Disney sued over alleged song theft on Frozen II soundtrack

Proud papas! Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita love to dote on their little ones ever since their respective arrivals.

Growing their modern family! Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband, Justin Mikita, have welcomed their second child.

Lawyers for Dua Lipa have said that a lawsuit claiming that her 2020 hit ‘Levitating’ rips off an earlier song is “speculative”, “vague” and “devoid of a shred of factual detail”. And if that sounds familiar, it’s similar to the criticism Dua Lipa’s lawyers made of another lawsuit also accusing her of ripping off an earlier song when writing ‘Levitating’.Because, yes, ‘Levitating’ is subject to two concurrent song-theft lawsuits, which is fun.

Megan Thee Stallion and Big Sean have settled the song-theft lawsuit that was filed against them earlier this year in which they were accused of ripping off an earlier track on their 2020 collaboration ‘Go Crazy’.It was Detroit-based rappers Duawn Payne and Harrell James who filed the lawsuit in July, claiming that ‘Go Crazy’ lifted elements of their 2012 song ‘Krazy’.In fact, they said in their legal filing, “an average lay observer would recognise the infringing work as having been appropriated from [‘Krazy’] because of the striking similarity between the two compositions and the way in which they are performed”.They reckoned it was probably Big Sean that had been exposed to their earlier track, because he is also from Detroit. And while ‘Krazy’ never had a full release, Payne and James insisted that it was widely played in the clubs and bars of West Detroit where Big Sean was known to hang out at the time.

Fugitive sex offender Nicholas Rossi will be transferred to England for questioning over an alleged rape from 2017.

Indian acting star Ranveer Singh took centre stage at the opening night of the Marrakech International Film Festival on Friday evening, treating spectators to dancing and an impromptu rap session as he received a tribute award.

Lewis Ferguson has been linked with a sensational January move to Juventus after impressing for Bologna.

Kanye West has been sued over an allegedly uncleared sample on ‘Life Of The Party’, a track that featured on the deluxe edition of his ‘Donda’ album.A company called Phase One Network says that ‘Life Of The Party’ features a sample from a Boogie Down Productions track that it controls, that being ‘South Bronx’ from the KRS-One-led outfit’s 1987 album ‘Criminal Minded’.This particular ‘Donda’ track has already been on quite the adventure. Although it was previewed at those pre-release listening parties that West staged for the album in summer 2021, it didn’t appear on the original track listing when ‘Donda’ was finally released at the end of August that year.It transpired that it had been cut from the record at the request of guest artist Andre 3000.

A teenager has been fully committed for trial over the alleged attempted murder of a schoolboy. The 17-year-old is said to have tried to kill the 14-year-old, neither of whom can be named for legal reasons, in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, last month.

The songwriter who accused Mariah Carey of ripping off her festive hit ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ from an earlier song he wrote of the same name has voluntarily dismissed his song theft lawsuit.Vince Vance sued Carey in June explaining that he co-wrote a song called ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ back in 1989, a version of which was recorded and released, enjoying “extensive airplay”, in 1993. That was the year before Carey released her album ‘Merry Christmas’ on which her much more famous song ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ appears.Carey’s hit, Vance argued, was a derivation of his song, but no permission was ever sought to exploit his work in that way, which means his copyright was infringed.

A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a 53-year-old was found seriously injured in a West Lothian Street.

Shanghai’s Disney Resort was not exactly The Happiest Place On Earth on Monday. The park abruptly shut down to comply with China’s controversial zero-Covid policy, leaving all visitors trapped inside for hours until they could show a negative test for the virus.

A male cop has been suspended by Police Scotland in connection with the alleged rape of another officer.

A modern wedding for a Modern Family! Jesse Tyler Ferguson officiated Sarah Hyland’s August wedding to Wells Adams — and the actress is now sharing a video of her former costar’s sweet speech at their nuptials.