Lil Kim is being slapping with a $15 million lawsuit from her business manager, who claimed that her diva attitude prevented him and his team from getting any project started and off the ground. We’re not sure if Lil Kim is trying to join the diva club in the music industry, but doesn’t she realize [...]
James Cameron Uses Xenogenesis Film To Fight Avatar Lawsuit
December 12, 2012 | Posted by
The day a movie turns a profit, the vultures come out to pick. More often than not when a movie becomes a hit, people accuse the filmmakers of stealing their ideas and sue them for a taste of the profits. A recent example is the highest grossing movie of all time, Avatar. Writer director James Cameron (pictured) [...]
Tyler Perry Sued Over ‘Good Deeds’ Film
November 28, 2012 | Posted by
Tyler Perry is being sued for allegedly stealing the inspiration for his movie “Good Deeds” released in February 2012. Terri Donald, an author who goes by the pseudonym TLO Red’ness, wrote a book entitled “Bad Apples Can Be Good Fruit” in 2007. Donald claims that the plot of Perry’s 2012 movie closely resembles the storyline [...]
Anti-Obama Documentary Filmmaker Fighting Lawsuit by Film’s Producer
October 25, 2012 | Posted by
Dinesh D’Souza says legal action by a fellow producer of the anti-Obama film 2016: Obama’s America claiming that he misappropriated money and broke contracts “contains many false statements.” The author and 2016 co-director was responding to a filing this week by Douglas Sain, credited as a producer of the political documentary, one of two lawsuits filed related to the film. [...]
Nas Loses Georgia Home To Foreclosure
October 15, 2012 | Posted by
Nas has lost his Georgia home to foreclosure. According to TMZ, the rapper purchased the home back in 2004 for $585,000 and he was $507,000 in debt to Suntrust Bank, who issued him a loan for the house, when it was foreclosed. The home was sold for $348,500 during an auction last month. According to [...]
Lindsay Lohan to Sue Cook for Claiming She Was Driving Drunk
September 24, 2012 | Posted by
Lindsay Lohan is heading back to court again but this time, she’s on the other side of the courtroom. Lohan is suing Jose Rodriguez, a cook, for defamation after he claimed that she was drunk when she allegedly swiped him with her Porsche last week. According to TMZ, Rodriguez claimed the actress had slurred speech [...]
Black Girl in Malibu Sues District After Teacher Slaps Her in Face 4 Times
September 20, 2012 | Posted by
A black girl in Southern California has formally sued her former English teacher at Malibu High School for slapping her four times in the face last May because the girl left her binder at home. The lawsuit says the girl, Dionne Evans, 15, was the only black student in her entire grade at Malibu High [...]
Vince Young Ordered to Pay Back $1.7 Million Debt
August 16, 2012 | Posted by
Buffalo Billis backup quarterback Vince Young has been ordered by the New York State Supreme Court to pay a loan company nearly $1.7 million after missing a payment in late May. Young took out a high-risk loan from Pro Player Funding for $1.877 million during the NFL lockout in May 2011. He was under contract [...]
J.Lo and Boyfriend Considering Lawsuit Against Tabloids After Gay Hookup Allegations
August 5, 2012 | Posted by
Jennifer Lopez and boyfriend Casper Smart are not too fond of the gay rumors circulating about Smart and are preparing to take legal action, according to TMZ. According to the post, letters have been sent to InTouch and Star magazines for “false, malicious and defamatory” reports that would cause “immense damage” to the couple’s reputations. [...]
Latino Community in Anaheim Expresses Anger After Police Kill 2nd Man
July 25, 2012 | Posted by
The tensions in Anaheim between police and the mostly Latino local community were on full boil yesterday outside City Hall as residents expressed their frustration over a spate of recent police shootings—and the Anaheim city council voted unanimously to ask the U.S. attorney’s office to investigate the shootings. The authorities called in about 250 riot [...]
