All Blog Posts Tagged 'SUED' (134)

Ice Cube’s production company, Cube Vision, is the subject of a new lawsuit that alleges the company turned a book into a movie without permission.

Author Franklin White , has filed suit against Cube Vision, Warner Bros. Pictures, Alcon Film Fund and Alcon Entertainment in federal court in Atlanta for creating the 2008 movie “Lottery Ticket” without…

You know that song "Bumpin' Bus Stop?" Well no one does, but that hasn't stopped the songwriter's offspring from suing Kanye West for allegedly daring to sample a teensy-weensy portion of that most obscure song.

David Pryor wrote and sang "Bumpin' Bus Stop" with his band Thunder & Lightning in 1974. Two of his children, Trena Steward and…

Michael Jordan has been sued by a woman who claims he fathered her 16-year-old son ... and she wants a paternity test to prove it.

Pamela Smith claims in her paternity suit -- filed February 6 in Fulton County, GA and obtained by TMZ -- she became pregnant after having sex with Jordan in 1995. Pamela gave birth to Grant Pierce Jay Jordan Reynolds -- aka Taj -- in June…

Poindexter claims he reached out to Cash Money for an answer, and was redirected to Bow Wow's attorneys, who then directed him back to Cash Money ... which is why Cash Money's currently in his crosshairs.

Poindexter wants $600,000 in punitive damages, plus interest. Cash Money has yet to respond to the suit. TMZ reached out to the label for comment -- so far, no word…

Skateboards are really REALLY dangerous ... so says a Lil Wayne fan who claims one of the rapper's goons grabbed one and bashed him in the head with it back in May ... and now the fan is suing.

The man on the receiving end of the attack is Alfredo Marino -- who claims he spotted Weezy on the streets of L.A. last year and tried to take a photo.

But according to…

Oprah Winfrey's network OWN is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who claims that she was laid off for becoming pregnant.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Carolyn Hommel filed a lawsuit Friday suing the company for sex discrimination.

Hommel, who was hired in 2010 as senior director of scheduling and acquisitions, alleges that she was on track to…

17-year-old rapper Chief Keef is already getting a head start on his baby mama drama -- in fact, he's so far ahead of the game ... he allegedly impregnated a girl who's STILL IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ... and now, she's suing for child support.

The girl filed the petition for child support in Chicago, claiming Keef -- real name Keith Cozart -- fathered a baby daughter with her…

Rapper A$AP Rocky did a bunch of illegal drugs before violently attacking an innocent man in a NY clothing store back in July -- this according to the alleged victim, who's now suing Rocky for assault.

You'll recall, A$AP -- real name Rakim Mayers -- was arrested in July following a fight between the rapper and two amateur photogs, who had been filming Rocky while he…

The concert promoter who says he was taken hostage at gunpoint and held for ransom -- all because Nas was a no-show for a gig -- is now suing the rapper for $10 MILLION.

Patrick Allocco says he was kidnapped in December 2011 in Angola because Nas failed to show up for a New Year's Eve concert after taking a $300,000 pay day.

Allocco says he was held as ransom…

In a lawsuit, filed by Dutch singer Thea Van Siejaen ... who most famously provided the vocals on RZA's track "Baby Boy," which was featured in Jet Li's film "Unleashed."

In her lawsuit, TVS says she SHOULD'VE been paid bank for her work on that…

Several members of the rap group Odd Future unleashed an unholy beatdown on a fan who dared to jump on stage during a show -- a fight captured on video -- and now, the fan is gearing up to sue.

17-year-old Chassan Rasagi filed a police report with…

Trina is being sued for allegedly dropping out of an agreement to appear as a judge for an event call “America Next Top Rapper”

Stated from Courthouse News Service, Omnipresent Media and Lawrence “Amar” Wright filed suit against the Miami rapstress, her managing agent Rarebreed Entertainment, its principal Josh Burke, the State of Florida and J Ego Entertainment and…

R&B star Mary J. Blige was hit with a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging the Grammy winner and her husband defaulted on a $2.2 million bank loan.

According to court documents filed in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, Signature Bank is seeking to recoup the original loan plus $58,000 in interest.

Blige, 41, who has sold more than 50 million albums…

Have you ever wanted to sue an artist over a bad concert? Well, the people who went to see Katt Williams perform in Oakland recently are doing just that.

Williams and promoter Live Nation are on the receiving end of a class action lawsuit filed by Brian Herline on behalf of everyone who went to see the comedian "perform" on November…

More legal trouble for Katt Williams -- the comic has just been sued for $5 million after allegedly socking his female assistant .... and causing her permanent injuries.

Melissa Ishage filed the lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming she'd been working as Katt's personal assistant -- but on October 6th, things suddenly went sour at Katt's house ... when Katt…

"Rack City" rapper Tyga owes WAY more than ten, ten, ten, twenties, and them fifties on his rented Malibu mansion -- so says Tyga's landlord ... and now, the guy's suing to get his money.

A man named Gholamreza Rezai filed the lawsuit against Tyga and his music company, claiming Tyga signed a one-year lease in June, agreeing to pay $16,000 per month to live in the…

Kanye West has been accused of failing to properly clear samples used on "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy."

It looks like Raekwon isn't the only emcee being served for the use of uncleared samples. Now, in a recent report from HipHopWired, G.O.O.D. Music impresario Kanye West has been hit with a suit over samples on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

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