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that close.As the trial against Depp’s ex-wife Amber Heard rolled on Friday, proceedings took an amusing turn when Malcolm Connolly, the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star’s security agent, was asked if he’d ever seen his employer’s penis.“I think I would remember if I’d seen Mr. Depp’s penis,” Connelly said — prompting an eruption of giggles from Depp and others in the Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom.Connelly’s quip came in response to Heard’s lawyer, who asked if the confidante could describe his anatomy — per previous testimony that the actor had been caught urinating in the foyer of the embattled ex-lovers’ home.The uncomfortable question refers to the couple’s well-reported trip to Australia in 2015 that also saw Depp’s finger severed in a heated argument, according to prior testimony, which Connelly, a former prison guard, described as “chaos.”Connelly, who addressed the court via Zoom, also characterized the pair as once “lovey-dovey” and called Heard “lovely, charming.” However, that began to change, according to Connelly, about the time of the move Down Under, attesting that Heard had called Depp a “coward” as she bandaged his finger.Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 36, with a $50 million defamation claim over a 2018 op-ed she penned about domestic violence for the Washington Post.

during high-profile defamation suit against his former spouse Amber Heard says that his ex wife suffers from borderline personality disorder. Dr.

Kat Von D is facing new legal trouble in California.The 40-year-old is being sued for unpaid rent and damages to the rental property she transformed into her famed L.A. tattoo parlor High Voltage Tattoo, and she may be forced to fork out tens of thousands of dollars.Although details remain scarce, TMZ reported the property’s landlord is suing Von D for unpaid rent, claiming that she owes over $92,000 for remodeling fees and back rent.The back rent was from several months in 2020 and future rent that will come due in 2022.

The British pop star and his co-writers, Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon, had denied allegations that the song copied part of 2015’s “Oh Why” by Sami Chokri, who performs under the name Sami Switch.Sheeran took to Twitter on Wednesday and expressed relief at his legal victory in Britain, though he decried what he called a “culture” of baseless lawsuits intended to squeeze money out of artists eager to avoid the expense of a trial.“Whilst we’re obviously happy with the result, I feel like claims like this are way too common now and have become a culture where a claim is made with the idea that a settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court, even if there is no basis for the claim,” Sheerhan said in a video posted on Twitter.

for a cut of his song-catalogue sale.Claudia Levy failed in her bid to overturn a previous Manhattan ruling that tossed her lawsuit seeking a portion of the money Dylan made when he off-loaded his catalogue to Universal Music Group in 2020. Levy had argued that her late husband Jacques Levy’s estate was entitled to 35 percent of the profits Dylan made when he sold the seven songs her husband collaborated on him with for the legend’s 1976 album “Desire.”But an appeals court Thursday found that Jacques Levy’s contract with Dylan was “unambiguous, and does not entitle plaintiffs to proceeds from the sale of the copyrights of the compositions cowritten with Dylan.”Levy – who died in 2004 – co-wrote the majority of the nine songs on the album with the “Blowin’ in the Wind” singer, for which he had received 35 percent royalties totaling roughly $1 million.His widow brought her the $7.25 million lawsuit against Dylan last year.“Today’s decision puts the nail in the coffin of this opportunistic lawsuit,” Dylan’s lawyer, Orin Snyder, said in a statement. “We are pleased the court has again rejected this sad attempt to profit off of Bob’s recent catalog sale.”Claudia’s lawyer did not return a request for comment.

have been embroiled in litigation since 2020. And on Monday, the label countersued, according to TMZ.Megan Thee Stallion — who is repped for management by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation — took to Twitter after the news broke, and appeared to take aim at Crawford’s label.“First the man over my label said I don’t make him any money … now he counter suing trying to keep me on his label because he wants to make more money lol if I ain’t making you no money why not just drop me?” she penned Monday, later writing in a separate tweet, “My lawyers asked him for an expense report (money 1501 supposedly has spent on ME)… why this grown ass man put his jewelry and chains on there… lord free me from this joke ass label.”Later in the evening Monday, Megan Thee Stallion then proceeded to call out Crawford directly, even accusing him of drug use.“Carl I don’t wanna be signed to yo pill popping ass!” she tweeted.

Damon Gillespie and actress and YouTuber Grace Aki met while working in musical theater in 2014, bonding over their love of Broadway and show tunes.The pair, whose engagement was reported by People Magazine, married in October 2018, but by last summer, the music was over, according to court papers. Now the two have traded lawsuits against each other.

Netflix.On Thursday, a California judge upheld a $5 million defamation lawsuit filed by Soviet-era chess grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili against the streaming service for her allegedly “grossly sexist and belittling” and “false” depiction in “The Queen’s Gambit,” Variety reported.Gaprindashvili, an 80-year-old Georgia native and the game’s first female grandmaster, is referenced in the show as not having ever played a male opponent — whereas she actually faced upwards of 59 men by the show’s 1968 setting. She even played against 28 men at once.“There’s Nona Gaprindashvili, but she’s the female world champion and has never faced men,” an announcer says in the series as Anya Taylor Joy’s character Beth Harmon squares off against Vasily Borgov (Marcin Dorociński) in the finale of the gender barrier-busting show’s sole season.“Netflix brazenly and deliberately lied about Gaprindashvili’s achievements for the cheap and cynical purpose of ‘heightening the drama’ by making it appear that its fictional hero had managed to do what no other woman, including Gaprindashvili, had done,” her suit against the media titan accused.

DW reported that she copied the work from a CD purchased at a department store by her late husband in 1987.The 55-year-old woman from Ratingen was selling the ripped disc on eBay for €9.95, or about $11.25. Minus shipping and eBay’s share of the sale — that’s a cut of 14.55% plus 30 cents off the sale price on music (excluding vinyl) — she stood to make an estimated $9.30.

the New York Times reported — and is also blocked from ever using him to hype their cannabidiol (a nonintoxicating compound in the cannabis sativa plant) products in the future.“In pursuing this case, and obtaining this judgment, Mr.

filed a lawsuit against Kurt Cobain’s estate and the band’s surviving members, saying the grunge pioneers violated federal child pornography statutes and sexually exploited him.Eldon also said he has suffered “lifelong damage” from having his naked body plastered on the triple-diamond selling album, and claims neither he nor his guardians consented to the naked photoshoot, according to the federal suit.The band, photographer, and record labels “intentionally marketed Spencer’s child pornography

the Times reported.

Variety reported. Zingano claims in the suit that she missed a vital UFC fight in order to star in “Bruised,” Berry’s directorial debut, only to be cut from the film and UFC entirely.In the lawsuit, the UFC fighter claims Berry asked her to star in the film in 2019 because of the apparent parallels between the “Bruised” script and the fighter’s life, according to Variety.

Bam Margera — a skateboarder and television personality best known as one of the original stars of MTV’s “Jackass” series — he claims it’s the entities he’s now suing.Margera, 41, filed a lawsuit on Monday against a number of names including longtime co-star Johnny Knoxville, director Spike Jonze and Paramount — alleging that he was wrongfully terminated from the forthcoming installment of the “Jackass” film franchise, “Jackass Forever,” that’s out on Oct.

sold his song catalogue.Jacques, who died in 2004, co-wrote seven of the nine songs on Dylan’s 1976 album “Desire,” and his widow claimed in her $7.25 million lawsuit that her husband’s estate was owed 35 percent “of the purchase price” Dylan got from buyer Universal Music Group for the seven songs.But lawyers for the “Blowin’ in the Wind” singer argued that under the 1975 contract Dylan and Jacques signed, the estate was only entitled to 35 percent in royalties — not an additional 35 percent

action-horror thrillers include “Redcon-1,” said he entered into a “50/50” partnership with Lundgren in January 2020 to film the actor and martial artist at his home in Los Angeles and on film sets, chronicling his daily life for a year, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

reported on Tuesday. Swift’s attorneys are calling the park’s claims “baseless,” and ignored the cease and desist letter sent to the singer on Dec.

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filed the eight-figure suit against Lee in September, after she alleged on social media, and in an interview with Adult Video News, that he sexually assaulted her twice last year. She claimed the assaults took place behind-the-scenes on an X-rated film set, and in Moorehead’s car months later.

told People in a new report. Jayne, 49, filed for divorce from second husband Girardi, 81, in November.

filed a lawsuit after his songs “Rockin’ in the Free World” and “Devil’s Sidewalk” were played during the President’s now-infamous rally in Tulsa this summer — which featured thousands of empty seats despite his campaign’s boast it had requests for 1 million tickets.“This is NOT ok with me…,” Young, 75, raged in a tweet at the time.The “Crazy Horse” frontman’s initial complaint in August said he “cannot allow his music to be used as a ‘theme song’ for a divisive, un-American campaign of

Aug. 10 filing, Johnson alleged that Bell “took advantage” of and “exploited his relationship” with Nichols and has “exerted his undue influence and took control over Ms.

formerly known as Lady Antebellum, has filed a lawsuit against blues singer Anita White, who also goes by the name Lady A.According to the suit filed in a Nashville, Tennessee, court Wednesday, the case stems from White’s “attempt to enforce purported trademarks rights in a mark that Plaintiffs have held for more than a decade,” according to Billboard.The suit also claims that the solo singer’s counsel “delivered a draft settlement agreement that included an exorbitant monetary demand” after

Page Six reported that HoodCelebrityy was ending her beef with superstar Cardi B.The Bronx pair were once “besties,” but fell out, according to HoodCelebrityy, because Cardi B resented her for signing a deal with the rapper’s then-manager, Shaft.HoodCelebrityy got her big break in 2015 when Cardi B posted about her song, “Wine Pon It.”

The father of tennis powerhouses Serena and Venus Williams cut a deal to be portrayed in the upcoming “King Richard” biopic by actor Will Smith after he’d already sold his life rights to someone else, according to a new lawsuit.A Los Angeles state court lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims that the Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated film about the life of Richard Williams is based on a multi-million dollar breach of contract.

An already contentious legal battle between two hotshot Hollywood producers just got uglier.John Powers Middleton, producer of Oscar-winning movies “Manchester by the Sea” and “The Disaster Artists,” filed a fresh batch of legal papers on Wednesday against his estranged business partner Roy Lee, accusing the horror flick producer of freely indulging in drugs and hookers and objectifying women in the workplace.Lee, a 51-year-old Hollywood mogul whose credits include the “It” horror-movie

Carole Baskin is declaring victory over her nemesis Joe Exotic after a court ruling that will soon allow her to take over the eccentric big cat aficionado’s Oklahoma zoo.

Miley Cyrus has settled a legal dispute over her song, "We Can't Stop''.