celeb jurisprudence
Jeremy Piven’s Partying To Be Held Against Him In Court
8:28AM Kyle Buchanan | Jeremy Piven is expected to show up for his Actor’s Equity hearing tomorrow to determine whether his “mercury poisoning” excuse was totally made up, duh. The biggest hole in Piven’s defence? His exhaustively documented partying. More »
Rihanna Speaks Out
11:37AM Kyle Buchanan | Rihanna steps out in public, releases statement. [Us] More »
Injured Rihanna Photo Leaked, Internal LAPD Investigation Begins
5:06PM Kyle Buchanan | In the period we live in, the most remarkable thing about the fact that police photos of a battered Rihanna have leaked is that it took a whole ten days for it to happen. More »
Chris Brown Investigated For Attempting To Murder Rihanna
7:45AM Kyle Buchanan | Though Chris Brown was booked on a charge of criminal threats after allegedly beating his girlfriend, Rihanna, E! reports that the singer is being investigated for a multitude of other felonies: More »
Overachieving Weinsteins Already Hit With Their Second Lawsuit Of 2009
6:19AM STV | Despite seeing the threat coming, the Weinstein Company never bothered to dodge a new lawsuit from the surviving half of Sam & Dave — the allegedly uncredited sources for last year’s bomb Soul Men. More »
Roman Polanski Denied Case Dismissal, Invited Back For L.A. Showdown
1:50AM STV | A judge on Tuesday denied Roman Polanski’s motion to dismiss his 1977 rape case, but left a cracked-open window for the filmmaker to return this spring to try in person. More »
Chris Brown Sneaks Rihanna Apology Into Facebook Disavowal
2:20AM Kyle Buchanan | EW reported the other day that Chris Brown was looking to hire a crisis expert, and we imagine that the guru’s first advice to him was, “Maybe apologise? For that thing you did? Finally?”
Woman Seeks $4 Billion Restitution For Miley Cyrus’s Crimes Against Asianity
2:25AM STV | Justifiably, semi-apologies and awards-season censure aren’t going far enough to repair Miley Cyrus’s SlantyGate-poisoned reputation among Asians. It’s going to take a lot more — like $4 billion more — to achieve litigated peace. More »
Rihanna Reveals Abuse History With Chris Brown To Police
2:00AM Kyle Buchanan | The Rihanna/Chris Brown case continues to get complicated: the district attorney may have a weak case based on the criminal threats charge, but information from Rihanna herself could bring new accusations. More »
