Posts tagged lawsuit

Will.i.am is being sued by a company claiming  he has bailed on a deal he made to hock a clothing line. I.Am.Clothing (that’s the company) claims will.i.am inked a deal in 2010, for the Black …

Less than one month after settling a sample lawsuit with Syl Johnson, Kanye West was served with a new copyright lawsuit. According to AllHipHop.com, the producer/emcee is being sued for $500,000 by The Persuaders’ Robert …

Earlier this year, Drake took shots from singer Ericka Lee, who claims Drizzy failed to pay her for her contributions to his hit song “Marvin’s Room.” Now, Drake opens up about the legal situation and …

Rapper Rick Ross can keep his name, thanks to an L.A. County Superior Court judge who shut down a bid from former drug dealer “Freeway” Rick Ross who tried to hoard the name. “Freeway” Rick …

Back in 2010, 50 Cent was hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over his 2007 single “I Get Money.” Now, two years later, the Queens rapper has officially won the lawsuit in which another rapper …

New Orleans rapper Curren$y is suing Damon Dash for releasing his music without his permission. Damon Dash has since released a statement concerning the suit, through his lawyer. Read it below. “My client’s initial reaction …

Basketball Wives” star Tami Roman signed an endorsement deal with a line of hair extensions in which she promised to feature the product on her show — but a new lawsuit claims she not only …

“Precious” star Mo’Nique‘s legal battle with her landlords just got personal — with the Mo’s husband accusing the landlords of being alcoholics and them accusing him of smoking weed in the house. Mo’s Georgia landlords sued …

DMX is on the hook for another $630,000 — this according to a booking agency which claims X’s legal problems torpedoed a lucrative international comeback tour … and now, it’s suing to get its money …

Sean Kingston has been served with a civil summons and complaint in connection with a lawsuit to be filed alleging he was involved in the gang attack of a woman, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. Kingston, …

Rapper Drake thinks the woman who is suing him for royalties from his hit song “Marvin’s Room” is entitled to the amount of money she’s already received — zero dollars and zero cents. Ericka Lee …

R&B singer Keith Sweat took a double whammy in his foreclosure case, because even after the bank took his house and sold it he’s still on the hook for $250,000 — this according to a new lawsuit. …

Usher says there is noooooooo way he is going to foot the bill so his ex-wife Tameka can pay for her legal battle against him, this according to new documents filed in their ongoing custody …

The “Watch the Throne” rappers were sued last October by Syl Johnson for using an unauthorized sample of his song “Different Strokes.” Johnson had claimed Kanye tried to get the song cleared for his solo …

Kim Kardashian and her sisters waged a campaign of lies when they claimed they got their rock hard bikini bodies from a diet pill called QuickTrim, this according to a new $5 MILLION lawsuit. A bunch of …

A North Carolina court upheld a 2010 ruling yesterday for Game to pay $5 million in compensatory damages to five Greensboro police officers.   According to MyFox8, the officers filed a defamation suit against the …

Akon has amounted up $51,000 of construction bills on his Georgia mansion, and he still hasn’t paid up — this according to a new lawsuit filed by a local contracting company.   Southern Electric filed the lawsuit …

A federal lawsuit filed by a successful African-American businessman against a Newport Beach steakhouse that repeatedly listed him on credit card receipts as “McStinkyNi**er,” “McNi*Sh*t” and “McCottonwood” has been mutually dismissed, according to records at …

The ongoing legal battle of copyright infringement between Maybach Music founder Rick Ross and former drug kingpin Freeway Ricky Ross has reached a new height.   Back in 2010, Freeway Ricky filed a $10 million …

The people who treated Nate Dogg in the final years of his life claim they were never paid for hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical care and now a judge is finally forcing Nate’s …

Bow Wow has landed himself in deep doo doo after he failed to pay a tour bus company for their services, which has now lead to a warrant for his arrest issued by a Georgia judge. In …

Over a year-and-a-half since Air Platinum Holding announced its lawsuit against music mogul Jay-Z, the charges have now been dropped. TMZ.com confirmed the dismissed case. No reasons as to why have been given. As previously reported …

Last year, Drake released probably one of the most covered songs in America with “Marvin’s Room.” Remakes can be heard by artists such as Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, and the one and only Justin Bieber. But before any beat drops, …

A third songwriter named Christine Dominguez is suing the production team Kinetics and One Love over the song “Airplanes,”claiming she helped co-write the song and didn’t receive compensation. According to a recent article from AllHipHop, …

Mack 10 has been royally screwed by the courts, becausea judge is requiring him to pay a creditor a debt which includes interest that is totally illegal. Mack borrowed $35,000 from Tadayuki Ito back on April 24, …

Lloyd finds himself dealing with the same lawsuit for a second time — because after settling the case in 2010, he’s being sued again for allegedly not living up to that settlement agreement.

  Songwriter Max Gregory Warren of Sharon, PA filed a suit against the Pittsburgh rapper for allegedly stealing the concept for "Black and Yellow" from his copyrighted '07 track "Pink N Yellow." Warren contends that …

Reports have surfaced that an Atlanta jeweler is locked in an ongoing legal battle with rapper Mase over an unpaid tab.

Jay-Z gambled with his employees' health and safety — this according to a new lawsuit filed against the rapper by the Workers Compensation Board of New York.

A guy who claims he got hit in the stomach with a microphone during the taping of an episode "Making the Band" back in 2008 is suing Diddy, MTV, and everyone involved with the event …

A lawsuit against "Basketball Wives" star Tami Roman has recently been filed by Constance Corleone — who owns an extension line called Bella Dream Hair — claiming Tami's rep contacted her last September and asked …

Lady Gaga's former assistant claims she was a slave to the singer, having to do such unconscionable things as fetching a towel for her after she showered, and keeping GG on schedule! Jennifer O'Neill says …

  In October, soul veteran Syl Johnson sued Jay-Z and Kanye West, as well as Universal Music Group and Def Jam, for sampling his song “Different Strokes” without permission for “The Joy.” Last Thursday, the duo …

A federal judge ruled earlier this month that the copyright case against Jay-Z and Timbaland will go to trial. The judge will determine whether or not Hov profited from performing "Big Pimpin'" during his live shows.

Oakland bred rapper MC Hammer is reportedly being sued by the United States Government for $779,585 in back taxes owed from his earnings.

Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy has filed a lawsuit against his ex-manager, claiming that he was coerced into signing “oppressive” contracts.

Bob Marley's widow is mad over a relative pimping out the family name to sell everything from concerts to fish, poultry, energy drinks and booze — and she's suing to stop him.

Justin Bieber's alleged baby mama has officially dropped her paternity lawsuit against the singer.

Pitbull's legal war with Lindsay Lohan is getting straight up nasty — 'cause now, the rapper's filed new legal docs calling out LiLo for being a liar with a rap sheet longer than her movie credits.

According to Billboard.biz, the veteran rapper filed a class action lawsuit against Universal in San Francisco, alleging that “UMG routinely miscalculates the royalties owed to artists for digital downloads, such as MP3s and ringtones, by …