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Blac Chyna‘s request to have a court dismiss Rob Kardashian’s assault and battery lawsuit against her has been denied. The “Rob & Chyna” star — whose real name is Angela White — had filed a motion in February asking for the case to be dropped on the grounds she “did not intend to inflict injury…

Dr. Dre’s estranged wife wants more than his coins. She reportedly wants his name and intellectual property. On Sept. 18, Page Six reported that Nicole Young filed a lawsuit against Dr. Dre, whose real name is André Young, which claims that she co-owns the trademark to his name and the trademark to his classic hip-hop…

Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, has filed a civil lawsuit against the Louisville police department, according to multiple sources. Walker, who admitted to firing a “warning shot” when police barged into Taylor’s apartment in attempts to carry out a search warrent, was ultimately accused of and charged with shooting Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly. The…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp decided to withdraw a lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. On Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, Kemp ended his controversial feud with Bottoms over how to better protect the residents of Georgia, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Instead of the lawsuit, Kemp will issue an executive order that will prevent local…

Nick Cannon reportedly will fight back against Viacom. The creator of “Wild ‘N Out” is set to sue Viacom for $1.5 billion, according to reports by The Shade Room. If Cannon wins the lawsuit, he reportedly plans to use the “money from the suit to invest in better education in underserved communities, as well as creating…

Takeoff of the Migos has responded after reports emerged of him being involved in an alleged sexual assault. On Aug. 5, attorney Neama Rahmani revealed that her female client filed a lawsuit against the rapper, according to the Los Angeles Times. The lawsuit claims that the incident took place at a house party in Encino,…

Mariah Carey‘s sister is suing their mother for alleged sexual abuse. Alison Carey, 57, has accused her mother Patricia of forcing her to perform sex acts on strangers at the age of 10, and she has now filed a lawsuit at the State of New York Supreme Court. The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column revealed that…

Andre Young, better known by his super producer moniker, Dr. Dre, could have a long, hard fight on his hands if he wants to hold onto his bread. The West Coast hip-hop icon recently produced a prenup after his wife filed for divorce. His paperwork was supposed to put a definitive plug in Nicole Young’s…

Mo’Nique has been given the go-ahead to continue with her race and gender discrimination lawsuit against Netflix. The Precious actress filed documents last year in which she alleged the streaming service had offered her significantly less money for a comedy special in comparison to her fellow male and white comedians and the on Thursday, July…

A Black artist is in a legal battle with country music group Lady Antebellum over a name she has used for more than three decades. Anita White, a blues singer from Seattle, has performed under the name Lady A for over 30 years. In response to the recent Black Lives Matter uprisings, the country group…

Vanessa Bryant is seeking “hundreds of millions of dollars” in damages following her husband Kobe Bryant‘s death. The 38-year-old beauty was left heartbroken in January when the NBA legend and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna both lost their lives in a helicopter crash which killed seven others, and she is now seeking damages from the helicopter…

Blac Chyna has accused the Kardashians of racism, alleging that was why there was never a second series of “Rob and Chyna.” The model has faced a long legal battle with the Kardashian-Jenner family and NBCUniversal over the premature ending of her reality show with her then-fiancé Rob Kardashian. She has now slammed the company…

A Black mother and her son have filed a lawsuit claiming that they were assaulted by police officers after being falsely accused of stealing a TV. The lawsuit was filed this week regarding an incident that occurred March 23, 2020, at Sam’s Club in Des Peres, Missouri, according to the St. Louis Dispatch. Marvia Gray,…

Jennifer Hudson is being sued for sharing a photo of herself without permission. The Dreamgirls actress had been photographed wearing a pink blazer and thigh-high stilettos by Fernando Ramales and he later sold the image to a news outlet, who ran it on Dec. 21, 2019. A few days later, Hudson shared the same picture…

Future is being sued by the mother of one of his children, who claims he tried to pressure her into having an abortion. Eliza Seraphin is taking legal action against the 36-year-old rapper after claiming he tried to damage her reputation with a series of lies, including alleging she slept around for financial gain and…

Tristan Thompson has filed a lawsuit against the woman who claims he fathered her child. The 29-year-old basketball star — who has a 2-year-old daughter called True with Khloé Kardashian — has decided to take legal action against Kimberly Alexander for libel. Thompson has also demanded a jury trial against Alexander, according to “E! News.”…

Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna’s cause of death has been revealed, almost four months after the helicopter crash that ended their lives. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner says the basketball star and his 13-year-old daughter died from “blunt trauma” in the crash, which happened Jan. 26, 2020, in Calabasas, California. According…

A representative of the pilot who flew the doomed helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna now blames the crash on the passengers who died in the fiery flames on Jan. 26, 2020. According to published reports, the representative of the deceased pilot puts the onus on the passengers and is responding legally to…

Vanessa Bryant has filed a claim that seeks for emotional distress and mental anguish over photos that were taken by LA County Sherriff’s Department deputies and eventually shared with unauthorized people, according to People. The claim was obtained via court documents by the publication. It also asserts that the graphic photos unlawfully showed the corpses…

Music magnate Rick Ross has recently learned that the mother of his kids has filed a lawsuit against to get him to pay child support, the media has learned. According to court documents obtained by Bossip, Briana Camille is the ex-girlfriend of the Maybach Music label boss, who was born William Leonard Roberts II in…