A federal judge has declined to throw out a lawsuit accusing Downtown Music of severing ties with a YouTube licensing partner in order to smooth the path for its merger with Universal Music Group, allowing key breach-of-contract claims to move forward toward trial even as he trimmed back other parts... Read More »
Ne-Yo is on the receiving end of a new personal injury lawsuit alleging that a dog belonging to the R&B singer attacked a delivery worker outside his home in the Atlanta suburbs, leaving her with injuries she claims may be permanent.The suit, filed on behalf of Dominique Bridgett, accuses the... Read More »
Federal prosecutors have accused a co-defendant in the NBA gambling case involving Terry Rozier of tampering with witnesses, pointing to social media activity including rat emojis posted to Instagram as evidence of intimidation efforts.The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York stated in a court filing Tuesday... Read More »
More than three decades after Tupac Shakur was gunned down in one of hip-hop's most notorious unsolved crimes, the man accused of orchestrating the killing is finally set to face a jury. Duane "Keffe D" Davis will see his long-delayed murder trial begin Monday morning with jury selection in a... Read More »
The woman accused of stalking Lindsey Buckingham for years and claiming the Fleetwood Mac guitarist is her biological father was declared incompetent to stand trial on Thursday, following a court-ordered mental health evaluation conducted while she remained in custody.Los Angeles County Mental Health Court Judge Robert S. Harrison delivered the... Read More »
Ariana Madix, the former "Vanderpump Rules" personality who now hosts "Love Island USA," has failed in her attempt to shut down a revenge porn and invasion of privacy lawsuit brought against her by ex-castmate Raquel Leviss. A California appellate court ruled against Madix on Wednesday, declining to reverse a lower... Read More »
The Pokémon Company International and its former director of engineering are facing a proposed class action alleging the company failed to protect women and girls from hidden cameras placed inside bathrooms at its Bellevue, Washington, headquarters.The lawsuit was filed in King County Superior Court by an anonymous woman and names... Read More »
Kanye West is facing yet another lawsuit accusing him of mistreating a musician who worked with him, this time from a freelance producer suing anonymously as a John Doe. The producer alleges that West, who now goes by Ye, brought him on for emergency work to help finish the album... Read More »
A New York court has ruled against Howard Stern's former executive assistant in her bid to void a nondisclosure agreement that would have allowed her to publicly discuss her time working for the SiriusXM host and his wife. Justice Melissa Crane dismissed the lawsuit filed by Leslie Kuhn, who had... Read More »
Paramount will have to wait until March 2027 to defend its proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery at trial, a schedule that could expose the company to as much as $1.5 billion in additional costs if the deal remains unfinished.A federal judge set the antitrust trial to begin... Read More »
Warner Bros. could lose the right to develop a sequel to its 2023 hit “Barbie” unless it reaches new agreements with stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and director Greta Gerwig by December, when the studio’s rights are set to revert to Mattel.The studio did not secure sequel commitments from... Read More »
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr and Commissioner Olivia Trusty are now facing formal ethics complaints from two separate government watchdog groups over gifts they accepted from Paramount, adding fresh scrutiny to the agency's handling of the company's pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.The Democracy Defenders Fund and Citizens for... Read More »
Fender's claim to own the Stratocaster's iconic body shape is now facing its most serious legal test in nearly two decades, as a wave of cease-and-desist letters sent this past May has fractured the global guitar industry into camps of companies settling quietly and others preparing to fight in a... Read More »
A London judge has ordered Mitch Winehouse, the father of late singer Amy Winehouse, to pay more than $1.3 million to two of his daughter's closest friends after a High Court judge tore apart the lawsuit he brought against them over auctioned memorabilia. Justice Sarah Clarke handed down the costs... Read More »
Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has settled a lawsuit brought by former assistant Lauren Pisciotta, who accused him of sexual harassment, sexual assault, sex trafficking and wrongful termination.A filing submitted Tuesday in Los Angeles court states that the parties reached an unconditional settlement resolving the case. The... Read More »
