delays
Following several pandemic-related delays, a federal judge has confirmed approval for Robert “R” Kelly to be transferred to New York City to undergo a trial where he is facing sex-trafficking charges, per ABC News. The 50-year-old artist is facing multiple charges; the most recent charges include five counts of racketeering and four more counts of…
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A Con Man Was Really Messin' With Jenifer Lewis' (and Other Women's) Money in These Streets—and He Just Got Sentenced to Prison
Jenifer Thee Lewis. That’s it—that’s the lede. Now, as for the rest of this article, I have something to report! According to KTLA, a Santa Monica, Ca., man named Antonio Wilson (with aliases, “Dr. Tony Mariot” and “Brice Carrington”) was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday for conning three women out of their…
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T.I. and Tiny Sued for Defamation Amid Sexual Assault Claims; T.I. Was Never Slated to Return for Ant-Man 3
Warning: This story contains details that are graphic and may be triggering for survivors of sexual assault. The ongoing claims against T.I. (born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.) and Tiny Harris (born Tameka Cottle) have escalated further. Reports of letters written by attorney Tyrone A. Blackburn detailing claims of “sexual abuse, forced ingestion of illegal narcotics,…
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Can't Let Go: Mariah Carey's Sister Sues for 'Emotional Distress' Caused by the Singer's Bestselling Memoir
Mariah Carey’s 2020 bestselling memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey may have been a welcome addition to her long and legendary list of No. 1 hits, but at least one person isn’t applauding the literary triumph she co-authored with Michaela Angela Davis. The Guardian reports that Mariah’s older sister Alison Carey has filed a lawsuit…
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A Literal Chorus of Claimants Are Suing Kanye West for Mistreatment and Unpaid Wages; Class-Action Suit Now Totaling $30M
La, la, la, laaaaa, looks like we’re going to be waiting a bit longer for Kanye West to get his money right because reportedly, the way he’s been dispensing money (or not) is all the way wrong. We reported in November that a group of hairstylists and makeup artists filed a class-action lawsuit against the…
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Soulja Boy's Former Assistant Files Lawsuit Against Rapper Alleging Rape and Abuse
DeAndre Cortez “Soulja Boy” Way has been named in a lawsuit filed by his former assistant on Friday, accusing the 30-year-old rapper of assault and sexual battery in multiple instances, as well as refusing to pay her and holding her against her will. The woman—who filed the suit as “Jane Doe”— says she started working…
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Megan Thee Stallion Corrects Fake News Story, Says Charges Against Tory Lanez Have Not Been Dropped
Despite what may be trending on Twitter right now, the charges against Daystar Peterson (aka Tory Lanez) as it relates to the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion have, in fact, not been dropped. Complex reports that a tweet appearing to show a screenshot of Los Angeles County court documents was put up by a blog,…
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Tracy Chapman Wins $450K Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Nicki Minaj
A years-long dispute is finally over—and it didn’t even have to go through the court trial process! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tracy Chapman has accepted Nicki Minaj’s offer to pay $450,000 for illicitly using Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You” in the rapper’s song, “Sorry.” Chapman filed a copyright infringement claim against the 38-year-old…
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R. Kelly's Federal Trial on Child Pornography and Obstruction Charges Will Begin in September 2021
Robert “R.” Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago now has an official start date. According to the New York Times, Judge Harry Leinenweber of U.S. District Court officially set the trial date for Sept. 13, 2021. Kelly, who has been in custody at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago, is facing charges on child pornography and obstruction.…