Young Thug sued over concert that was cancelled following his arrest

Fulton County district attorney Fanni Willis has confirmed that she will continue to use song lyrics in court, including the forthcoming trial of Young Thug, Gunna, and other members of the YSL collective. Willis spoke during an August 29 press conference in which she stated: "If you decide to admit your crimes over a beat, I’m gonna use it." Willis was asked if she is looking to demonize the Atlanta rap community, to which she responded “I’m not targeting anyone.” She went on, however, to say that people "do not get to commit crimes in my county and then decide to brag on it – which you do… for a form of intimidation, and to further the gain – and not be held responsible." Read Next: Gunna denied bond again in YSL RICO case Earlier this month California legislature passed a bill limiting use of rap lyrics in trial while the state of New York is currently considering a similar bill.

Young Thug and Gunna as evidence during prosecution.Speaking to the press yesterday (August 29), Willis acknowledged that although she has faced criticism for her approach, it will remain unchanged going forward. “If you decide to admit your crimes over a beat, I’m gonna use it,” she said.

The 2022 television year has already produced acclaimed new series like “Severance” and “The Staircase,” alongside the return of critical darlings like “Better Call Saul” and “Barry.” With four months left in the calendar year, what do the streaming giants and cable networks have yet to debut? We collected the 40 most exciting shows that either have release dates scheduled between now and New Year’s Eve or could theoretically drop into the holiday season instead of waiting for 2023.

A man has died after falling into the River Thames during a police arrest. Officers patrolling Kingston-upon-Thames, southwest London, were alerted by a member of the public of a verbal altercation between a man and a woman who were familiar with each other.

R Kelly is facing claims his ex-manager told one of his ex-girlfriends she should have been murdered over an alleged child pornography sex tape she says she took from the singer. Lisa Van Allen, who had a relationship with the disgraced R and B sensation, 55, in 1998, is the latest witness to testify in his child pornography federal trial. She told the jury in Chicago she had sex with both the singer and his underage goddaughter as they were videotaped by Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly.

Taylor Swift is being sued by a poet and author named Teresa La Dart who claims a book Swift released alongside her 2019 album ‘Lover’ copied elements of La Dart’s book of the same name.In a complaint filed in Tennessee federal court on August 23, La Dart claims that “a number of creative elements” from her book – a collection of “poems, anecdotes and photos” self-published in 2010 – were copied in Swift’s book that accompanies a deluxe version of her ‘Lover’ album.As the Daily Mail reports, in the filing, La Dart alleges Swift copied both “the vibe and design” of her own book, as well as its “format” of “a recollection of past years memorialized in a combination of written and pictorial components”.In her allegations, La Dart specifically references the similarities of both books sharing a title, having covers that use “pastel pinks and blues”, images of their author “photographed in a downward pose” and the designs comprising of “interspersed photographs and writings”.La Dart is reportedly seeking in “excess of one million dollars” in damages.NME has reached out to representatives for Swift for comment. In a statement shared with Pitchfork, La Dart’s lawyer said her client “feels strongly that her full work needs to be compared with [Swift’s] before a conclusion is made here”.They added that the decision to file the complaint “was not made nor taken lightly considering the other side is quite formidable”, and they “hope the masses can understand these issues from her perspective”.Earlier this month, responding to a separate copyright lawsuit, Swift denied she had copied the lyrics of her 2014 hit ‘Shake It Off’ from ‘Playas Gon’ Play’ by the American pop trio 3LW.

Diddy has offered his support for Verzuz co-founders Timbaland and Swizz Beatz in the wake of their lawsuit against social media app Triller.VERZUZ is the popular entertainment series that pits producers, songwriters and artists against each other in a rap battle style format. Last year, the rights for the series were sold to Triller, who livestream the events on their app.In a recent lawsuit seen by Billboard, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz claim that Triller owe them $28m (£23m) and that it has defaulted on previously agreed payments.The suit goes on to claim that while the pair received payments as planned in January and April 2021, a payment that was due in January of this year has still not arrived.A new payment plan was then reportedly agreed, but the money from that has still not come through, the pair allege.“Since we ain’t fuckin’ with [Triller] no more, since they’re fuckin’ around with our boys, we don’t need to be going against each other,” Diddy said to So So Def founder Jermaine Dupri (per Rolling Stone).

Ethan Shanfeld Amid longstanding rumors that Atlanta rap trio Migos is breaking up, the group’s Offset is suing its record label Quality Control, which he says continues to claim ownership of his recent solo releases despite the rapper buying back the rights in a 2021 deal, for which he “paid handsomely,” according to the complaint. Quality Control continues to hold interest in Migos as a group, but Offset alleges that the label’s ownership claim over his solo recording and songwriting is “wrongful and knowingly violates Offset’s rights to his own music.” The rift has apparently been present for some time, as the other two group members, Quavo and Takeoff, have been performing without Offset and are set to perform as Migos — but without him — on Saturday at NRG Stadium in Houston.

the Mirror reports. READ MORE: Harry Potter star who drunkenly asked Prince William to be her child's godfather He was sued by Neil Brook, his agent, for alleged non-payments for commission fees after he earned a reported £1 million for the eight films he appeared in. At the time, Justice Michael Moriarty mentioned how Murray had spent around £1 million on 'cars, drink and girls', which Murray denies.

Young Thug has been denied bond, as the rapper awaits trial on gang-related charges following his arrest in May.Thug – real name Jeffery Williams – has been in jail since he was arrested on May 9 as one of 28 people named in a 56-count Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) indictment. The rapper’s home was later searched, resulting in him being charged with seven additional felonies relating to weapons and illegal substances.Gunna was also included in the indictment, which alleges that Thug’s YSL record label is actually a “criminal street gang” that Williams is the leader of.

Reality star Kim Zolciak-Biermann is speaking out about her daughter's recent DUI arrest. Ariana Zolciak was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Saturday in Cumming, Georgia, with a police incident report revealing that she denied drinking alcohol but admitted she "smoked a THC vape pen." In an Instagram Story on Tuesday, Zolciak-Biermann defended her daughter by resharing a statement from their attorney: "Ariana was involved in a minor fender bender," it began.

Standing by her child. Kim Zolciak-Biermann came to her daughter Ariana Biermann‘s defense following her recent arrest.

There are new details regarding Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak-Biermann‘s daughter’s arrest.

Young Thug has been sued by a concert promoter based in the US state of Georgia over a show that was cancelled after the rapper was arrested in May and denied bail.Prosecutors claim that Young Thug – real name Jeffery Williams – co-founded a gang that went on to commit murders, shootings and carjackings. He, fellow rapper Gunna and 26 others were charged in May in relation to allegations made against that gang.

Kim Zolciak-Biermann's daughter, Ariana, "wholly denied" she was "impaired by alcohol" after she was arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence on Saturday morning in Georgia.  The 20-year-old "Don't Be Tardy" reality television star, who found fame growing up on the Bravo network, was booked into the Forsyth Sheriff's system after 1 a.m. on August 13 for "DUI - Driving under the influence of alcohol." "Ariana was involved in a minor fender bender," her lawyer, Justin Spizman of Hawkins Spizman confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Ariana Biermann denied drinking and driving after being arrested on Saturday, August 13.

At a time when linear networks are largely managing the decline, with live viewing of entertainment programming dropping double digits every year, it is very rare for a net to set a multi-year high in primetime. VH1 did it on Monday this week with the return of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta and Love & Hip Hop: Miami, which led the Paramount Global network to its highest Monday primetime Live+Same Day adults 18-49 rating (0.557) and share (3.22) in over two years, since April 2020 and March 2020, respectively.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicHitCo Entertainment, the music company launched by Antonio L.A. Reid (pictured at left) and Charles Goldstuck (at right) in 2017, has been sold to Concord, Variety has learned through multiple sources.