Category: ‘Court ‘
Debt troubled actor Nicolas Cage is suing his former business manager.
The Leaving Las Vegas star alleges Samuel Levin left him on the brink of financial ruin.
Cage, 45, seeks $24 million in damages in a suit filed in Los Angeles.
He alleges he suffered ‘catastrophic’ losses due to Levin’s poor investment decisions.
He claims Levin committed gross mismanagement [...]
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Claims that Anna Nicole Smith watched a videotape of her lawyer and boyfriend having gay sex have been branded “preposterous” by a judge.
The allegations are at the heart of a $60m libel suit filed by Smith’s former lawyer, Howard K Stern, against TV reporter and author Rita Cosby.
Cosby claimed in her book, Blonde Ambition: The [...]
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CSI: Miami star David Caruso has reportedly failed to turn up at a court appearance in his long-running dispute with ex-girlfriend Liza Marquez.
Marquez’s lawyer Debra Opri, who represented Larry Birkhead in the Anna Nicole Smith paternity case, said Caruso did not appear before the court on May 15, according to a radaronline report.
In the “depo”, [...]
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Michael Jackson has been slapped with two lawsuits this week, one on top of the other in the span of 24 hours. The first was filed by Jacko’s video girl in ‘Thriller’ wherein she claimed that she wasn’t given royalties. The next was filed by his former spokesman, Raymone Bain. According to the former mouthpiece [...]
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Hollywood superstar George Clooney is being lined up as a defence witness for Cindy Crawford’s husband Rande Gerber in a sexual harassment lawsuit.
The movie hunk is prepared to take the stand to defend Gerber against the accusations from two female ex-employees, US reports say.
The former waitresses claim they were fired from a restaurant owned by [...]
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Cindy Crawford’s husband is being sued by two waitresses for sexual harassment, according to U.S reports.
Businessman Rande Gerber is accused of trying to fondle one of the women at one of his California restaurants, Us Weekly magazine reports.
Both workers allege that Gerber harassed them in 2008 at his Moonstone Lounge in San Diego, California.
And the [...]
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Actor Wesley Snipes has declined to answer questions in a legal battle with his former talent agency, claiming his responses could incriminate him in a federal tax probe.
Snipes, 46, is being sued by United Talent Agency (UTA), which claims the action star owes them more than $1.4m in commissions.
The Los Angeles Superior Court granted a [...]
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Former basketball star Dennis Rodman has been ordered to pay $225,000 to a waitress – after slapping her backside.
A Federal judge in Las Vegas has ruled the hellraising star must pay out the fine after he slapped a Vegas waitress’ bottom without her permission.
Sara Robinson, a 28-year-old beverage manager at the now defunct Cuba [...]
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The actor has apparently got himself into a bit of a fix with his former girlfriend, Liza Marquez, who now wants to sue him for 1.2 million dolars and a hosue she claims David Caruso promised her. Apparently this is all happening because David Caruso promised Liza Marquez to support her financially and by any [...]
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Chris Brown appeared in court with his attorney, Mark Geragos for his arraignment at the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, California this past Monday. Chris was charged with two felonies for the alleged assault on Rihanna during an argument in the early morning hours of February 8, 2009. The 19-year old [...]
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Remember back in September when Kanye West attacked a pesky member of the paparazzi at LAX airport? Well, the rapper may be getting off of felony charges but he’s still getting charged with three criminal misdemeanors of vandalism, battery and grand theft. His manager and partner in crime, Don Crowley, however, was charged with two [...]
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There’s some good news regarding the assault case against Chris Brown. According to Rihanna’s lawyer, Donald Etra, the 21-year old Barbadian babe could be testifying against Chris in the felony assault case. He said “She is planning to do everything that the law requires her to do. If she is required to testify, she will [...]
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Bruce Willis may be thinking he is still the die hard star of yesterday who can walk off from the set of a $20 million movie. Unfortunately he is the director of the movie and there’s no way to get an instant replacement leaving his financiers no choice but to sue him for violating a [...]
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There are strong reports circulating that singer Rihanna who was assaulted by ex-boyfriend three weeks ago is ready to testify against him for charges of criminal threat during the upcoming trail. On February 8th Chris Brown committed felony battery against Rihanna just after a pre-Grammy party.
What I cannot understand is why Rihanna has kept mum [...]
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Naomi Campbell has proven she is not only a supermodel but also a super pain considering the number of cases filed against her by different individuals which reflect her perceived supremacy over lesser mortals. A former maid accused Campbell of hitting and calling her names but the supermodel recently agreed to a court settlement [...]
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Back in October 2007, Amy Winehouse and her hubby Blake Fielder Civil were arrested in Norway for marijuana possession. Wino was supposed to face a Norwegian judge back in March 2008 but luckily for her, her lawyer was able to postpone the proceedings. Unfortunately, proceedings have to get back on track as Wino and Blake [...]
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The US government is asking the Supreme Court to review Janet Jackson’s epic wardrobe malfunction from back in 2004 and reimpose the half million dollars fined to CBS. The FCC shook its fist and slapped the network with over half a million fine but after 3 years embroiled in legal bickering, a federal court ruled [...]
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Plane crash survivor Travis Barker has sued the companies that are linked to the tragic accident that killed two of his friends and injured him and DJ AM. According to reports, the drummer sued the plane’s owners, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., and an airplane maintenance company. Surprisingly, he’s only seeking $25,000. If it was [...]
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He like others will never learn from his mistakes until he’s too old to commit them. Right now we are talking about former NFL quarterback Michael Vick. This guy must have known that if would plead guilty then his sentence would be reviewed. And that’s what’s exactly happened; he will become eligible for an early [...]
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Oops, she did it again but they could not do it again.
The city prosecutors have decided that the re-trial of Britney Spears will not be carried out, in the wake of her mistrial.
The Deputy City Attorney Michael Amerian told the court, “I talked to the foreman, and while I was troubled by the jurors’ outside [...]
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