Dame Dash can breathe a little easier as his "bootlegging" charges have been put to rest.
A Manhattan judge agreed to settle the restraining order that was placed on 172 Duane Street, the building that housed his DD172 studio/building, after claims that the property's owners and Damon Dash were selling and distributing alcohol without a license.
Eminem has reached an agreement in his lawsuit against Audi, after accusing the German car manufacturer of ripping off his commercial with Chrysler and using Em's “Lose Yourself” without permission.
Detroit Free Press reports:
Terms were not disclosed, but the agreement does call for Audi to “support the revitalization of Detroit by contributing to… Continue
The Brooklyn district attorney's criminal case against Foxy Brown collapsed Tuesday after the victim refused to testify that she was mooned by the rap diva.
Brown, 32, whose real name is Inga Marchand, hugged her lawyers after Justice John Walsh dismissed the misdemeanor charge of violating an order of protection.
Assistant District Attorney Robert Isdith said… Continue
A former employee of Gucci has filed a lawsuit against the company claiming that she was forced to treat singer Rihanna unfairly because of the performer's Caribbean roots.
The Bajan singer appeared in ads for the company's “Gucci Tattoo Heart” campaign and according to Plaintiff Josephine Robinson, was discriminated against.
Kanye West claimed another victory in court late last week, when a judge threw out a copyright infringement case against the rapper/producer.
Kanye was sued in June of 2010 by songwriter/producer Vincent "Vince P." Peters, who claimed that he produced and wrote Kanye's hit single "Stronger" from the hit album Graduation.
Hip hop mogul and advertising exec Steve Stoute has slammed the Grammy awards with a full-page ad in Sunday's New York Times in which he states the ceremony is a "series of hypocrisies and contradictions."
The founder of the Translation advertising company, who is famous for being Nas' on-off manager since 1995, wrote in a column for The Huffington Post that he used… Continue
After a months-long court battle against In Touch Magazine, David Beckham's lawsuit has been dismissed by a U.S. district judge, according to RadarOnline.com.
Beckham sued the gossip magazine last year after a cover story featuring former "high-class call girl" Irma Nici alleged that she slept with the soccer player on more than one occasion.
Grizzlies in training?
Willow Palin, the 16-year-old daughter of the former vice presidential candidate, went on a homophobic rant on Facebook this week to attack a user who ripped on her mom's new reality show, TMZ reported.
Willow's target, a person named Tre who goes to school with the Palin kids, wrote a status update on the night of the show's premiere, which read "Sarah Palin's Alaska is… Continue
Nicole Richie has finally secured a temporary restraining order against a photgrapher who she claims has repeatedly stalked her child.
The creepy paparazzo identified as Fabricia Luis Mariotto has harassed and followed Richie, as well as lurked around her daughter Harlow's preschool, according to TMZ.
The L.A. court order dictates that Mariotto must stay at least 100 yards away from Richie, her fiance, rocker Joel Madden, and their… Continue
ATLANTA -- Authorities in Atlanta say charges against rapper Gucci Mane after he resisted arrest during a traffic stop have been dropped for now.
But he was advised by a judge that the charges, which were dropped Wednesday, could be reinstated later.
The rapper, whose real name is Radric Davis, was arrested Tuesday. Police say an off-duty police officer saw Gucci Mane's white Hummer being driven recklessly.
Although facing a possible new jail sentence, T.I. and his wife Tiny are continuing their fight against Alzheimer's.
The couple's foundation “For The Love Of Our Fathers” will host the invitation-only For the Love of Our Fathers Honoree Luncheon on Sunday, October 3rd to serve as a pre-launch for its website and upcoming Benefit Concert.
Special celebrity friends, business associates, community leaders and family will be in attendance… Continue
Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons has filed a $55 million breach of contract lawsuit over his "American Classics By Russell Simmons" and "Russell Simmons Argyleculture" clothing brands.
Simmons, who co-founded founded the legendary Def Jam Record label, also launched the pioneering Phat Farm clothing line in 1992 before selling it to Kellwood for $140 million in cash in 2004.
According to Simmons' this is the first lawsuit he has ever had… Continue
Foxy Brown avoided a jail sentence yesterday when all but one charge against the rapper stemming from a July incident, were dropped.
Foxy, born Inga Marchand, was two felony charges and three misdemeanors, but all charges were dismissed expect one.
A grand jury charged Foxy with violating a court order that bars her from having contact with her Prospect Heights, Brooklyn neighbor, Arlene Raymond.
Rapper Lil Wayne and his company Young Money Touring Inc. has filed a lawsuit against a former booking agent who allegedly stole $375,000 in touring proceeds.
Lawyers for Lil Wayne filed a lawsuit against Ujaama Talent Agency Inc. and the company's owners, Erskine Isaac, David Nelson on August 16th in the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
According to the lawsuit, Lil Wayne has worked with the company since the early stages of his… Continue
Plies is off the hook in relation to a shooting that took place in Gainesville, Florida during a concert featuring the rapper and Lil’ Boosie that left five people injured.
Members of Plies’ entourage were accused of firing three rounds into a crowd of about 1,000 people at Club 238, during a dispute with performers over performance time in 2006.
Plies, born Algernod Lanier Washington, eventually pleaded no contest to possession of a… Continue
One of music's all-time great lyrical masters, Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace would have been 38 years old on Friday (May 21) had he lived. Biggie has been gone 13 years, but everyone who loved him still celebrates his memory. Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil' Cease told MTV News that he wants to make Biggie look down smiling by setting up a major reconciliation. "If I could give Big a gift for his 38th birthday, it would be to bring the… Continue
A New York court dismissed a lawsuit against Universal Records today (May 11th), stemming from a shooting involving rapper Remy Ma.
Makeda Barnes-Joseph filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the label, claiming Universal was in part responsible for Remy Man shooting her in twice in the abdomen, during a dispute over $3,000.
Barnes-Joseph claimed that Universal encouraged Remy Ma’s criminal activities by releasing her music during… Continue
Lindsay Lohan's lawsuit against E*TRADE is bogus ... so says the financial services company -- and it wants the case dismissed, stat.
Lohan filed a lawsuit back in March ... claiming E*TRADE sullied her good name by characterizing a baby named Lindsay as a "milkaholic" in its Super Bowl ad.
TMZ has learned E*TRADE filed a motion to dismiss the case. In the motion, E*TRADE calls Lindsay's claims "meritless."
Jailed hip-hop has-been DMX is suing a company that he says ripped him off for $1 million in royalties.
The troubled Westchester rapper filed suit Monday against Rich Kid Entertainment, charging that the entertainment company pocketed 100% of the funds from a contract signed a decade ago that was only supposed to provide a 10% cut.
"DMX has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and has had No. 1 singles and albums on the Billboard… Continue