Criminal charges against a man accused of stalking Sabrina Carpenter and repeatedly showing up at her Los Angeles home have been dismissed after a judge found him mentally incompetent to stand trial. William Applegate, 31, remains subject to a separate five-year restraining order requiring him to stay away from the... Read More »
Selena Gomez is asking a federal judge to dismiss fraud claims against her in a lawsuit brought by investors in Wondermind, arguing that she did not manage the mental health startup or participate in the communications the investors say misled them.Gomez filed the motion Aug. 26 in federal court in... Read More »
A federal judge has awarded Blake Lively more than $400,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs stemming from a defamation claim brought against her by Justin Baldoni and others connected to Wayfarer Studios.U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman awarded Lively $363,245.40 in attorneys’ fees and $44,206.35 in costs Wednesday, bringing the... Read More »
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has sold roughly $200 million in company stock in recent months as the proposed $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance remains blocked from closing and heads toward a March 2027 antitrust trial.The latest transactions included about $21.7 million in shares sold Aug. 13 and... Read More »
“Below Deck Mediterranean” star Nathan Gallagher says he has video footage, messages and other records that he believes provide additional context to the domestic violence case against him, speaking publicly for the first time since his December arrest on assault and choking charges.Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning... Read More »
A federal judge has again struck down Texas’ drag performance law, ruling that Senate Bill 12 violates the First Amendment and citing Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley and Miley Cyrus to show how broadly the restrictions could reach.U.S. District Judge David Hittner permanently blocked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing... Read More »
Sony Music has sued Kroger, accusing the grocery giant and its affiliates of using its recordings at least 392 times without permission in social media advertising, including songs by Harry Styles, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus and Beyoncé.The copyright lawsuit, filed Aug. 21 in federal court in Los Angeles, targets videos... Read More »
Russell Simmons will recover an undisclosed portion of nearly 10 million shares in energy drink maker Celsius Holdings under a federal settlement resolving a years-long ownership fight tied to the 1MDB corruption case against former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner.The disputed Celsius stake was worth more than $350 million at... Read More »
Hayden Panettiere’s representative says there is “much more to this story” than has been publicly discussed as authorities continue investigating the actress’s death and await toxicology results.In a statement shared Tuesday, Panettiere’s team criticized speculation surrounding her death and said people without firsthand knowledge of the circumstances were spreading rumors... Read More »
A Los Angeles judge has ordered qualifying tour and entertainment payments owed to Chris Brown redirected to his former housekeeper as she seeks to collect the nearly $13 million judgment she won after being mauled by one of his dogs.Judge Huey P. Cotton on Aug. 20 granted Maria Avila an... Read More »
A federal judge has denied Bad Bunny’s request to recover more than $465,000 in legal fees after a copyright lawsuit over an allegedly unauthorized sample on Un Verano Sin Ti was dismissed earlier this year.Bad Bunny, whose legal name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, asked Empawa Africa Music Services to pay... Read More »
Rapper BigXthaPlug was arrested Friday in Texas on DWI, marijuana, and firearm charges, exactly one year after a separate arrest on similar drug and gun allegations in Dallas.The musician, whose legal name is Xavier Landum, was arrested by Allen police and booked into the Collin County Jail on charges of... Read More »
Kenny Chesney cannot be held liable for a fan’s $310,000 loss to an online impersonator, a California appeals court has ruled, rejecting claims that the country star had a legal duty to warn followers that scammers were using his identity.The California Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of Patricia Linson’s... Read More »
Jay-Z’s effort to revive his extortion and defamation lawsuit against attorney Tony Buzbee faced skepticism from a California appeals court Thursday, with a three-judge panel tentatively siding with the lower court decision that dismissed the case.The dispute stems from a since-withdrawn lawsuit filed by an anonymous woman who accused Jay-Z,... Read More »
President Donald Trump pressed for the Justice Department to settle its antitrust case against Live Nation after meeting with company CEO Michael Rapino in the Oval Office on Feb. 27, a sequence newly detailed by The Wall Street Journal. The intervention came days before trial and preceded a federal settlement... Read More »
