Kendall Jenner Faces Millions In Potential Damages Over Fyre Festival

Maybe Kendall Jenner and other Fyre Festival “ambassadors” will think twice before promoting a scam. For one single Instagram post to promote the Fyre Festival, Kendall Jenner received $250,000.  Now, this lawsuit may cost her a whole lot more (think: millions). Despite Ja Rule’s Twitter claims that the Fyre Festival wasn’t a scam, this isn’t […]

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Former Pantera Frontman Phil Anselmo Incites Crowd to Attack Fan

So, what do you do when you’re playing in front of a large crowd at a show in Ohio? If you’re former Pantera lead vocalist Phil Anselmo, you incite the crowd to attack an innocent fan. Several years ago, David Edwards Sr. received an invitation to a Cincinnati suburb to enjoy a Superjoint show. Yet, […]

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Why Australia’s Order To Block KickAssTorrent Won’t Work

When you shut down popular torrent sites like KickAssTorrents, you’re bound to have to deal with clones. But Australia’s new court order probably won’t work at all. Here’s why. Last year, the US Department of Justice shut down popular torrent search indexing site, KickAssTorrents. The site was long chased after by top music labels. However, […]

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Will A Lawsuit Appeal Revive Rolling Stone’s False Rape Nightmare?

Rolling Stone magazine’s nightmare lawsuit appears to be far from over. In 2016, a federal judge quickly dismissed three fraternity brothers’ defamation claims against journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely and Rolling Stone magazine. However, that decision drew security today in the US Court of Appeals Second Circuit. First published in Rolling Stone in 2014, ‘A Rape […]

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Ahead of Tour, Chance The Rapper Sues Fake Merch Vendors

Like Han Solo, Chance the Rapper believes it’s better to shoot first (or in this case, sue first) and ask questions later. Ahead of his upcoming tour, Chance the Rapper and CTR Touring have filed a federal lawsuit against possible bootleggers. A common tactic in the music industry, the lawsuit names “John Does,” “Jane Does,” […]

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Is Bose Profiting From Your Personal Data Through Your Headphones?

If a judge rules against Bose, how will this affect similar data collection techniques by companies like Amazon? In 2015, Arkansas police charged James Andrew Bates with first-degree murder. He allegedly murdered a man named Victor Collins. Last August, police issued Amazon a search warrant requesting it hand over data included in Bates’ Amazon Echo. […]

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Turns Out Blake Shelton Isn’t a Raging Alcoholic, After All

Drinking is a huge part of Blake Shelton’s image.  But call him a drunk, and his lawyers will bury you. Attorneys for Blake Shelton have now settled a major lawsuit against InTouch Weekly, one that involved accusations of out-of-control alcoholism.  The terms of the out-of-court settlement aren’t known, though Shelton’s legal team had InTouch on […]

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Insane Clown Posse Accused of Plagiarizing ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’

Et tu, Insane Clown Posse? A young man smiles to his father. He drew a picture and waited each day for him. The young man also found some worms to go fishing with his old man. Each day, the child would do something new to impress his dad. One day, the young child, now a […]

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P Diddy’s Company Discriminated Against White People, Lawsuit Claims

Did the artist once known as P Diddy intentionally fire five older Caucasian producers over their race? A group of older white producers have filed a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs. According to a lawsuit, the artist once known as P Diddy fired them because they weren’t “young and black.” Page Six originally broke the […]

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