Singer Johnny Gill is being sued for defamation over remarks he made on Twitter about the CEO of his record label. The former New Edition singer commented on the lawsuit and defended his comments, citing “freedom of speech.” The lawsuit, filed Thursday, August 11, in L.A. County Superior Court, claims that Gill defamed producer/executive Ira […]
The Hollywood Reporter today takes a look at the legal drama surrounding VH1’s “Basketball Wives,” which premieres its Los Angeles spinoff on Aug. 29. The new cast includes Gloria Govan (fiancée of Laker’s Matt Barnes), Laura Govan (sister to Gloria Govan), Kimsha Artest (ex-wife to Ron Artest), Imani Showalter (ex-fiancée to Stephen Jackson), Malaysia Pargo […]
A baby is not the only thing Fantasia is expecting. Reports say, she can expect to be in court soon to deal with a lawsuit. According to legal papers, filed last month, Fantasia Barrino — who announced last week that she is expecting her second child — is being sued by a collection company on […]
Oprah Winfrey has been slapped with a trademark infringement lawsuit over her use of the catchphrase, “Own Your Power”. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in a New Jersey federal court, Simone Kelly-Brown (CEO of Own Your Power Communications, Inc.) claims her company has been around since 1996 … providing “a personal brand of self-awareness and […]
The New York Post reports that during a book signing at the store BookHampton, former Celebrity Apprentice and The View favorite, Star Jones was served with court papers by her ex-husband, Al Reynolds. Sources said that Reynolds had difficulty serving Jones the papers since he filed a lawsuit against her in May for allegedly breaking […]
A fellow music exec/rapper has filed suit against the hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs for a 2010 incident at his Atlanta eatery. The lawsuit alleges the veteran hip hop mogul failed to maintain a safe environment at his Justin’s restaurant in Atlanta. Music executive Tony Austin, says he was shot in the establishment’s parking […]
Chris Brown may have done a few things wrong in his personal life, but Thursday was a win for him. Sun magazine and it’s partner RadarOnline, ran the story detailing Chris Brown unleashing a tirade of gay slurs on an unknown male at a basketball game. Reportedly Chris Brown was angry that the guy didn’t […]
Dallas Cowboys receiver Roy Williams is going to court to get back the $76,000 engagement ring he gave to a former beauty pageant winner. In February, Williams proposed to his then girlfriend, Brooke Daniels. When she turned him down, Daniels didn’t return the ring. According to Williams’ affidavit that was filed in a Texas court […]
Last week, it was reported that NBA player Chris Bosh had filed a lawsuit to block his baby momma from appearing on “Basketball Wives,” and now NBA player Gilbert Arenas has hired Bosh’s legal team to file suit against Laura Govan, hoping to keep her off the L.A. spinoff of the show. Although Laura Govan […]
Kanye West is mad again…but for a good reason. Seems that the leak of “Mama’s Boyfriend” was created with Kanye’s stolen vocals and he is planning to take the culprit to court. West is fuming about the leak of “Mama’s Boyfriend” and his lawyers are speaking out saying that Kanye’s vocals were stolen and laid […]
And it’s round 2 for Tami Roman! Basketball Wives season 3 stars Tami Roman and Meeka Claxton reportedly got into a brawl while in Rome, Italy. From the beginning the season 3, it was obvious that the new housewife Meeka Claxton was a gossip. While Tami had her mind made up about Meeka, she seemed […]
A West Point cadet is suing veteran R&B diva Patti LaBelle, saying she ordered her bodyguards to beat him up as he waited for a ride home outside a Houston airport terminal. The lawsuit alleges the cadet, Richard King, was waiting for his brother and father to pick him up outside one of the terminals […]
