The Weeknd sued over alleged Call Out My Name song-theft

The Ninth Circuit appeals court in the US has declined to overturn a judgement in a lower court that dismissed a song-theft claim against The Weeknd by British songwriters Brian Clover, Scott McCulloch and Billy Smith.

Bad Bunny has been sued over allegedly uncleared samples on his track ‘Safaera’, which appeared on his 2020 album ‘YHLQMDLG’.The lawsuit has been filed by BM Records, which was an early champion of the reggaeton genre as it was first emerging in Puerto Rico in the 1990s.

Bill Cosby will appear in court to answer a civil lawsuit over claims he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1974, a rep for the performer told Fox News on Thursday. The trial date has been set for April 18, 2022, and the actor plans to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination for all but just a few questions pertaining to his name, age and address of residence, according to his spokesperson Andrew Wyatt.

Recording engineer Chris Nelson has sued Phoebe Bridgers for $3.8 million, accusing her of defamation by spreading accusations of fraud, theft and “racially motivated hate crimes” against him online.Owner of the Sound Space recording studio in LA, Nelson says that he met Bridgers several years ago with a view to recording together, although that never actually happened.

The long-running legal battle over the players playing and the haters hating in Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ could still end up before a jury, with the judge overseeing the case seemingly not yet persuaded to dismiss the case on a matter of law.

Britney Spears' legal team is once again calling for the immediate removal of her father, Jamie Spears, as the conservator of her estate. The news comes after Britney's team filed a third supplement to their petition on Monday, requesting to immediately suspend Jamie as his daughter's conservator after learning of his alleged surveillance of Britney.In court documents obtained by ET, Britney’s team claims there is «overwhelming evidence mandating the immediate suspension of James. P.

Katie Price has reportedly been rushed to hospital after being caught up in a road traffic accident.The 43-year-old is reported to be in hospital after the incident on September 28.Birmingham Live reports that a source stated Katie was "in a bad way" and "everyone is desperately worried about her and why she was driving." Katie does not currently possess a driving licence after being banned from getting behind the wheel of a vehicle after being hit with a two-year driving disqualification in

Hundreds of students walked out of a Texas high school on Wednesday, claiming discrimination against queer students and teachers. Many of those protesting at MacArthur High School in Irving wore heart-shaped rainbow stickers on their faces — symbols of solidarity with LGBTQ students that were suddenly taken down from many teachers’ doors and windows.Texas TV station WFAA reports that teachers had put up the “safe space” stickers last year, including Rachel Stonecipher.

Following the success of Framing Britney Spears, Hulu and The New York Times have released a follow-up documentary, Controlling Britney Spears, with even more damning details about Britney Spears‘ conservatorship. Among other allegations, the doc claimed that the pop star’s security secretly recorded conversations in her home without her knowledge, including her bedroom.

The Weeknd, Nicolás Jaar, and Frank Dukes are being sued over a copyright infringement claim for the song "Call Out My Name," according to Stereogum. Producers Suniel Fox and Henry Strange, who perform as electro-house duo Epikker, claim the 2018 track is "strikingly and/or substantially similar, if not identical” to their track "Vibeking," created in 2015 and as-yet publically unreleased.

Late rappers Lil Peep and XXXTentacion are being sued by an artist who claims they stole an original guitar riff for their joint 2018 single "Falling Down," according to TMZ. Richard Jaden Hoff—performing under the name K.R.i.O—alleges that the guitar riff for his 2018 track "Under My Breath" was sampled in the collaborative single without his authorization.

One of the guys who’s been in just about every Adam Sandler film is finding himself in hot water right now after an ugly altercation at his home.

Call Of Duty: Warzone are also being perma banned from Call Of Duty: Vanguard, ahead of the game’s full release.This has been confirmed by CharlieIntel, with the outlet taking to Twitter to state that this seems to apply to both hardware and account bans.“If you are currently banned in Call Of Duty: Warzone – including hardware or account banned – you are banned from playing Call Of Duty: Vanguard. For those in the cheats Discords/forums etc.

Netflix for $5million over a line in The Queen’s Gambit.In the show’s finale, a line compares the accomplishments of fictional chess player Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) to Gaprindashvili – stating she’s never played chess against men.A character remarks: “Elizabeth Harmon’s not at all an important player by their standards. The only unusual thing about her, really, is her sex.

claimed that “multiple informal complaints” had been filed to IGDA regarding Jennifer Scheurle (also lead game designer at Black Bird Interactive) following by formal complaints being lodged in 2019 and 2020. There were apparently over 120 pages of statements and evidence.Last night (September 16), Scheurle issued a statement via Twitter to announce that she would be stepping down from her role as IGDA WIG SIG chair immediately.I’m sorry this took so long.

Reuters.In her lawsuit, Goidel claims she and her spouse were forced to spend nearly $45,000 for fertility treatments as a result of the policy’s additional burden placed on same-sex couples, as compared to opposite-sex couples.

Edinburgh city centre. Mohamed Bouhnika, 36, faced charges of dangerous driving and failing to stop when he appeared in private at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today.

Afrika Bambaataa has been sued by a man who claims that he was sexually abused by the hip hop artist and activist in the early 1990s, beginning when the alleged victim was just twelve years old.According to Metropolis, the new lawsuit claims that Bambaataa “repeatedly sexually abused and sex trafficked” the unnamed plaintiff between 1991 and 1995.