A botched Twitter endorsement deal has resulted in a lawsuit involving Tia and Tamera Mowry. TheJasmineBrand.com reports that Brian Hanley, Tia Mowry’s former agent, claims Tamera Mowry screwed her sister out of tens of thousands of dollars in endorsement money from sponsored tweets. Hanley’s claims stem from a lawsuit Tia filed earlier this year against […]
A judge on Thursday denied Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit that accuses their blockbuster hit “Blurred Lines” of borrowing way too much from Marvin Gaye’s 1977 classic “Got to Give It Up.’ According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two musicians filed a lawsuit in September 2014 after receiving […]
Some days it’s good to be Sean “Diddy” Combs. Other days it’s not so good. Especially when it involves money owed. Combs has come under fire from Citibank, which has filed a lawsuit against the rap mogul Misa Hylton-Brim, the mother of his oldest son, Justin Combs. The company accuses the pair of defaulting a $712k loan […]
There’s no doubt that Juicy J scored a major hit with “Bandz A Make Her Dance” in 2012. But footage from the song’s video has gotten the rapper something he didn’t count on: a new lawsuit. TheJasmineBrand.com reports Creative Dream Productions and the video’s principle photographer, Mahad Dar, is suing Juicy J and Columbia Records […]
DETROIT (AP) — A lawyer who represented Anita Baker against allegations that she failed to pay for work done on her Detroit-area home is suing the singer, saying she owes him money. Jamal Hamood filed a $150,000 lawsuit against Baker on Monday in Wayne County Circuit Court. It was Hamood who earlier this year said […]
Oprah and Tyler Perry have settled a lawsuit against the entertianment duo — accusing them of stealing the idea for one of their OWN shows from another writer. The Jasmine BRAND got the exclusive and revealed the writer — who claimed they ripped off “The Have and Have Nots” — dismissed the case. Initially, Parables […]
Young Jeezy and Kendrick Lamar may be attracting attention from fans with the remix to Jeezy’s single “Holy Ghost,” but the song is garnering a different type of look from Bishop T.D. Jakes. MadameNoire.com reports the pastor’s legal team will be taking legal action against the song for the unauthorized use of his popular sermon […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The wife and sons of former San Diego Chargers defensive back Paul Oliver sued the NFL for wrongful death, blaming sports-related concussions for his suicide last year. The suit was filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the league, the Chargers, the New Orleans Saints and the corporations that […]
HOUSTON (AP) — A former West Point cadet has lost a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against members of R&B singer Patti LaBelle’s entourage whom he accused of beating him as he waited for a ride outside a Houston airport terminal. In his lawsuit, Richard King alleged he was attacked without provocation by LaBelle’s bodyguard and two others […]
A choreographer is suing Cher for racial discrimination, claiming she kept him from casting a “minority female dancer” because she felt there were already too many black dancers on the tour. According to the lawsuit obtained by TMZ, Kevin Wilson tried to cast the dance for Cher’s Dressed 2 Kill tour, but the 68-year-old replied: […]
HOUSTON (AP) — An attorney for an ex-West Point cadet told jurors Tuesday that veteran R&B singer Patti LaBelle ordered her bodyguard to beat up the cadet as he waited for a ride home outside a Houston airport terminal, resulting in a brain injury that forced him to drop out of the military academy. The […]
There was a time when you’d get excited about announcing a new Kanye West release. Now, it’s about announcing a new Kanye rant. The latest comes from a deposition in a now settled case where West was alleged to have attacked a paparazzo at the airport last July. (West took a plea deal that included anger […]
