Celebrity legal affairs

A biopic about Michael Jackson is in the works from Oscar-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” producer Graham King and “Gladiator” screenwriter John LoganBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film WriterFebruary 7, 2022, 9:57 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to…

A Los Angeles judge appears strongly inclined to allow Bill Cosby to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege and avoid giving a deposition in the lawsuit of a woman who alleges he sexually abused her when she was 15 in the mid-1970sBy ANDREW…

The jury deliberating the fate of Michael Avenatti on charges that he ripped off his star client, Stormy Daniels, has told a judge that it is deadlocked on the first of two counts he facesBy TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated…

Bill Cosby has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a bid by prosecutors to revive his criminal sex assault caseBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated PressJanuary 31, 2022, 11:33 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this…

The government has rested its case at a trial where jurors heard allegations that California lawyer Michael Avenatti stole nearly $300,000 in book proceeds from porn star Stormy DanielsByThe Associated PressJanuary 31, 2022, 7:39 PM• 2 min…

Police say a Virginia man has been arrested for drunkenly crashing a car into Taylor Swift’s New York City apartment building and trying to gain entryByThe Associated PressJanuary 28, 2022, 4:20 PM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare to…

Jussie Smollett, who was convicted last month of for lying to police about a racist, homophobic attack that authorities said he staged, will return to court for sentencing March 10By DON BABWIN Associated PressJanuary 27, 2022, 6:36 PM• 2…

ATLANTA -- A federal jury in Atlanta has awarded $1.25 million to Cardi B in a defamation lawsuit against a celebrity news blogger who she says posted videos falsely stating the Grammy-winning rapper used cocaine, had contracted herpes and…

Police say rapper Slim Jxmmi was arrested in Miami after attacking the mother of his young child during an argumentByThe Associated PressJanuary 25, 2022, 9:14 PM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleMIAMI -- Rapper…

A prosecutor has told a jury in an opening statement that California lawyer Michael Avenatti stole nearly $300,000 in book proceeds from porn star Stormy Daniels while a defense lawyer says it's not trueBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated…