Jay-Z’s legal fight with attorney Tony Buzbee isn’t over yet, but a California appeals court appears skeptical of the rapper’s effort to revive his lawsuit. According to Bloomberg Law staff correspondent Quinn Wilson, attorneys for Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, appeared before a three-judge California appellate panel Thursday to challenge a lower court’s […]
Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment is facing another copyright lawsuit over the sample that opens her 2022 Renaissance track ‘Alien Superstar.” Producer Shuji Hirose and his company, Hirose Enterprise, filed the new lawsuit against Beyoncé, Parkwood Entertainment and several other music companies, accusing them of using a sample from the 1998 track “Moonraker” without permission from the […]
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been ordered to pay $567 million to help address the harm its platforms caused to children’s mental health and online safety. The ruling came from a New Mexico State court, where Judge Bryan Biedscheid ordered the company to establish an abatement fund after finding Meta’s platforms […]
Ne-Yo is facing a new lawsuit after a delivery driver alleged she was seriously injured by one of the singer’s dogs while making a delivery to his Georgia home. According to a civil complaint obtained by TMZ, the woman claims she was delivering a package to Ne-Yo’s property when one of his dogs allegedly attacked […]
Kanye West has reached a confidential settlement with his former personal assistant, Lauren Pisciotta, bringing an end to a civil lawsuit that accused the rapper of sexual harassment, sexual assault, wrongful termination and other claims. According to court filings obtained by multiple outlets, West and Pisciotta entered into an unconditional settlement on July 23, and […]
Johnson & Johnson is offering billions to resolve thousands of lawsuits tied to claims its talc products caused cancer.
Boosie Badazz is facing another legal battle after a Houston security guard filed a civil lawsuit accusing the rapper of striking him in the head with a glass hookah during an altercation at a nightclub earlier this year. According to the lawsuit, Edward Iglehart II was working VIP security at Dome Nightclub in Houston when […]
A federal judge has dismissed every claim against Cassie Ventura in a civil lawsuit filed by Clayton Howard, the former male escort who alleges he was exploited during Sean ‘Diddy” Combs’ so-called “freak offs.” In a ruling issued this week, U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang found that Howard failed to plead sufficient facts tying Cassie […]
The legal fight over Wendy Williams’ controversial documentary has officially come to a close. Williams’ court-appointed guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, and A&E Television Networks have agreed to dismiss a lawsuit over the Lifetime docuseries Where Is Wendy Williams?, ending a dispute that began before the documentary premiered in early 2024. Court records show the case was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot […]
Chris Brown’s $90 million civil trial over a dog attack at his Los Angeles home has ended in a mistrial after a juror was accused of violating court rules. The lawsuit was filed by Maria Avila, a former housekeeper who alleges she was severely mauled by a Caucasian Shepherd while taking out the trash at […]
Quavo is on the hook for more than $1 million after losing a civil lawsuit stemming from a physical altercation with a Las Vegas valet nearly eight years ago. According to court records, former Encore Hotel & Casino valet Antonio Henry is now taking legal steps to collect the judgment in Georgia after a Nevada […]
A federal judge has dismissed former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard’s lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, marking a significant legal victory for the music mogul as he continues to face multiple civil claims. According to court documents, U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla dismissed all 18 claims Richard brought against Combs in a lawsuit she […]