A California man from Hawthorne pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges stemming from a fake ransom note he sent to the family of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show anchor Savannah Guthrie, during the frantic search for her following her disappearance earlier this year. Derrick Callella, 42, admitted in... Read More »
A federal judge in New York has ruled that concertgoers who purchased Ticketmaster tickets on the secondary market must take their antitrust claims to arbitration rather than pursue them in court, siding with Live Nation's argument that an arbitration clause buried in its terms of service is legally enforceable.U.S. District... Read More »
A years-long legal battle between rapper T.I., his wife Tameka "Tiny" Harris, and toy manufacturer MGA Entertainment reached another setback for the couple this week. A jury delivered its verdict Wednesday in the fourth trial connected to the case, declining to award any punitive damages after determining that MGA had... Read More »
TikTok reached a settlement with a Florida teenager who filed suit against the platform and several other major social media companies, alleging that their products caused lasting harm to his mental health. The specific terms of the agreement are still being worked out, with representatives confirming the settlement on Tuesday.The... Read More »
Paul Gadd, the 82-year-old former glam-rock star known to the world as Gary Glitter, is facing a fresh round of criminal charges tied to allegations of child sexual abuse, London's Metropolitan Police confirmed this week. Gadd, who is currently serving a 16-year prison sentence stemming from a previous conviction, now... Read More »
Gossip blogger Tasha K has agreed to pay Cardi B $60,000 to resolve the latest chapter in their years-long legal battle, after the Grammy-winning rapper accused the blogger of breaching terms tied to an earlier defamation judgment. The settlement, filed Tuesday, states that both parties reached the agreement in order... Read More »
Two rooftoppers known for scaling skyscrapers were arraigned in New York on felony charges after prosecutors said they unlawfully accessed the Empire State Building’s restricted antenna area, unfurled a banner, and forced emergency officers to climb high above Manhattan to intercept them.Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, who were identified in... Read More »
Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been indicted in Washington, D.C., on a felony destruction of property charge tied to alleged damage at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a case that will turn on whether prosecutors can prove he maliciously damaged newly installed pool material and caused more than $1,000... Read More »
As reports of the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding draw national attention, another question has moved to the center of public discussion: what would a prenuptial agreement look like when one partner owns one of the most valuable music catalogs in the world and the other has built a... Read More »
Federal and local authorities arrested 10 people Wednesday in a new sweep targeting alleged sex trafficking along Los Angeles’ Figueroa Corridor, including several alleged members or associates of the Hoover Criminal Gang and the manager of a South Los Angeles motel.The arrests followed the unsealing of a 65-count superseding indictment... Read More »
California’s ban on consumer-facing “sell by” food labels took effect July 1, making the state the first in the nation to require standardized date language on most food products sold to consumers.The new law, Assembly Bill 660, requires food manufacturers, processors and retailers that use date labels on food manufactured... Read More »
Justin Baldoni is now facing the financial consequences of a court ruling issued earlier this month, after a judge determined that he must cover Blake Lively's legal fees following the dismissal of the lawsuits the two It Ends With Us stars had filed against each other. A newly obtained legal... Read More »
Coach and its parent company, Tapestry, have ended a federal lawsuit accusing Quince of selling lower-priced handbags that allegedly copied the look of two Coach designs.The companies filed a joint stipulation on June 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, agreeing to dismiss all claims... Read More »
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Texas’s ban on paid voter assistance, leaving in place an appeals court ruling that allows the state to enforce the restriction.The dispute centered on a provision of Texas Senate Bill 1, the state’s 2021 election law. The provision makes... Read More »
Carl Erik Rinsch, the director of 47 Ronin, was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison for defrauding Netflix out of $11 million that was supposed to help finish an unreleased science fiction series.A Manhattan jury convicted Rinsch in December of wire fraud, money laundering, and five counts of... Read More »
