Kanye West, now known as Ye, is once again facing legal trouble over unlicensed sampling, this time tied to a video capturing his notorious 2013 clash with a paparazzo. The celebrity photo agency Bauer-Griffin filed suit Wednesday in Los Angeles federal court, alleging that Ye, French Montana, and several collaborators... Read More »
Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield, known for standout roles in "The West Wing," "Thirtysomething," and "Revenge of the Nerds," testified before an Albuquerque grand jury that his career has effectively ended in the wake of child sex abuse charges against him, insisting throughout roughly two hours of testimony that he is... Read More »
R&B singer R. Kelly has submitted a formal clemency request asking President Trump to commute the 30-year prison sentence he is currently serving, according to records that surfaced on the Department of Justice’s website this week. The filing marks the latest legal maneuver from Kelly’s camp as they continue searching... Read More »
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered a firm message to the country's creative sector on Wednesday, promising that Australian writers, musicians, artists and journalists will retain ownership and control over their work as artificial intelligence continues to reshape the economy. Speaking at the University of Sydney in an address titled "AI... Read More »
A security breach at Rockefeller Center sent a jolt through NBC's "Today" show set Thursday morning when an intruder broke past barriers and confronted co-anchor Craig Melvin with a racist outburst, according to people familiar with the matter. Police took the man into custody shortly afterward, and no one was... Read More »
The House voted Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent across most of the United States, advancing a measure that would end the twice-yearly clock change and keep the later hour in place year-round.The Sunshine Protection Act passed 308 to 117, with support from members of both parties, and now... Read More »
Lil Durk will face a federal jury in Los Angeles next month as planned, after a judge rejected prosecutors' bid to delay the long-running murder-for-hire case by loading it up with fresh charges tied to alleged gang activity in Chicago. Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald confirmed on Tuesday that the trial... Read More »
Travis Scott is being sued by three yacht crew members who claim the rapper became violent and threatening during a chartered boat trip off the coast of Miami two years ago. The civil suit, filed on Saturday, comes roughly two years after Scott's arrest stemming from the same incident, though... Read More »
The Writers Guild of America has taken direct legal action against Paramount Skydance's massive bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, filing a joint lawsuit on behalf of its East and West branches in federal court in Northern California. The suit, lodged Tuesday, argues that the $110 billion deal runs afoul of... Read More »
Wisconsin election officials have referred two complaints involving Elon Musk’s $1 million payments to voters for possible criminal prosecution after finding probable cause to believe the offers violated the state’s election bribery law.The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5 to 1 to send the complaints to the Brown County district attorney’s... Read More »
StubHub is now facing a class action lawsuit following reports that its chief executive, Eric Baker, holds a stake in a ticket reselling operation that has pulled in millions of dollars through the very platform he runs.The complaint, filed Monday, centers on Baker's ownership interest in Andro Capital, a fund... Read More »
Drug arrests at a Phish concert wouldn't typically qualify as noteworthy news on their own. But a recent statement from prosecutors in Noblesville, Indiana, just outside Indianapolis, has drawn attention less for the arrests themselves than for the tone in which officials announced them.On Monday, the Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney's... Read More »
Rapper Nicki Minaj is reportedly facing close to $230,000 in unpaid legal bills owed to the law firm that defended her in a copyright dispute, and according to the firm, she hasn't bothered responding to their lawsuit over the debt, potentially clearing the way for a judge to rule against... Read More »
Boosie Badazz is reportedly seeking a refund after paying $600,000 to a pair of political operatives who promised to help secure a pardon from President Donald Trump, an effort that ultimately went nowhere.Attorneys for the rapper, whose legal name is Torence Hatch, have filed an arbitration case against lobbyists Jacob... Read More »
HYBE has taken legal action to shut down the sale of counterfeit BTS merchandise outside U.S. venues on the group's ARIRANG world tour, seeking a broad court order that would allow the company to confiscate knockoff goods before, during, and after upcoming shows.The lawsuit, filed Friday in New Jersey federal... Read More »
