Jay-Z is asking a California appeals court to revive his extortion and defamation lawsuit against Houston attorney Tony Buzbee after the woman who accused the rapper of rape formally recanted her allegations under oath.The rapper, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, cited the woman’s new declaration as “explosive new evidence”... Read More »
Florence Pugh questioned whether Instagram was “silencing” her after a post condemning the alleged sexual assault of a Cornell University student was placed behind a sensitive-content warning. Meta later removed the restriction after reviewing the post.Pugh posted about the allegations Sunday, calling on men to take a more active role... Read More »
A24 and The New York Times have joined the growing race to buy Letterboxd as the film-focused social platform heads toward a sale that could value it at more than $300 million.The two companies have expressed interest in acquiring Letterboxd, according to reports citing people familiar with the sale process.... Read More »
Aaliyah’s family fight over her music catalog has escalated into a $20 million settlement demand, competing claims over millions in label proceeds and a counterclaim tying the dispute to the 2001 plane crash that killed the singer.Her cousin Jomo Hankerson sued his father, Blackground Records founder Barry Hankerson, earlier this... Read More »
The man who admitted using AI-generated music and billions of fake streams to collect more than $8 million in royalties is asking a federal judge for probation, arguing that the losses were spread so widely that no individual artist or songwriter suffered meaningful financial harm.Michael Smith pleaded guilty in March... Read More »
Hollywood crisis publicist Melissa Nathan is facing accusations that she lied under oath about her role in anonymous websites used to attack rival publicist Stephanie Jones, after newly produced texts and payment records allegedly tied her directly to the content.Jones says the records show Nathan personally directed an employee to... Read More »
Arnold Schwarzenegger is asking a Los Angeles judge for extra courtroom security after the opposing lawyer in his car crash trial posted the exact time and location of his expected testimony in a “Terminator”-style social media promotion.Attorneys for the actor and former California governor filed the request Tuesday after plaintiff’s... Read More »
Chris Brown’s former housekeeper could see more than $5 million wiped from her $12.9 million dog attack award after a Los Angeles judge signaled Thursday that he intends to sharply reduce the jury’s verdict.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Huey P. Cotton gave little indication he would retreat from a... Read More »
The woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 has recanted the allegations under oath, telling a federal court that she never met the rapper and that none of the misconduct she accused him of ever happened.In a 12-page declaration filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court,... Read More »
Taylor Swift is urging a federal judge to dismiss a trademark lawsuit over “The Life of a Showgirl” as “nonsensical,” even after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office previously refused an application for the title based on Maren Wade’s existing “Confessions of a Showgirl” registration.In new court filings, Swift’s attorneys... Read More »
Betr, the betting platform co-founded by Jake Paul, is refusing HBO’s demand to pull a commercial reuniting former “Entourage” stars Jeremy Piven and Adrian Grenier, arguing that the network is trying to claim ownership over elements it previously persuaded courts were too generic to protect.HBO sent the company a cease-and-desist... Read More »
A new documentary will chronicle the murder trial that ended with Duane “Keffe D” Davis being convicted in Tupac Shakur’s killing, pairing footage from the Las Vegas courtroom with never-before-seen material provided by the rapper’s family and inner circle.The untitled feature, directed by Marian Mohamed, will follow the case from... Read More »
Vice Media is facing a $20.43 million dispute with the founders of Pulse Films, who allege former company executives misled them about Vice's finances and an expected sale after payments tied to its 2021 buyout of their remaining stake stopped.Thomas Benski and Marisa Clifford, founders of the production company behind... Read More »
A lawyer serving as lead counsel for a StubHub customer whose proposed class claims were ordered into arbitration says the legal team is considering additional individual claims from ticket buyers, potentially shifting the dispute into what is commonly known as mass arbitration.U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff ruled that plaintiff... Read More »
Outkast is suing rapper and producer Ovrkast over what the Atlanta duo calls a “nearly identical” stage name, while Ovrkast now says he never signed the agreement the lawsuit claims required him to rebrand.High Schoolers LLC, the trademark company controlled by André 3000 and Big Boi, filed the federal lawsuit... Read More »
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