Kris Humphries is hell bent on stretching this divorce out as long as he can. He was a no-sho for a mandatory court appearance scheduled for yesterday morning.
Kim was there. Kris’ legal team showed as well. But Kris claims there was delay or cancellation his scheduled flight from NYC to Los Angeles. Source
Lil Wayne and Trick Daddy were at Kings of Diamonds strip club in Miami Wednesday night, and the two almost came to blows.
Someone in Trick Daddy’s entourage flicked a lit cigarette into Wayne’s hair. But security jumped in before things could get anymore more heated (pun intended). Source
I hear this is about Wayne’s comments about the Miami Heat. Um, is it ever really that serious?
Lil Wayne was ordered to pay $2 million in damages and $1.2 million in attorney’s fees to Quincy Jones III after he blocked Quicy’s documentary about him.
Well Wayne hasn’t paid up yet and the attorney, David Goldstein, is going after his assets.
He’s moving to have the judgment domesticated to Florida so he can go after Weezy’s Miami home and his cars. Source
I don’t understand why folks just don’t pay their bills especially when they’ve got the money.
Amanda Bynes was a no-show at court the other day. Her lawyer, Richard Hutton, appeared on her behalf. She is facing two misdemeanor counts of driving without a license. Judge Margaret Oldendorf granted a continuance but warned Dick that Amanda will only be granted one more continuance in this case.
Her pretrial date has been set for May 2nd. Source
Let’s get her in jail stat, m’kay. Please and thank you.
Lindsay accepted a plea deal in a case against her that stated she violated probation for a jewelry theft incident when she was charged with reckless driving and lying to police.
Officers say after the June crash, they found a plastic bottle near the site with alcohol in it. Also, Lindsay had alcohol on her breath when she was treated at the hospital.
She will spend time in rehab, complete 30 days of community service, attend 18 months of psychotherapy treatment and must submit to drug testing. SourceandSource
Stephon Marbury has been ordered to pay the hush-money he promised his ex mistress/chef.
He had an affair with the woman back in 2010 and he promised her $900k to keep her mouth shut. After paying $600K the checks stopped. So she took him to court.
A judge has ordered that he pay the $300,000 plus interest. Source
Mandeecees Harris, Yandy Smith’s baby daddy, is facing charges for molesting an underage girl in Lodi, New Jersey two years ago.
Bergen County prosecutors allege that he asked for and received oral sex from the girl and fondled her on various occasions between September 2009 and April 2010. He was arrested later in 2010 and charged with aggravated sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and child endangerment. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. Source
That nasty buzzard. Just because you’ve got the mind of a child doesn’t mean it’s OK to sleep with one.
Deion Sanders recently won big in court when he was granted custody of his sons with estranged wife, Pilar Sanders. But he seems to have hit a bump. His lawyers have filed paperwork to withdraw from his divorce case because he hasn’t paid them and they can’t get in touch with him.
He has to find new representation before his custody hearing on January 9th. Source
The saga involving Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo, just keeps getting more and more interesting. A 23-year-old-man accused Kevin of having sex with him when he was just 16-years-old. Kevin denied the claims and just as quickly as the rumors flared, they went dark when the man, Sheldon Stephens, recanted his statement.
Well, we know know that Sheldon was paid $125,000 to recant his story.
“Stephens agrees that immediately upon execution of this Agreement, his counsel, Andreozzi & Associates, P.C., shall release the [following] statement … ‘He [Stephens] wants it to be known that his sexual relationship with Mr. Clash was an adult consensual relationship.’”
If Sheldon is asked by anyone about his relationship with Kevin, he must only repeat the statement [above] in the settlement that recants his story. Source
Jefferson’s actor, Sherman Hemsley, died in July, but has still not been buried due to a dispute over his will.
A man named Richard Thornton, who claimed to be Sherman’s brother, was contesting the will, in which Sherman’s friend/manager Flora Bernal was named sole beneficiary.
But a judge ruled the will to be valid and gave Bernal permission to finally bury Sherman. Source
Sooo he’s been laid up somewhere marinating for three months cus this fool (who we still don’t know if he’s actually Sherm’s brother) decided he wanted a few bucks? I’m glad this judge told him to sit all the way down.
We’ve been eharing rumors here and there that Deion Sanders and Tracy Edmonds are getting married. Well after Deion received the judgment that his prenup with Pilar would be upheld, he tweeted:
Jay-Z and Beyonce put in a bid to trademark their daughter’s name so they could launch a line of baby products. However a woman named Veronica Alexander has been using the name since 2009 for her wedding planning company, Blue Ivy Events.
Veronica said, “Money doesn’t buy everything. I knew this was going to be a bittersweet roller coaster. If this [hadn't worked], I’d go after both of them. There’s no way by way of being a celebrity they should have entitlement [to the name]. Shame on them.
“For me it was a very large compliment… All in all I was extremely happy that my design capacity is pretty badass.”The trademark office have authorized her to continue using the name. Beyonce and Jay Z can use the name for other products and services but they will not get sole rights to the title.” Source
See, now everyone is happy. I’m always happy to see the little guy win, even if it’s a small win.
Scott Storch who’s had his share of jail and drug issues has been dealing most recently with some financial issues. The most recent blow is that he owes over $20K in child support so a Florida court has issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
He hasn’t paid court-ordered child support payments of $28,300 to his baby’s mother and didn’t show up to court to answer for it. So the judge said, enough is enough, throw him in jail.
On top of that the Beverly Hills Hotel is Los Angeles filed a police report against him this past week, claiming he skipped out on a $4,000 bill. LAPD wants to have a talk with him as well. Source
He’s not just a member of the Can’t Catch a Break Club…he’s the president. He used to be the owner but we all know how his credit is.
He said, “Absolutely not true. Not what I said. Never talked to the Post. Never talked to Cindy Adams. 100% not true. I have been on shows that I expressed an opinion where I’ve said, “My opinion is I think he’s guilty. Can I prove it? Absolutely not.” Source
Womp, womp. So much for finally getting confirmation.
Music producer, Sean Garrett (who’s worked with big names like Beyonce and Nicki Minaj), is being sued by American Express for not paying his bill. His card has a limit of $55K, but he now owes $108,084.63.
Sean’s got a history of not paying his bills. Earlier this year the State of Georgia filed a lien against him for over $700K in back taxes owed for the years of 2006 and 2007. Source
He better be working on the next big hit because it looks like homeboy could end his ass up in jail over these money issues.
A judge has ruled that Gucci Mane pay $58,161.24 in medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering to Diana Graham, the woman he pushed out of a moving Hummer. The judge also signed an order allowing Diana to go after Gucci’s assets to settle the debt.
He was arrested early last year after pushing her out of the Hummer because she refused to go to a hotel with him. Source
Lil Wayne has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Quincy Jones III, the son of the legendary music mogul.
Wayne says that III used songs from his album “The Carter IV” in an unauthorized documentary about him without getting his permission.
He’s seeking unspecified damages and a court injunction banning producers from using his music. Source
Mariah Carey was reported to DCFS days after giving birth for drinking beer and taking pain meds while breastfeeding dem babies. Well the social worker, Mela Ferrer, who reported her says she was fired immediately after and she’s suing for wrongful termination.
She says she was told the official cause of her termination was failure to follow protocol by consulting with the social work supervisor before filing her report, but Mela insists no such protocol was in place at the time.
She’s seeking punitive damages. Source
I wonder if she thinks Mimi will pay up. Something tells me this case will get thrown out. She obvi doesn’t have any idea how far Meemz’s arms reach.
Actor Clifton Powell is being accused of rape by a Louisiana woman using the alias Kiyante Myers. She’s suing him for $75K in damages claiming he raped her in a hotel last August.
She says she initially consented to sex with him but when things got too rough she asked Clifton to stop but he refused and held his hand over her face and forcibly raped her.
A rep for Clifton tells “Mr. Powell absolutely denies these false accusations and plans on pursuing all legal remedies available to him against his accuser.” Source
He looks like a backhanding pimp. So if this were found to be true I wouldn’t be surprised.
Patti LaBelle has to pay for losing it in the lobby of her apartment last year. She screamed at a woman and her 18-month-old daughter and threw water at them because they were making too much noise.
Well she was sued by the mother who claimed her baby suffered “personality changes, sleep disorders and increased fear of strangers.”
So Patti settled out of court for $100,000 that the mother intends to donate to a children’s charity. Source
It’s stories like this that keep me from cursing out other folks kids in public.
50 Cent is suing Sleek Audio LLC for an unpaid $285K promissory note he let to them in 2010. He partnered with the company for his “Sleek by 50” wireless headphones in early 2011. But the deal went sour months later.
He claims Sleek agreed to make payments on the loan when it reached $750K in revenue (which reportedly happened shortly after the partnership was solidified). But Sleek says that the agreement is null and void because 50 went with SMS Audio, a competitor and he “purposely omitted and misstated information during their negotiations with intent of fraud.
“Sleek would have never borrowed money from [Curtis] Jackson or allowed him to invest in its company, had it known that Jackson would ultimately use this tactic (of misusing the money) to steal its design, technology and headphones,” the company said in an un-sworn court statement.
50 wants the advance money plus $61,429 in back interest, as well as an additional 15% for any unpaid debt moving forward, and legal fees connected to this case. Source
I feel like this dude stays in court. But I’m not mad at business man Curtis.
A woman named Kayla Goldberg claims she hooked up with Kris Humphries back in 2010 and he gave her herpes. She says they met at the Newsroom Café, flirted, exchanged numbers and later met at Trousdale nightclub. She claims he took her to his hotel room where they had sex multiple times (no condom obvz). A week later she was diagnosed with herpes. Source
I can’t think of herpes without thinking of this MadTV skit. Everyone needs a little Nurse Sylvia in their lives.
Last year Old Navy used a Kimmie Cakes lookalike in one of its ads and Kim sued their asses. Well the suit was dismissed with Old Navy paying Kim an undisclosed amount. Source via Source
Confucius say: Make that money girl. Don’t let the money make you.
Kim did an interview with V Magazine Peep the highlights below:
Kim on her new look: “It came from me taking time away at the end of last year and the beginning of this year and really simplifying my life,” she says. “I went and stayed at my mom’s house for like four months, and I didn’t bring any makeup, high heels, or anything. I just brought sweats, workout clothes, and pajamas. It was so refreshing to me! Spending more time in Paris and traveling has broadened my fashion horizon and my palette of what I want to wear. I love makeup. I love the glitz and the glam, but I think there are just different ways to go about it now.” Still, she admits, there is a ’Ye factor. “Obviously having a stylish boyfriend who has helped introduce me to things and opened up my vision has been an inspiration and has helped me change it up a little bit and become more sophisticated. Being with him, designing and doing things, that’s been motivating to me and has taught me a lot. I’m just thankful.”
Kim on privacy: “Before, I wouldn’t have valued privacy as much as I do now,” she says, alluding to her turbulent year. “I think anyone I’m in a relationship with can really appreciate the things I’ve gone through to bring me here, because I probably wouldn’t have fought for that privacy before. Being with someone who’s more private but who understands public life, we have an understanding. It’s a good balance.”
She only did the show to promote her store: “I think that some people think we opened our store, D-A-S-H, on the show, but when we got the show offer we were thinking of it as a way to promote our store. Styling and fashion have always been my number one job, or obviously my first passion. Our goal had always been to promote the store by doing the show, and then we realized our dream life would be to have our own clothing line. Never in a million years did we think that we could go way more mass with it and have a Kardashian collection at Sears and a QVC clothing line. We weren’t even thinking that big.”
Famous for being famous: “It’s always funny to me when people say that I’m famous for being famous,” Kim says, frankly. “I think it’s fascinating, because it’s still entertainment, you know? It’s fun to see the progression of that idea. I don’t take offense to it at all. I’m not naïve to the fact that I’m not a singer or an actress or anything like that. I’ve never claimed to be anything that I’m not. I think [reality] is still a new form of entertainment that was kind of an unexpected thing… It reminds me of rap music. When rap music first came out, people were like, We don’t understand this, what is this, it’s just a fad. But rap music is definitely here to stay, and I think reality shows have proven they are as well. But when something is newer, people don’t really understand it.”
She wants a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: “I think there was a quote where somebody said that reality stars will never get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. So, of course I’m so competitive that I think that it would be a huge achievement and a goal that anyone would want. I would love to break that mold.” Source
She works hard at whatever it is that she does and I’m not gonna knock her hustle. I would say she doesn’t deserve a star on the walk of fame. But she is famous for her TV and film (albeit of the adult persuasion) work. Plus, famous folks can buy a star so what’s to stop her from getting one?
When Chef Mike Shand left 40/40 Club he took his recipes with him. He later turned over all recipes except for his secret sauce recipe. Jay and team sued him. But his lawyer, Vik Pawar, says that this week the suit was dropped.
Vik says, “We still may sue the club for defamation of character and for the return of his possessions, including his laptop, which the club still has.” Source
Grandma Katie has ordered an audit of Michael Jackson’s estate. But the executors refuse.
Her lawyer says, “My audit is being done to see the details of where the money is coming from and where it is going. The beneficiaries should be entitled to all detailed documentation so they can see what THEIR money is paying for.”
Her lawyer filed paperwork asking that estate reps John Branca and John McClain produce a current accounting. The executors then filed their own documents objecting to the audit on the grounds that the request is too vague and seeks highly confidential business and financial information. Source via Source
See, now I’m looking at these dudes with a serious side eye. What have they got to hide?
Jay-Z is suing his former chef, Mike Shand, because he allegedly “failed to perform on significant aspects” of a deal to spice up the menu and state “the club has not been able to adequately replace the items and services (the) defendant was paid to provide.”
Shand’s lawyer, Vik Pawar, has now revealed the $1.5 million (£937,500) legal battle erupted because Shand refused to hand over the secret recipe for his popular spice mix.
Vik says, “The spice mix recipe that Mike developed is his own recipe. 40/40 terminated him, then had the audacity to sue him for his recipes. He gave them all apart from this spice mix because it is his own. Mike had a wonderful relationship with Jay Z and Beyonce for many years.” Source
Yea, it’s called a ‘secret’ recipe for a reason. You took his job, let the man have his sauce.
Sources say that Jay has been urging Yeezy to ask Kim to marry him. According to insiders Jay Z Star Magazine report, “Kanye West runs everything about his professional and personal life by Jay. When Kanye mentioned that he thinks Kim is a keeper, Jay said, “Then don’t risk losing her – put a ring on her finger!’
“Beyonce isn’t as keen on Kim as Jay is. She thinks Kanye should take a wait-and-see approach.” Source
Bey’s side eye is always primed and ready for Kim’s ass.
TJ Jackson and Katherine Jackson are permanently sharing custody of MJ’s kids. A judge has just ruled that the temporary custody should be enforced permanently.
According to TMZ, “TJ has received enormous support from the Jackson family to take a guardianship role.”
TJ will be responsible for making sure the children are not affected by the feud that’s been going on with their uncles and aunts. He’ll also be responsible for the daily tasks involved in taking care of Jackson’s kids, including managing the household staff and security. Source
Does TJ live there too? I know he has a wife and three of his own kids. But I would think he’d have to live on the compound to perform his duties. I guess since they finally kicked out Jermaine’s wife there’ll be room for TJ and his brood.
Chris Brown and Drake are being sued by basketball player Tony Parker over the bar brawl that injured several people.
Entertainment Enterprises Ltd blame Chris and Drake for starting the brawl at Club WiP. According to the filings: “each arrived with his own small army of bodyguards, ‘security’ personnel, employees, friends and other members of their entourage, consisting of at least 15 heavily built men trained and/or experienced in hand-to-hand and weapons combat.”
The suit also claims that they “fashioned deadly weapons out of whatever materials they could find, including glasses, alcohol bottles and furniture, thereby circumventing the nightclubs’ extensive efforts to ensure a safe environment.”
Tony Parker also sued the club for injuries to his eye sustained during the fight. Source
The nasty feud between the members of En Vogue has gotten nastier. Lawsuits are now involved and member Maxine Jones has taken to Twitter to air out members, Terry Ellis and Cindy Herron.
Rihanna has taken her accountants to court claiming they lost her millions of dollars on her 2009 ‘Last Girl on Earth’ tour. But her accountants say it’s her own fault.
Her accounting firm Berdon LLP says that the commission they took (22%) was signed off by her and it was RiRi’s “own financial action or inaction” or the actions of others working for her that caused her to lose millions of dollars, not them. Source
22% is a helluva lot of money. But if she actually signed off on it, someone has a copy of the contract. End of story.
Celine ‘Katsuni’ Tran, a French porn star, is suing rapper Bow Wow allegeing he used footage of her dancing without her permission.
She says the clips were used in Bow Wow’s video for the remix of his track Drank in My Cup, She’s suing Bow Wow and Universal Music Group for publicity rights violations, unfair business practices, false association and unjust enrichment. She wants more than $75,000 in damages.
Aye, aye, aye. Well if they did get permission I’m sure they’ve got the documentation for it. If not then that sucks for everyone. I wonder who would actually have to pay up…him or UMG or both?
Randy and Jermaine Ask Estate to Pay child Support
Randy and Jermaine Jackson have reportedly aked Michael Jackson’s estate to pay child support to the exwife they share, Alejandra Oaziaza.
A source said, “Both Randy and Jermaine were behind on their child support payments – the only way they felt they could pay it was through Michael’s estate.
“Jermaine’s kids Jaafar and Jermajesty and Randy’s sons Donte and Randy Jr. were moved into a condo in San Fernando Valley owned by the estate to help with the legal fees a few years back.
“But, despite that, Randy and Jermaine felt they needed extra help and they pleaded with the estate’s lawyer for help.
“They were concerned that they could face jail time or even more charges in fines for falling behind on child support.
“However, their request was shot down immediately as the estate has no legal obligations to Michael’s siblings. Source
This is just dumb.
Janet and Paris Exchange Obscenities and Slaps
The video we posted earlier of the ‘ambush’ at the Jackson’s home didn’t have any audio. But a source claims to know exactly what happened.
Repotedly, Jermaine, Randy and janet followed a car driving Paris, Prince Michael and Blanket on to the property even though they didn’t have authority to enter.
They tried to get the kids to go with them in an SUV and take them to Arizona, where Katherine has been staying. Janet tried to grab a resistant Paris’ cell phone and then slapped her, screaming, “You’re a spoiled little bitch!” Paris slapped her back and yelled, “This is our house. Not the Jackson family house. Get the f**k out!”
While all of this is going on Trent Jackson, who was at the house, tried to stop Randy and Jermaine. He put Randy in a headlock and punched Jermaine in the mouth. Source
What is this? The Three Stooges? A Vaudeville comedy act? Come on!
TJ Jackson Files to Become Temporary Guardian of MJ’s Kids
TJ Jackson, one of Titos’s sons, is having his lawyer draft legal documetns so he can become teporary guardian of Paris, Prince Michael and Blanket.
Under California law, a judge would not grant a temporary guardian for teenagers unless the kids were on board with the selection. But all three are apparently on board. Source
TJ’s got trustworthy brows. I think he’d be an excellent choice for taking care of them.
Marlon, Jackie & Tito Haven’t Seen Katherine Either.
Tito, Marlon and Jackie Jackson, in an interview with The Insider say that they haven’t talked to their mother since she went to Arizona.
A tearful Marlon said, “First, there’s some things that we do not concur with that were said about some of the executors of the estate.”
“We’ve been told that our mother is safe and she’s doing well, but we have not spoken with her. We have not talked with her and I don’t know where my mother is. All I know is she’s in Arizona and whatever doctor said I can’t talk to my mother…he’s going to answer to me!”
TJ Jackson is Granted Temporary Guardianship of Micheal’s Children.
A judge has suspended Katherine’s guardianship over Paris, Prince and Blanket. He stressed that she wasn’t suspended for doing anything wrong but because she was prevented from doing her duties by “intentional acts from third parties.”
Tito Jo (TJ) Jackson, their 34-year-old cousin, has been appointed as their temporary guardian. Source
Lawd Jesus. See this is why-the-fuck Michael moved his kids to Bahrain. Y’all think he was crazy, the rest of these fools are effed up to. TJ , take them kids and run and make sure Paris’s lil sassy tail don’t tweet your whereabouts. #Spent!
A woman named Liza Irizarry says that model Selita Ebanks broke her nose after she tried to talk to Selita’s boyfriend, 106 & Park host Terrence J. She says she kissed him on the cheek and said hi and Selita went crazy.
She says, “I was in so much pain. My pillow was covered in blood.
“When she saw me, she said, ‘Don’t be kissing my man.
“I said to myself, ‘So what, that’s my friend.’ That’s when she hit me on the nose. I went to swing back — that’s when all her friends jumped in. I felt hair pulling and fists coming at me.
“I’m so angry, because she thinks she can get away with anything. You shouldn’t be allowed to put your hands on anyone for no reason. Me saying hello to someone doesn’t give you the right to hit me.”
She’s filed a suit for assault and battery. Selita hasn’t been charged though. Source
Who knew Selita was so gangsta? I mean, if someone kissed my man on the cheek I wouldn’t punch them on the face…that’s going a little too far, that is unless I knew the history and felt she was over stepping boudries. In which case the pipe I carry in my purse would be used accordingly. The end.
Mike Sorrentino of ‘Jersey Shore’ fame is being sued by Performance Brands for breach of contract.
The anti-fat cream brand says they paid him a $75K advance to provide promotional material to clients, give shout-outs via social media and make personal appearances.
But shortly after getting the dough, he went into rehab for addition to scripts. They say he failed to disclose his addiction and want their money back.
He is counter suing claiming they failed to give him a marketing plan in a timely manner, never advertised in national magazines, and never provided him with free products. Source
I’m on PB’s side…mostly because I just don’t like this dude.
70. Bey is ready to sade Kim for being too familial. Source
71. Solange doesn’t want Bey to be friends with Kim. Source
72. Jay-Z sued over Roc-A-Fella logo.
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Jay is being sued by Dwayne Walker who claims he hasn’t been paid royalties for designing the Roc-a-fella logo. He claims he was paid $3,500 to design it and promised 2% royalties from all products carrying the logo.
In his suit Dwayne states,
”The logo has become universally recognized as an iconic symbol of Jay-Z, one of the most successful recording artists in the history of popular music.”
Roc-A-Fella co founders, Damon Dash and Kareem Burke are also named in the $7 million suit.
Nadya Suleman is getting sued after backing out of a deal to strop at Florida club T’s Lounge. She apparently agreed to dance topless ain 8 shows but backed out at the last minute. T’s wants to stop her from appearing at a competing club, The Playhouse Gentalman’s Club I Hollywood.
Suleman’s contract says she must give 35 days’ notice. The lawsuit says she only gave 34. The contract also bars Suleman from appearing at another strip club within 50 miles and 90 days of the scheduled appearances in West Palm Beach. Source
This is so unsexy. I don’t know why anyone would go see her dance anyway. Is this club instituting a sideshow night at the club. I bet they host midget tossing cometitions out back by the dumpsters.
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Siovaughn Fuches-Wade, Dwyane Wade’s ex-wife, has had her 12th lawyer quit on her. Michael Haber filed a motion asking the judge to leave the case.
He said, “Our relationship has broken down to the point that I can no longer represent Ms. Wade. Our interests are adverse to one another”.
Siovaughn faces misdemeanor charges — including child abduction — and loss of her visitation rights, after she failed to turn over her sons on time so they could spend Father’s Day with Dwyane.
She says she suffered a severe asthma attack that afternoon, which caused her to be late in returning the children.
She wants the court to deny Haber’s request, citing dwindling resources and Haber’s familiarity with the case.
“I beg of you, judge, please. The escrow account is fleeting. It can’t be done,” she said.
Proceedings, both in the criminal case and custody ruling, will be put on hold until the judge rules whether Haber can leave the case. Source
I don’t know all the ins and outs of their relationship or subsequent break up. But one thing is very clear…this chick is unstable. She needs to get her mind right so she can handle this situation like she has some GD sense. Maybe then they can finally reach an agreement.
Rihanna is suing her former accountants for the loss of tens of millions of dollars from her tours.
. A Berdon spokeswoman says the company has no immediate comment.
The singer sued under her real name, Robyn Fenty.
She says she hired New York-based Berdon LLP and two accountants in 2005 when she first launching her career.
The lawsuit says the company was supposed to provide accounting and financial management services. But she alleges they engaged in misconduct and malfeasance, culminating in overall losses in her 2009 “Last Girl on Earth” despite the tour making a lot of money. Source
So I guess all those rumors about her being broke a few years ago were true.
Flo Rida has to pay $7K for lying to a judge. The rapper is being sued by his former assistant who claims that she worked for $3.08/hour then fired her when she complained. Flo Rida says she was an unpaid intern. Anyway, ye didn’t originally respond to the suit in time and told a judge it was because he was never served papers.
But all of that was a lie. So thejudge said the rapper’s deception was “premeditated” and ordered him to pay the complainant $7k for her attorney fees. Source
Tony Parker, who was injured during Bottlegate, is suing the owners of W.i.P, the nightclub where the incident happened.
He’s holding them responsible for the “corneal laceration of the left eye and other injuries.” His lawyer, David Jaroslawicz, said the extent of Parker’s wounds aren’t yet known but noted eye injuries “certainly don’t improve your outside shot.”
“The defendants were reckless, careless and negligent in permitting Drake’s entourage and Brown’s entourage to be in the club at the same time despite known tension between the two,” the filing says.
“Me and my friends took some punches,” Parker said. “They started throwing bottles everywhere,” he said. Parker, slated to play with the French team at the Summer Olympics, said he’ll be sidelined for a week as he heals with the aid of a “therapeutic” contact lens. He said that while his eye felt all right at first, “it started getting worse,” and by the time he landed in Paristo work out with the French team, “it was really hurting so I went to the ER.” He said he’s had to wear a “therapeutic” contact lens. Source
I hope he gets every red cent he asked for too cus that foolishness that went down should NOT have happened.
Actor Kyle Massey and his brother Christopher are suing Lifetime bacuase they claim the created a reality show for Bristol Palin. But that lifetime cut them out of the project at the last minute.
According to the suit, a producer named David McKenzie hijacked the project, cut the Masseys out of the show and repackaged the program as “Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp”
The Masseys are demanding $500K, which they claim they were guaranteed to appear in the show, along with more money for coming up with the idea. They also want to shut down the show as soon as possible. Source
The show is crap anyway but this still is a sh!itty situation.
Jay-Z and ‘Decoded’ co-author, Dream Hampton, are bing sued for stealing concepts for the book.
Patrick White is suing Jay, dream and Random House Publishing claiming they sgained access to his computer and stole elements of a book he was working on and used them for Decoded.
The suit alleges, “The book contains various expressions/colors/phrases, which correlates to my work. After contacting or attempting to contact the co-author, I got no reply.” Source
I’m sure Jay’s Illuminati goons will make this ish go away with a quickness.
Evelyn Lozada sued MediaTakeOut.com a while back for slander. In September 2011 the gossip site said that she was cheating on her fiancé, Chad Ochocinco with his pal Terrell Owens.
Well Evelyn demanded a retraction as well as punitive damages. The case has been settled. We don’t know for how much but the site was forces to print the retraction. Source
Good. I’m no Evelyn fan but MTO LOVES to make up things and publish it as gospel.
Lauryn Hill is in trouble with the IRS. She failed to file takes for 2006-2008 and faces $300K in fines as well as one year in prison. Source
I simply don’t understand how she could forget to file her taxes. During tax season the Liberty Tax folks have someone dress in a Statue of Liberty costume and stand on the corner of my apt with signs directing everyone to the nearest office. And I know Lauryn lives like up the block from me so there’s NO reason why she can’t walk herself and her fifty ‘leven kids down to liberty to handle her monies. #RealTalk
A stylist is accusing Ray J of keeping $3K of clothing that he was loaned for Grammy night.
Marc Littlejohn claims he gave Ray J $2,880 in designer clothes for a Grammy event, and they were never returned. According to the lawsuit, they were left in the Beverly Hilton hotel room where Whitney died and haven’t been seen since.
Ray J’s rep says one of Whitney’s associates handed the clothes over to the singer. The items were allegedly taken from Whitney’s room along with the rest of her belongings. Her people couldn’t get in touch with Ray J until recently because he changed his phone number. Source
Something sounds extra fishy. Ray-J denied being anywhere near Whit’s room the night she died, yet his clothes were there. How curious. Jesus be Columbo and get to the bottom of this.
Ola Ray, the Playboy Playmate that appeared in Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ video, filed a lawsuit against him in 2009 just prior to his death. She claims that she was never paid royalties from the video.
She finally settled her suit with his estate. But the details have not been disclosed.
Lil Wayne was sued last year by Darius ‘Deezle’ Harrison, the producer of his single ‘Lollipop.’ Darius claimed he ws never paid any royalties for the song.
Well he finally got his money. The case was settled although the terms of the settlement are confidential. Source
TMZ is reporting that ‘Basketball Wives’ producers are filing a counter suit against one of the show’s stars, Jennifer Williams. Jen filed a lawsuit against fellow cast mate, Nia Cooks after Nia slapped her in the face on the show.
According to our sources, the producers feel Jen’s show-bashing is in violation of her contract — which forbids cast members from doing any media appearances or press without approval, or speaking negatively about the show. Source
Ray J is being ordered to pay over $26K after blowing off a radio appearance in 2010. He was paid $20K by Cox Radio to attend a local event for a couple of hours. But he never showed up so they took him to court.
The judgment has since swelled to $26,848.33. Source
Does he even have that kinda money? Me no tink so.
On Monday, an episode of ‘Basketball Wives’ aired showing Jennifer Williams getting slapped in the face by Evelyn Lozada’s assistant, Nia Crooks. Well we’ve now learned that Jennifer is suing Nia, claiming
Back in January news broke that Basketball Wives she suffered serious injury, mental anguish, shock and psychological trauma because of the attack.
She’s seeking medical expenses and other undisclosed damages. Source
Good, these bishes think that just cus they’re on TV they can do what they want. TRUST that Evelyn won’t be increasing Nia’s check so she can pay off this suit.
We’ve all been following the story of Jaleel White and his baby mama who accused him abuse, for the past few weeks now. Well it looks like Jaleel is sick of her flapping her gums and he’s asked a judge to make Bridget Hardy keep quiet.
“He’s trying to go to court for a gag order so I can’t do anymore interviews. They served us today. My lawyer just called me 10 minutes ago.”
“I wasn’t planning on doing anymore interviews, but really, you want to create more drama?” Source
Shut your mouth Bridget…fore Urkel shuts it for you. Not funny? Oh…sorry.
Two black men are suing ABC for discrimination. Christopher Johnson and Nathaniel Claybrooks say that they went to an audition for “The Bachelor” and were asked by a producer what they were doing there. They say they were taken to the side of the room and left out of the normal audition process. Neither was called back, and they believe it’s because of their race.
They’re filing a class action lawsuit against ABC, Warner Horizon Television, Next Entertainment, NZK Productions and creator Mike Fleiss. Source
Aww sookie, sookie now. I’ve always thought that it was strange that there was never a black bachelor…or any other type of bachelor except for a white one. Although seeing how the black female contestants are axed off on that show within the first few episodes, maybe the producers thought having a black bachelor would affect the ratings. What do you think? Is it racist or is it ratings?
will.i.am is being sued by I.Am.Clothing because they claim he reneged on an agreement to promote the clothing line that was named after him.They say he signed a contract that runs through 2012 and has failed to honor the agreement. They’re seeking over $2 million in their suit. Source
I wonder what the clothes look like. There’s no way in holy hell I would want to dress like this dude.
Hip hop producer Scott Storch is being sued by Treena Ruberg, an aspiring singer who claims he was too drugged up to producer her album, but took her money anyway.
She says he agreed to produce 6 songs for her in exchange for $45,000 back in October 2011, $30k of which she paid up front.
She says he claimed to have recovered from his addiction but “continued to have a drug addiction and other personal problems which rendered him incapable of producing any recordings.”
Treena is suing for the $30K she paid him plus an additional $70k for all of the out-of-pocket expenses she incurred during the process. Source
Treena can sue all she wants. We all know Scott is broke as a joke.
Kanye West is being sued by singer Robert Poindexter, who claims that he used an uncleared sample of “Trying Girls Out” on his “Girls Grils Grils” 206 mixtape.
Robert says, “I have offered to resolve this matter out of court with Kanye West. But in response, he has refused to even discuss any ‘out-of-court’ resolutions whatsoever. Nor has he provided any evidence that he is demanding others to cease and desist from selling the illegal version.”
Robert says that West “willfully infringed the copyright for private and financial gain by selling and distributing an untold amount of physical and digital copies of the illegal version (mixed tapes/street albums) to the general public on internet downloads and through the mail.” Source
DMX is being sued for $630K for a failed tour. A booking agency, Heavy Rotation, filed a lawsuit claiming it struck an exclusive year-long deal with him in 2011 to book his concerts. But he’s been plagued with legal problems from the start which led to a lien on his passport, preventing him from performing overseas.
DMX’s manager claims he chose to sever all ties with Heavy Rotation after it put him at risk with some unsavory business practices. Source
Jay and Yeezy used an uncleared sample of one of Syl Johnson’s songs on their ‘Watch the Throne album so Syl took them to court.
But it looks like the mess has been clared up out of court. The lawsuit was dismissed because both sides reached a settlement. No word on how much money may have changed hands.
Syl has previously sued Michael Jackson, Jefferson Airplane and Cypress Hill. From Source
Folks need to know better than to ever use this dude’s work without getting him on film saying it’s OK.
Akon is being sued by Yoss law firm for nonpayment. He hired them then refused to pay them the $39, 363.74 owed for legal services.
Akon filed his own response in the suit, saying that their claims are false and is vowing to fight back. He wants the judge to dismiss the case. Source
But where are his fifty ‘leven wives? Can we talk about that?
Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam is being sued by her former agents at Greene & Associates Talent Agency. They claim they got her the job on “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” before she fired them and she owes them money.
They claim she owes them a commission fee from the deal and other shows they worked on for her.
They are suing for more than $100,000 in back payments and more than $250,000 for commissions they claim Keyshia stands to earn in the future from deals they helped put together. Source
Rudy may want to go back to posin for King. I’m sure she could use the extra money.
Rapper The Game has been ordered by a North Carolina judge to pay $5 million to Greensboro police officers in a defamation suit they filed in 2006.
In the lawsuit the officers allege that The-Game used their identities, wrongfully and without permission, in a documentary-style DVD he produced in 2006, titled “Stop Snitchin’ Stop Lyin’.”
In 2010, the officers were awarded $5 million in their lawsuit. Game’s legal team appealed the decision, but the court has upheld the original ruling.
Five officers will receive $1 million to each for compensatory damages. Source
I’m not trying to be funny but does The Game even have $5 million?
Pilar Sanders claims that her soon-to-be ex-husband, Deion Sanders, and his daughter Deiondra, brain washed her into thinking she’s a “worthless, gold diggin’ ho.” So she’s suing them both for $200 million.
In her lawsuit, Pilar claims Deiondra and Deion have been attacking her with various “emotional weapons” for years … including dominance, humiliation, isolation, threats, intimidation, denial and blame.
Pilar also claims the two would intimidate her by leaving various weapons on display around the house and “hurting pets.”
Pilar is demanding $150 MILLION in punitive damages and $50 mil in actual damages. Source
I woulda said this is getting ugly. But it’s really just getting stupid.
Singer Adele is ready to take legal action after French magazine, Public, published photos of her that they claim are part of a sex tap.
Her lawyers said in a statement, “We are informed that the French magazine Public has today published images which it claims show our client in a sex tape.
“Our client has not appeared in a sex tape as claimed in the article. Our client does not appear in the photographs. Such claims are untrue and grossly defamatory. Our client is taking legal action in relation to this matter.” Source
Honestly, even if she did have a sex tape, I don’t think it would mar her image at all. We still love you Adele.
The LA County Department of Children and Family Services is recommending that Gabriel Aubry have supervised visitation while in custody of his daughter, Nahla.
A source says, “Social workers have recommended that Halle maintain primary custody of Nahla. Nahla spends most of her time with her mother. DCFS has also made a new recommendation that Gabriel not be alone with Nahla.
“Case workers are recommending that a nanny be present with Gabriel during his visitation times. Halle’s nanny had been with Nahla when Gabriel had his custodial time from noon until she went to sleep. However, after the alleged incident between the nanny and Gabe, that hasn’t been in place, and he has been alone with Nahla.
“It will be up to the judge to implement the recommendations. Gabriel is fighting having another person with him, he feels that Halle is trying to make his time with their daughter as uncomfortable as possible.”
Additionally CPS suggests that Halle and Gabriel attend parenting classes together. Source
Flo Rida is being sued by a former assistant who says she was fired after she complained about working long hours for low pay.
Mahogany Miller says she worked as Flo’s administrative assistant for 65 hours a week at $3.08/hour. She says she was fired the day after she complained. No word on what she’s asking for in the suit. Source
$3.08?! I won’t get out of bed for less than $30…didn’t she talk about pay before taking the job. It’s the first thing I ask after shaking the interviewer’s hand and introducing myself. It goes like this:
“Hi, I’m Lo. What’s this shit pay cus if y’all tryin’ to act funny with the money then we can just say good bye now”…or something like that.
A Georgia judge has ordered Bow Wow be arrested and held until he produces documents that may settle a two year old case.
He was ordered by a Tennessee court in 2009 to pay almost $100K to a tour bus company for not paying his bill. The company took the case to Georgia to try to get a judge to enforce the judgment. Bow Wow was ordered to produce documents in his home state but didn’t do so.
In Drake’s ‘Marvin’s Room’ he’s heard talking to a girl on the phone. Well a woman who claims to be his ex, says she’s the voice on the phone and is suing him for compensation.
Ericka Lee sais that she and Drake worked and played together in 2010 and 2011 and contends that she recored the songs hook and opening monologue.
She even cites text messages from Drake, which she claims acknowledges her contributions in text messages sent to her. One reads: “U basically made that song.” And said: “It’s sh** without you.”
SIn November, Lee alleges that he made threatening phone calls to her, offering her “4-5%” of publishing monies plus a $50,000 payout to go away. Instead, she filed a lawsuit demanding she be credited as a co-writer, and is seeking damages and disgorgement of profits on allegations of breach of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment.” Source
Drake’s spokesperson said, “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.” Source
That’s why you need to get errything in writing…ERRYTHING.
Joe Jackson was spotted at a Las Vegas mall hocking a Jackson perfume.
But the whole operation may be illegal.
Bravado International, which owns the trademark to all things Michael Jackson, is suing Julian Rouas Paris, the company that is selling the perfume, because they never got permission to use Michael’s name or image.
A transgender woman named Chantal Spears sued Khloe Kardashian in December claiming that Khloe attacked her outside of a club back in 2009 for telling Lamar he was “too young to be married.”
Khloe contends that she acted in self-defense. She says she was provoked into getting physical. She felt that her actions were “reasonably necessary for her self-defense and safety.” Source
She might as well have said the devil made me do it. What kinds of excuse is that?
Allen Iverson has had his wages garnished to pay off a $375K debt to a jeweler. He was sued by Avdin & Company back in 2010 but failed to respond to the suit. As a result a judge has ordered he pay back $860K which would cover the jewelry, interest, court costs and attorney fees. He ignored the settlement so further action was taken to receive the payments. The judge has signed an order that allows the Jewelers to recoup the money directly from A.I.’s Wells Fargo account. Source
Wow, dude owes almost a milli…and that’s not counting the money his ex is trying to get from him for child support. Sigh, memba the days when A.I. was the shizz. Too bad, so sad. (Insert Kanye shrug at will.)
Jennifer Hudson’s fiancé, lawyer turned WWE wrestler, David Otunga, just made a return to the courtroom. He was representing a man in a wrongful termination suite at the NY State Dept. of Labor.
He tweeted, “Just made my return to the courtroom. Smoked a witness on cross-exam, sustained objections to other lawyer, and won the case for my client.
“If the outcome of the case is any indication of how I’ll do in the Royal Rumble this weekend, then it looks like I’ll be the winner.” Source
He needs to put his law degree to use ALL the time and forget about this wrestling nonsense. #DreamCrusher
Randy Jackson’s baby mama (who is also Jermaine Jackson’s ex wife), Alejandra Jackson, has been awarded $600 in back child support for their three children. Bur randy doesn’t want to pay. He says he and Alejandra struck a deal in 1993 allowing her and the children to live at the Jackson family compound in lieu of child support.
Randy has filed a counter suit claiming Alejandra and the kids lived “like kings and queens” at his expense and had unlimited access to maids, cooks, expensive cars and security guards. Source
Since the kids are all over 18 now, do they get the money or does she? And doesn’t Randy work at Radio Shack? (#Fact) Just leave him alone already. This chick is on some super shady ish all day every day.
Rapper Mack 10 is in the hole for $130K to a friend he borrowed it from. Mack borrowed $35K from his friend Tadayuki promising to pay him back double in three months. Then four days later he borrowed another $65k promising to pay the total of $130K in three months. But the payback never came so Tadayuki took him to court. Mack didn’t show up so the friend was awarded a default judgement to the tune of $229,668.86. Source
Mack better find a hole to disappear in cus lord knows he ain’t gonna be makin money on music anytime soon.
Lindsay Lohan has decided to sue Ne-Yo and Pitbull over his lyrics on “Give Me Everything” record.
In the song raps: “Hustlers move aside, so I’m tiptoein’, to keep flowin’ I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan.”
Lindsay claims in her lawsuit “the lyrics, by virtue of its wide appeal, condemnation, excoriation, disparaging or defamatory statements by the defendants about the plaintiff are destined to do irreparable harm to the plaintiff.”
Ne-Yo said, You take the good with the bad.” Source
It’s not defamatory if it really happened. Hoe-Sit-DOWN!
Travis Barker is redy to sue MediaTakeOut for leaking nude photos of him on the Internet. Thetwebsite posted the pics and claimed they were sent by Travis to another unnamed rock star.
So Travis has hired attorney Evan Spiegle to serve MediaTakeOut with a cease and desist, asking that they take down the photos immediately.
Sources say the photos are more than five years old and were “private and never intended for public viewing or to be seen by anyone else.” Source
That’s what they get. MTO is steady on some lie ish.
Gary Dourdan was in court for his domestic violence case and the judge wasn’t happy with him. Why? Well he apparently violated a protective order by texting the ex who issued the order against him.
He texted the ex on Christmas Eve, wishing her a Merry Christmas and then called her.
The judge gave him a warning and told him he’d be arrested if he contacted her again. Source
It starts with merry Christmas and ends with another broken nose, if I were here I’d be pissed he just got a warning.
Singer Lloyd is being sued by his former manager, Joyce Irby, again. Joyce originally won a settlement against him that required him to pay her $100K and find her a job for breaching his contract. Court documents say she was only paid $20K and he didn’t find her a job. So she’s taking him back to court for the remainder of the money, the job, court fees, etc. Source
I love that part of the settlement was that he had to find her a job. Priceless.
TMZ is reporting that Chris Bosh’s baby mama, Allison Mathis, is keeping him from his daughter, 3-year-old Trinity. She hasn’t spoken to him directly in months, instead deciding to communicate through lawyers. Additionally she’s repeatedly ignored his requests to see his daughter resulting in him seeing Trinity far less than their custody agreement stipulates.
Chris has filed papers to have Allison held in contempt of court. A court date was originally set for July 12th of this year, but he’s requested to have that date moved up because it will conflict with training camp for the U.S. Olympic team. Source
This ish right here makes me mad. Many single moms would die to have their baby daddies be involved in the lives of their children. This dude wants to see his daughter and she’s trying to block that. Stop being bitter that he wifed up some other chick, get your head outta your ass and knock it off. #basketbitches #ican’t
Wiz Khalifa is being sued by songwriter, Max Gregory over his song ‘Black and Yellow.’ Max is suing Wiz, Stargate, EMI Music and Rostrum Records claiming he copyrighted his song ‘Pink & Yello’ in 2008. He says Wiz heard it and stole the concept for his song ‘Black & Yello’ and the remix ‘Black and Purple.’
Max wants $2,375,000 in damages.
A Pittsburgh songwriter is suing Wiz Khalifa claiming Wiz stole the concept for his hit song ‘Black and Yellow’ from him….
Max Gregory is suing Wiz, Stargate, EMI Music and Rostrum Records because he copyrighted his song ‘Pink & Yellow’ in 2008 and says after Wiz heard it he wrote his own song ‘Black & Yellow’ and the remix ‘Black & Purple. Max is seeking $2,375,000.00 in damages.
Meh, I don’t really think he has a case. The songs aren’t similar enough to say Wiz is swipin’. That would be like me saying that I wrote a love song and then someone else wrote a love song and now they need to come up off those racks because they’re a thief.
Former Bad Boy rapper turned reverend, Ma$e owes big on some jewelry. According to TMZ he owes $35K to Aydin and Company, an Atlanta jeweler, on a bill dating back to 2005.
They haven’t been able to serve him because every time they go to his house his staff says he’s not there. Ma$e filed papers asking for the suit to be dismissed, claiming that he never signed a contract and that he was given improper service. The jewelers are asking for the money owed plus 1.5% interest per month and attorney fees. Source
He better pass a collection plate cus $35K is a steep billf or someone who hasn’t been getting racks on racks on racks in a minute.
There were some very surprising high profile rulings in the court this year.
Here’s my top three:
3. Amanda Knox
Amanda was convicted of murdering her roommate and sentenced to life in jail. However, there was a lot of circumstantial evidence and a confession garnered under duress. After 4 years in jail, Amanda was released to the loving arms of her family who never gave up hope that she would be vindicated.
2. Casey Anthony
Casey Anthony’s daughter went missing and she waited a month to report the disappearance…in the meantime partying like a rock star. She then mislead police to think that the make believe baby sitter took her daughter. In fact she did a lot of lying to police. Little Caylee’s body was found near the family’s home months later and Casey was arrested.
Not even her parents believed that she was innocent. With those odds stacked against her we thought for sure she’d be convicted. However, a lot of the evidence was circumstantial and the jury was forced to come back with a not guilty verdict. America was enraged. But at the end of the day, these people had a job to do. The prosecuter sould have done a better job to have an iron clad case. With that said, I’m sure she’ll burn in hell anyway so no worries.
1. Troy Davis
Troy Davis was convincted of killing a police officer in a case that was riddled with inconsistancies. He’s always maintained his innocence and made several appeals to have the conviction over turned, a conviction that came with the death penalty.
After four execution dates over the course of four years, Troy Davis was put to death by lethal injection on September 21, 2011. At the end he had made peace and left us with these final words:
Well, first of all I’d like to address the MacPhail family. I’d like to let you all know, despite the situation — I know all of you are still convinced that I’m the person that killed your father, your son and your brother, but I am innocent. The incident that happened that night was not my fault. I did not have a gun that night. I did not shoot your family member. But I am so sorry for your loss. I really am — sincerely. All I can ask is that each of you look deeper into this case, so that you really will finally see the truth. I ask my family and friends that you all continue to pray, that you all continue to forgive. Continue to fight this fight. For those about to take my life, may God have mercy on all of your souls. God bless you all.
Jay-Z has been hit with a lawsuit that claims he put his employee’s health and safety at risk.
The Workers Compensation Board of New York has filed a suit against him for fialing to pay workers’ comp insurance for three months in 2009. The insurance covers domestic employees in Jay-Z’s house including cooks, maids, and drivers.
The agency wants $18K and a court has already ordered him to pay up. A source close to Jay-Z said the lapse was a clerical error, and is currently being sorted out. Source
Jay-Z pisses $18K when he wakes up every morning. I’m sure that the lapse had nothing to do with him not having the dough or trying to be shady.
Nelly is getting sued by American Express. They claim that he’s delinquent in $20K worth of charges he’s racked up on his card. They say they’ve contacted him with notices but received no response yet.
AMEX wants him to pay the $20,403 he owes as well as $3K in lawyer’s fees. He’s due in court on January 9th. Source
Evelyn Lozada of ‘Basketball Wives’ fame, is being accused of receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars illegally from her ex, Antoine Walker.
Antoine made $110 million during his NBA Career. But must have ran through most of it because he filed for bankruptcy last year. Well right before filing he gave $560K to his ex Evelyn and the bankruptcy trustee is suing her claiming the transfer was fraudulent, that Antoine was trying to hide money from creditors.
Both Ev and Antoine contend the transfer was legit and that he was just giving her money to pay her bills.
In any event the trusty wants the $560 back from Ev and they want it now, so they’re suing her. Source
I’m sure with the money she’s gotten from BBW and the money she’ll be getting from her new show, she shouldn’t have any trouble coming up off those stacks.
Tami Roman of Baskebtall Wives fame is getting sued again. First her ex manager was suing her for money owed and now a woman is suing her for buying some week and promoting it as her own brand.
The owner of Bella Dream Hair, Constance Corleone is suing Tami for $500K. She says that her company was contacted by Tami’s camp so Tami could be a rep for the hair. But Constance contends that after letting Tami try out the hair they heard nothing until they saw her wearing the hair in an advertisement. Tami then allegedly mailed back the hair to Bella Dream but it wasn’t the original weave they sent to her. Source
Snooki is being sued for $7 million. She signed with SRG Ventures to launch her own line of Snooki products, but she ended the deal saying the company didn’t fulfill its obligation to get her enough branding partnerships or money.
SRG claims that Snooks and her management team sabotaged the deal by negotiating with brands behind their back.
Snooki’s rep said, “Ms. Polizzi disputes SRG’s version of the facts and looks forward to her day in court”. Source
Let’s hope for her sake she has some of her 15-minute money left after this ish is over.
India.Arie’s former manager is suing her. Noreen Nalli was India’s manager from 2005-2009 and she claims that India still owes her money from when they worked together. India is counter suing claiming she over paid Nalli.
Noreen feels like India sabotaged her career on purpose. She says she constantly cancelled shows, would be unavailable for weeks and rejected offers to perform. She believes this hurt record sals and cost her additional money. Source
This is a lost cause. She know India ain’t got no money. What’s the point?
Tami Roman of Basketball Wives fame is being sued by her ex-manager for not paying him. Jerry Silverhardt claims he was instrumental in securing her “Basketball Wives” gig and that she refused to pay him for work he did on Season 3 when they parted ways this February.
Jerry says that according to their oral contract she owes him 10% no matter what on all “Wives” paychecks for seasons 3 through 6. Source
She better come up off them racks, and quick. Cus I don’t think Jerry’s playin’.
Terrell Owens is STILL having trouble paying his child support. A petition for contempt was filed against him because he hasn’t made his $5K monthly payment to Melanie Paige Smith, the mother of one of his children.
This is the third time in six months he’s had a petition filed against him. Source
I know he isn’t working and according to him has a lot of people that depend on him. However, those folks is grown and can get jobs of their own. Worry about your kids first.
42. Son of Black Panter takes aim at Jay-Z. Source
43. Video game lawsuit against Bey is a go.
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Bey was hit with a lawsuit in April by gaming company, Gate Five, who claims that she abruptly abandoned her project with the company, ‘Starpower: Beyonce.’ Her lawyers tried to have the case thrown out of court. However, a Manhattan judge rejected the request and is allowing Gate Five to go forward with the case. Source
Aw shucks, Bey better watch out. Looks like someone’s trying to snatch a diamond encrusted pacifier right out of little Jayonce’s mouth.
One of Shaq’s former jumpoffs, Vanessa Lopez, filed a lawsuit against him for harassment a while ago. She claims that shortly after breaking thigns off with him he began harassing her.
Shaq tired to have the case dismissed but it didn’t work. Court documents state: “Defendant’s motion to dismiss count 1 for assault is denied, defendant’s motion to dismiss count II for intentional infliction of emotional distress is denied.” Source
3Didn’t he put GPS on Shaunie’s car when they were married? Yea, dude is has trust issues to say the least. I wouldn’t be surprised if her claims were found to be true.
Teddy Riley and Chauncey Hannibal of Blackstreet are suing their former band mates, Mark Middleton and Eric Williams. Teddy and Chancy are co-owners of the band’s trademark and they’re suing the other two members, claiming they’ve been illegally using the Blackstreet name to book their own shows.
The legal papers state, “Defendants have used the name and mark Blackstreet (sic) in such a manner as to create actual confusion and likelihood of confusion among prospective customers and/or purchasers of the services provided by plaintiffs. Defendants have harmed the goodwill of plaintiffs in the name and mark Blackstreet (sic), causing immediate and irreparable harm to plaintiffs.” Source
Oh come on, let them live a little. It’s not like they’re going to make money any other way. Cus lord knows I have no idea who they are without Blackstreet attached to them.
Lawrence Taylor was arrested last year after propositioning a teenage prostitute. Well the hooker, Christine Fierro, is suing him. She says she was forced to engage in sexual activity with him. Lawrence has always maintained that he never raped her, instead saying he only masturbated into a condom in her presence. Source
I’m pretty sure they made nasty and I’m pretty sure he paid her, which he was convicted of. Instead of seeking money, she should probably seek some help to find out exactly how she ended up selling herself while still in her teens.
Manreka is rearing its ugly head again. Tameka Raymond filed papers asking a judge to give her sole physical custody of her two children with Usher.
She claims Usher is required and has failed to:
– get her approval before hiring nannies
– give her first shot to watch the kids when he’s away for more than 8 hours
– allow her to take the kids for 2-weeks in the summer of 2011
– let her have custody of the kids during Christmas break 2010
-close her Saks 5th Avenue credit card — which he specifically said he wouldn’t do — and now she can no longer take advantage of the “special benefits” the card offers
-promised to pay $5k per month so Tameka could hire her own nanny for the kids — but he hasn’t paid in months, and now owes $34,000 worth of payments.
-and that there has been a “substantial change in [Usher's] income” since they got divorced — and because of this, she should get even more money for child support. Source
So she thinks he’s gonna give up his kids and his dough. Bish please!
Actor/comedian Katt Williams has lost custody of one of his children. Crystal McGhee won sole legal custody of their 8-year-old adopted daughter, Leanne.
Katt gets Leanne alternate weekends
Crystal also won visitation with 2 of Leanne’s siblings.
Singer Trey Songz is suing Dave “The Mogul” Hester, of ‘Storage Wars’ demanding that he stop using his signature ‘YUUUP!’ He wants him to stop saying it during auctions as well as using it on merchandise.
Trey claims to have used “YUUUP! as his “signature sound” since at least 2009.
But Dave says that Trey’s version “resembles an animal-like or non-human squeal which begins with a distinct ‘yeeee’ sound before finishing with a squeal-like ‘uuuup’ sound.” That’s “distinct and different from Hester’s more monosyllabic sounding guttural auction bidding phrase…which is meant to convey the meaning of ‘yes,’ ” court papers say.
Dave’s counter suit seeks unspecified damages and a court order barring Songz from “interfering” with his use of “YUUUP!” which Hester trademarked in September. Source
