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UPDATE: Drake Responds To ‘Marvin’s Room’ Lawsuit

@coltondaniel — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:00:17 +0000

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As Twitter buzzes about faux ‘RIP Drake’ rumours – he must’ve overdosed on confidence – the rapper has some business to take care of himself.

Yesterday, word spread that Drake was being sued by Ericka Lee, his alleged ex-girlfriend and business partner who appeared on the infamous voicemail message in the Take Care single ‘Marvin’s Room’ – now Drake’s party has responded and released the following statement:

“This claim is entirely without merit and our client has not engaged in any wrongful conduct. Ericka Lee consented to the use of her voice in the song “Marvin’s Room” prior to its release. Lee asked only for the credit she received as ‘Syren Lyric Muse,’ and she did not ask for any compensation. It was only after she retained a lawyer that there was a demand for payment. Drake tried for months to resolve the matter amicably, and he now looks forward to being vindicated in court.”

Lee had claimed that she deserves credit as co-writer and should received royalties for her contribution to the song.

R.I.P. Megaupload

andPOP Staff — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:01:10 +0000

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It is a sad day for anybody who enjoyed the countless hours of entertainment from Megaupload. The FBI charged the operators of the site with copyright infringement and “conspiracy to commit racketeering.”

And here’s big news, Alicia Keys is connected to this controversy. Her husband Swizz Beats was revealed as the acting CEO of the company, who was brought on by founder Kim Dotcom. Beatz was partially responsible for the track “Mega Song,” which showed famous artists supporting the service.

It is unclear which seven Megaupload employees are to be arrested, and the extent to which Swizz Beats has been involved.

Crazy Man Sues Lindsay Lohan For Being Involved in Bin Laden’s Death

Natalia Buia — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:41:37 +0000

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Just when we thought Lindsay was in the clear after being patted on the head by her judge for completing all her community service, she’s back in the headlines but this time for a really ridiculous reason.

D Listed reports a man by the name of Thomas A. Green is suing the actress for $300,000, claiming she went back on a business deal with him, because he was close to uncovering the truth about her involvement in the death of Osama Bin Laden.

According to Green, who is a former U.S. Marine, Lindsay is a high-class prostitute that played a big role in the death of terrorist Osama Bin Laden. And according to Green, I’m the Queen of England.

TMZ reports Green suffers from hallucinations and therefore often spends a lot of nights at a homeless shelter. I never thought I’d say this but this guy makes Lindsay Lohan look completely normal.

Lady Gaga Involved in Dumb Lawsuit

andPOP Staff — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:37:37 +0000

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This must be one of the dumbest lawsuits of all time. Lady Gaga’s former assistant Jennifer O’Neill says she is owed $380,000 in overtime after serving the pop star for 13 months, and she is suing to claim it, reports TMZ.

So why is O’Neill pissed? She says that she was a slave to Gaga. O’Neill says in her suit her job included “ensuring the promptness of a towel following a shower and serving as a personal alarm clock to keep [Gaga] on schedule.”

And, O’Neill says, she was required to be at Gaga’s beck and call at her “earliest waking hour.”

O’Neill is suing for the $380k — which represents 7,168 hours of overtime during the 13 months.

O’Neill is suing Mermaid Touring Company which is the touring company Gaga uses.

This lawsuit sounds pretty stupid. Jennifer is suing because she was asked to do the job she hired for. Fetching towels and making sure sh*t is on schedule is part of being an assistant.

Are we wrong? Isn’t that what a celebrity assistant is supposed to do?

Jonathan Cheban Won’t Sue Kris Humphries After Gay Accusation

andPOP Staff — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:08:45 +0000

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Kris Humphries recently appeared on TV where he called Kim Kardashian’s buddy “gay.” Her buddy is a guy named Jonathan Cheban, and rumours stated circulating he would sue Humphries.

Initially people were saying Cheban would sue Kris for $5 Million, but apparently it isn’t true. TMZ caught up with Cheban and he talked about the situation.

Is Cheban gay? Possibly, but who really cares. However, Cheban has said the accusation “caused me a lot of problems already.” What does that mean? Gay guys have been asking him out?

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Lil’ Wayne Sued for $15 Million over Bedrock

andPOP Staff — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:40:00 +0000

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Lil’ Wayne is being sued for $15 Million over a claim he stole the track “Bedrock.”

The song was a #1 hit that featured Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lloyd. Now Done Deal Enterprises is suing Wayne, claiming some of the track is their copyright. They want a $15 million payout and Lil Wayne has been ordered to appear in court on 12 October to face the claims.

Yet another problem for Lil’ Wayne. Either way – it’s still a great song and now that he is living the clean life, he has money to pay for lawyers.

Lady Gaga Accused of Stealing from Japan Earthquake Relief

andPOP Staff — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:56:34 +0000

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This is not good for Lady Gaga. Gaga was in Japan over the weekend peforming at an MTV Japan benefit relief concert. Soon after the tragedy in March, she started selling selling bracelets she designed with the words “We Pray for Japan” on them.

Each bracelet cost $5, with a pledge that all proceeds would go to relief efforts. However, a lawsuit alleges the money hasn’t been donated to the charity.

The complaint says that Gaga kept part of the $5 that every customer paid for a wristband and inflated shipping charges so she could pocket more. She then counted even the money she allegedly pocketed in her donation figures, artificially inflating donation numbers, in order to make more money, the suit charged. The complaint was made by the reputable firm 1-800-LAW-FIRM.

Good luck Gaga – we don’t trust ambulance chasers like 1-800-LAW-FIRM. This is all bull sh*t!

‘Jersey Shore’s’ The Situation Sues Dad Frank Sorrentino

andPOP Staff — Sat, 21 May 2011 20:20:37 +0000

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“Jersey Shore’s” The Situation gave his Dad an early Father’s Day present with a nice, fat lawsuit. Yes that’s right, The Situation is suing his Dad.

The Situation’s Dad, Frank Sorrentino, was served papers at a charity event in Delary Beach, Florida, reports TMZ. So what’s the lawsuit all about? Well The Situation is pissed that his Dad used his likeness for his own website The Confrontation.

On the website, Frank basically bad mouths his son, and tells the world that he is a little prick. Granted it’s pretty funny, but we are happy Frank is not our Dad.

Check it out for yourself!

Ke$ha Sues ‘Wimo Labs’ For Copyright Infringement

Christian Allaire — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:23:59 +0000

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Ke$ha is suing Wimo Labs company for copyright infringement, reports Perez Hilton.

The singer’s lawyers are going after the makers of a rubber watch strap for the iPod Nano called “TikTok” because it apparently ‘infringes on her rights.’

If Ke$ha’s team gets their way, Wimo Labs will have to turn over their entire supply of straps.

Property expert David Leichtman doesn’t believe this will happen, though. “She’ll have to show consumer studies to show people are making an association between her and the product,” he says.

Yeah, somehow, we don’t see Ke$ha sitting down with her lawyers discussing consumer studies. Jumping on the table and making it rain glitter, maybe. But not this.

At worse, I think the company will just change the name of their product. They are kind of stupid for naming it that, I mean, I could have told them this would end up in a lawsuit. Maybe I should go into marketing.

Nicollette Sheridan Takes ‘Desperate Housewives’ Creator To Court

Christian Allaire — Wed, 04 May 2011 10:36:44 +0000

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Former ‘Desperate Housewives’ star Nicollette Sheridan is taking the ‘Housewives’ creator to court, reports E Online.

A Los Angeles Judge has given the go-ahead for the ex-star’s $20 million lawsuit against creator Marc Cherry to proceed to trial. Why is Sheridan taking Cherry to court, you ask? Sheridan sites ‘wrongful termination and assault’ for the lawsuit, claiming Cherry smacked her in the face while on set and then arranged to have her fired when she complained. Talk about harsh.

“It is clear to the court that this is something that needs to go to a jury,” Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Allen announced at a hearing yesterday.

Sheridan, who had not appeared at any of the other proceedings in the case, did turn up for the session.

“I’m very happy that I am being treated fairly,” she told reporters outside the courtroom.

The actress, whose character on the hit ABC series met a shocking end (literally, she was electrocuted and killed off), filed her complaint against Cherry a year ago. Sheridan claims that the creator wrongly fired her after she reported to network bosses an incident of assault by Cherry in 2008.

However, last June (after her former costars pledged to support Cherry’s version of events), the actress backed off the abuse claims, filing an amended suit. Sheridan then changed her tune, alleging that the altercation didn’t involve a whack but rather “a light tap on the side of the head.”

But now, she’s going back to her main story. Something about this seems fishy – she just can’t make up her mind about what happened. Maybe the slap across the head caused memory loss.

ABC investigated her allegations, including her assertion that Cherry “took her aside and forcefully hit her with his hand across her face and head,” but determined they were “of no merit.”

Now it’s up to a jury to sort it all out. The trial is set to kick off on June 8.

Mike Tyson’s Face Tattoo Artist Sues ‘Hangover 2′ Producers

andPOP Staff — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:25:13 +0000

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Well this is awkward for Warner Bros. If you’ve seen the previews for “Hangover 2,” you will plainly see Ed Helms’ character gets a Mike Tyson face tattoo. TMZ reports the tattoo artist who created that tattoo is pissed, and is now suing.

TMZ reports S. Victor Whitmill is the artist who did the work on Tyson in 2003, and copyrighted the design. Whitmill says he has never allowed anyone to use the image since Tyson had it plastered on his face.

Whitmill is now suing Warner Bros., the producer of the film, for copyright violation, and he wants to block the studio from showing scenes of the tattoo. He also wants cash.

Here’s hoping Mr. Whitmill is a reasonable man with a reasonable case, and gets enough money to shut up. We don’t want anybody cutting scenes from “Hangover 2.”

Britney Spears’ 10 Million Dollar Lawsuit

Lauren Treihaft — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:30:38 +0000

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Britney Spears has just launched her new album, recreated her image, and is just getting back into her former place of popularity in the mainstream. Just when she thought she had it all she’s been $10 million lawsuit by Brand Sense Partners LLC for her Fragrance line featuring the perfume “Curious”.

According to TheWrap.com, Brand Sense brokered Spears’ deal with Elizabeth Arden in 2004 for her fragrance line. The deal said that Brand Sense was to receive a 35 percent commission on any resulting Spears-branded fragrances. The company is claiming that Spears robbed the company of their 35 percent commission.

There are reports that Britney, along with her father, thought the commission was too high so they made an under the table deal with Elizabeth Arden to have all of the royalties sent directly to the popstar.

The title of Spears’s new album is kind of ironic. The femme fatale in films usually mingles in bad or fraudulent business and usually gets caught. Self-fulfilling prophecy…. fulfilled.

Bret Michaels Sues the Tony Awards for Head Injury

Christian Allaire — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:56:33 +0000

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Bret Michaels is suing the Tony Awards over a head injury he received at the June 2009 awards, reports People Magazine. A lawsuit was filed by the musician on Friday in Los Angeles, according to documents obtained by People.

Michaels’s attorney, Alex Weingarten, issued the following statement: “The Tony Awards dropped a piece of the stage on Bret’s head, and then instead of doing the right thing, joked about it and played it off for ratings … Bret never wanted to file a lawsuit, but the Tony Awards have left us with no choice. They must be held accountable for almost killing Bret, and that is what we are going to do.”

The musician, who performed at the Tonys with his band Poison and the cast of Rock of Ages, fell down after being hit by a piece of scenery. He was knocked to the ground, and fractured his nose. The singer also required three stitches in his lip.

Michaels is suing CBS and the Tony Awards for unspecified damages, and claims that despite his asking producers for instructions on where to stand on the Radio City Music Hall stage during his performance, he was only told to “simply exit the stage from the rear.”

According to the suit, “Michaels was never told that the scenery piece would be descending or given any warning of the existence of the dangers it presented. Quite the opposite, Michaels specifically asked for instructions regarding how to exit after his performance and was just told to walk off the rear of the stage – in what was ultimately the danger zone.”

So far, there has been no comment from CBS or the Tony Awards.

This is a pretty big issue. I can’t believe the Tony people aren’t taking responsibility for this – just own up to it. I have a strong feeling that Michaels will win the case, because really, what can they counter with? Are they actually going to try and say its his fault for walking into the falling piece of scenery? I wish the best of luck to Michaels in this case, and am on his side. If a falling piece of equipment smashed me in the head, I would be pretty pissed too.

Warner Brothers Fires Back at Charlie Sheen

Megan MacKay — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:12:30 +0000

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Charlie Sheen may not be ‘winning’ for much longer if he doesn’t keep his mouth shut!

Warner Brothers have hired celebrity lawyers Ron Olsen and John Spiegel to handle Charlie Sheen’s contract and the future of his show, Two and a Half Men. The studio was forced to make the move after the loudmouth ex-star formally threatened a lawsuit upon them.

Though no official legal documentation has surfaced yet, Perez Hilton reports that Olsen and Spiegel have recently been in communication with Sheen’s lawyer regarding his claims that the studio was negligent when it came to Sheen’s partying ways, but overreacted as soon as Chuck Lorre’s name was dragged into the picture.

Olsen and Spiegel are big-time legal guys! We see Charlie Sheen’s star crashing very soon if he’s not more choosy with his words.

As if that’s gonna happen anytime soon!

The Game Ordered to Pay $91,000 Settlement over Jewelry Debt

andPOP Staff — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:48:39 +0000

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This is ridiculous! The Game ordered some seriously expensive jewelry in 2007-2008 which included:

- a 14K white gold 36″ chain with white stones for $15,000
- a 14K yellow gold 36″ chain with yellow stones for $15,000
- a diamond stud for $4,000
- a 14K white gold 5-row bracelet for $17,500
- a 14K yellow gold 5-row bracelet for $17,500
- two other gold “pieces” for $30,000

The Game unfortunately never paid for the jewelry he commissioned. Consequently a L.A. Judge ordered The Game to pay Lemmerman’s Inc. $90,999, reports TMZ. Although the final price for all the jewelry was $99,000, The Game did already pay some of the balance.

Here’s the bigger question – how is The Game going to afford to pay up? Does this guy even have money anymore?

The Game Ordered to Pay $50,000 for Funeral Brawl

andPOP Staff — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:19:29 +0000

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Seriously, this could happen to anybody. You are at your cousin’s funeral, and you end up getting into a brawl with your other cousin. It happens all the time, right?

Well it happened to The Game back in 2008. The Game was at the funeral for his cousin when he and four others ended up brawling with the deceased’s brother, Robert Kirkwood. Later in the year, Kirkwood filed suit against The Game for injuries sustained in the fight.

According to TMZ, an L.A. judge was sympathetic to Kirkwood and is ordering Game – real name Jayceon Taylor- to pay $50,580 in damages.

The Game probably never had a chance winning this case. Seriously, brawling at a funeral!! Come on dude.

‘Jersey Shore’s’ Angelina Fights Her Limo Driver

Jacob Morris — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:04:53 +0000

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If you’ve been keeping up with Jersey Shore, you know that Angelina is pretty crazy. Sure, the show’s portrayal of her could be attributed to the editing and the context things are shown in, but now there’s proof that Angelina is actually short-tempered and not afraid to get into a fight.

According to PerezHilton.com, while she was riding in a limo with her mother, Annmarie, Angelina grew increasingly irritated as their driver hit on her mom. Again, if you’ve ever seen the show, you know that when Angelina gets mad, she just snaps.

Things heated up, with swearing and yelling involved, so the limo driver pulled over, apparently giving Angelina the opportunity to strike. She allegedly struck the driver in the head and then repeatedly hit him.

Angelina’s mother confirmed the story, saying, “After Angelina fought with the guy he called his brother who immediately arrived on the scene, and then threatened to get more people to come and fight us. It was scary because it was 3:00am and we were in a bad neighborhood.”

It’s pretty clear what went down, so it’s only a matter of time before a lawsuit is slapped on the Jersey Shore guidette.

Songwriter Wendy Starland Suing Lady Gaga’s Ex-Producer/Boyfriend

andPOP Staff — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:36:06 +0000

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Lady Gaga made a fortune last year, somewhere in the neighborhood of $62 Million. Now everyone is looking to cash in on the cash cow.

Lady Gaga’s former producer and boyfriend Rob Fusari recently settled a $30 Million lawsuit with the superstar. However singer songwriter Wendy Starland claims she introduced Fusari to Gaga, and wants her cut according to Forbes.

Starland filed suit on Friday in Newark Federal Court claiming that in 2005, Fusari asked her to find a “unique female singer, under the age of 25, who could be the female equivalent of the lead singer of the band The Strokes.” Starland says Fusari promised her that “if she could find and introduce him to such a singer, they would work together to develop the singer and share equally in any revenues earned as a result.”

Starland further claims she was cut out of the deal once Gaga got signed, and now is looking for her share. There is no comment yet from Fusari.

‘American Idol’ Reject Ian Benardo Now Suing for $100 Million

andPOP Staff — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:25:34 +0000

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Just when it looks like “American Idol” reject Ian Benardo finally has come to his senses, he screws it all up. The “singer” initially filed a lawsuit against the show for $300 Million, but now was withdrawn the lawsuit and filed another one for $100 Million.

TMZ reports Benardo refiled the lawsuit for workplace discrimination and sexual harassment. Originally he filed the suit with the NY State Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but was later told the lawsuit didn’t qualify.

So what’s the reason for the lawsuit? Benardo claims “Idol” producers exploited his sexual orientation and told him to “gay it up.”

Maybe that’s the reason, or perhaps its just sour grapes? Or maybe he is just trying to hold on to his fifteen minutes of fame? Either way, watch the video below of his audition. What do you think?

Ke$ha Ex-Management Claims She Owes Millions

andPOP Staff — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:18:47 +0000

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Ke$ha’s former management company is claiming she owes them millions of dollars from her hit album. Ke$ha has fired back saying she doesn’t owe a dime because she fired the company in 2008.

TMZ reports DAS Communications managed the singer in 2008, and they have filed a lawsuit against Ke$ha for $14 Million. Ke$ha has fired back and filed for the lawsuit to be thrown out of court, saying she was in her legal rights to fire the firm.

A source close to Ke$ha says this event is “a sad cynical attempt by a manager trying to profit off his former client’s recent successes.”