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The family of the late rapper Drakeo The Ruler last week sued Live Nation and other promoters of the LA festival where he was killed last year, accusing them of negligence resulting in wrongful death.The rapper, real name Darrell Caldwell, was stabbed shortly before he was due to go on stage at the Once Upon A Time In LA event last December.
As the show was cancelled, Caldwell was taken to hospital but died as a result of his injuries.In last week’s lawsuit, lawyers representing Caldwell’s family wrote: “Mr Caldwell’s lynching and eventual death at the hand of a violent mob of purported members of a Los Angeles based Bloods gang, while Mr Caldwell made his way through the backstage area of the Banc Of California [Stadium] performers stage, where he was scheduled to perform just minutes following the violent attack, was a result of a complete and abject failure of all defendants to implement proper safety measures in order to ensure the safety and well being of the artists whom they invited and hired to their music festival”.“Shortly following Mr Caldwell’s murder”, it went on, “both media reports and social media accounts were set ablaze with scathing criticism regarding the overwhelming gang presence and complete and utter lack of security and law enforcement presence of not only the areas where festival-goers congregated, but the absolute incompetency and lack of care in securing restricted areas where performers were assigned”.Defendants, the lawsuit alleged, “were completely knowledgeable of the potential dangers posed to both their guests and the performers that they hired based upon numerous past incidents of violence and death at their hip hop events, the prevalence of gang activity that would be present, not only
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NBC reported. The court still has to sign off on the matter.The medical group was involved with a heart surgery that the "Titanic" star underwent less than two weeks before he died suddenly on Feb.
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LOS ANGELES -- The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” sued Alec Baldwin and the movie's producers Tuesday for wrongful death.Lawyers for the family of Halyna Hutchins announced the lawsuit filed in New Mexico in the name of Hutchins' husband, Matthew Hutchins, and their son, Andros, at a Los Angeles news conference.At least four other lawsuits have been filed over the shooting, but this is the first directly tied to one of the two people shot.The “reckless conduct and cost-cutting measures” of Baldwin and the film's producers “led to the death of Halyna Hutchins,” attorney Brian Panish said.A video created by the attorneys showed an animated recreation of the shooting.Baldwin, who was also a producer on the film, was pointing a gun at Hutchins during the setup for the filming of a scene for the western in New Mexico on Oct. 21 when it went off, killing Hutchins and wounding the director, Joel Souza.Baldwin has said he was pointing the gun at Hutchins at her instruction and it went off without him pulling the trigger.The attorneys said in the video that Baldwin had turned down training for the kind of gun draw he was doing when he shot Hutchins.It said industry standards call for using a rubber or similar prop gun during the setup that was happening, and there was no call for a real gun.Emails sent seeking comment from an attorney for Baldwin and a representative of the film's other producers were not immediately returned.Last month, nearly three months after the shooting, Baldwin turned over his cellphone to authorities in his home state of New York.
Martha Stewart is no stranger to the Hollywood scene as she appears to land on the hottest guest lists again and again! The 80-year-old lifestyle guru and cookbook author was spotted at the NFL Owners Dinner in Los Angeles on Saturday (February 12) ahead of Super Bowl LVI. Taking to her Instagram, Martha shared a fabulous photo album of the star-studded event that took place on the rooftop of famed sushi eatery Matsuhisa.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Among the stars, Drake still shined the brightest.In an all-white outfit, the multi-Grammy winner had many concertgoers jostling for position to watch him perform at the Super Bowl-week party dubbed “Homecoming Weekend” on Saturday night.
Darius Rucker's favorite Super Bowl Sunday tradition involves spending time with his son. The country music star opened up about having the opportunity to attend Super Bowls with his son Jack in a new interview with Fox News Digital. "I've been going a lot in the past few years and taking my son, so that's kind of our thing," Rucker explained.
Not over. Jesse Williams and his ex-wife, Aryn Drake-Lee, are still locked in a custody battle more than one year after finalizing their divorce.
Kanye «Ye» West's girlfriend, Julia Fox, is addressing rumors that prior to her romance with the 44-year-old rapper, she dated 35-year-old Drake.On Friday's episode of 32-year-old Fox's podcast, she said that while she did «hang out» with Drake in the past, they didn't date.«He's a great guy and a gentleman and that was it. Nothing really happened,» she said.
Finding the words. Nick Cannon revealed that he would be addressing his “roller-coaster” life through music — and he doesn’t have plans to hold back on anything.
Drakeo the Ruler‘s five-year-old son, following his father’s death in December.Drakeo was fatally stabbed during an altercation backstage at the Once Upon A Time In LA festival, which took place at the Banc of California and Exposition Park on December 18. LA police have yet to announce any arrests related to the case, though the investigation is ongoing.The late rapper’s mother Darrylene Corniel has already sued Live Nation, which organised Once Upon A Time In LA, over Drakeo’s death.
Attorneys for the family of slain rapper Drakeo the Ruler said Thursday they intend to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the promoters of the concert where he was stabbed to death.