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Back in June of 2020, Nicole Young, Dr. Dre’s wife of 24 years, filed for divorce. Now, a court has ordered the Beats Electronics co-founder to pay almost $300,000 per month in spousal support. The Superior... Read More...
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Photo Credit: Harald Krichel / CC by 3.0 A paparazzi photographer has officially filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Dua Lipa because the 25-year-old posted a picture of herself to Instagram. The... Read More...

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Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi / CC by 2.0 Sony Music Entertainment and Chris Brown are facing a lawsuit for allegedly infringing upon 1997’s “Tight Up Skirt” in 2017’s “Privacy.” New York City-headquartered Gre... Read More...
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Photo Credit: Russavia / CC by 3.0 In spite of fans’ far-reaching protests – and the chilling testimony of Britney Spears – a judge has officially refused to remove the 39-year-old artist’s father as conserva... Read More...

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A Wish listing for what appears to be an imitation of the Yeezy Foam Runner. In spite of the massive lawsuit that Kanye West filed over the alleged presence of knockoff Yeezy Foam Runners on Walmart’s website... Read More...
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