Celebrities

Swiss Court Grants Polanski $4.5M Bail

The Swiss Criminal Court in Zurich has granted $4.5 million bail for director Roman Polanski, although he is currently in prison and is expected to remain there while the Swiss Justice Ministry decides in coming days whether to appeal his release. Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to having sex with…

Nov 25, 2009 5:06 PM CST

Model Who Married Doorman Sues Swanky NYC Coop

Love hasn’t been entirely a bed of roses for a wealthy young woman who has been called the Heidi Klum of foot models and her new husband—a former doorman in her swanky New York City co-op building. Jealous of the 30-something pair, some fellow residents of the upscale Upper East…

Nov 20, 2009 11:02 PM CST

Sex Tape Said to End Ex-Beauty Queen’s Pageant Suit with Small Settlement

Ex-beauty queen Carrie Prejean reportedly doesn’t have to repay Miss California USA pageant organizers for the $5,200 they allegedly paid for her breast implants or give them any of the proceeds of a forthcoming tell-all book. But she’s also getting a lot less than the $1 million she sought in…

Nov 5, 2009 7:04 PM CST

Landlord to Pay Record $2.72M in Apartment Rental Discrimination Case

Real estate mogul Donald Sterling, who owns the Los Angeles Clippers, has agreed to pay $2.725 million to settle litigation alleging that he violated fair housing law by discriminating against dozens of African-Americans, Hispanics and families with children at dozens of Los Angeles-area apartments that he also owns. The settlement…

Nov 3, 2009 9:43 PM CST

Monthly Divorce Bill for Sportscaster Jim Nantz: $72K Alimony, $4K Child Support

A Connecticut judge yesterday ended the 26-year marriage of CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz and awarded his ex-wife $72,000 a month in alimony and another $4,000 in child support. Bridgeport Superior Court Howard Owens concluded that neither spouse was at fault in the divorce, even though the 50-year-old Nantz, whom the…

Nov 3, 2009 8:40 PM CST

Attorney, 2 Others Face Trial in Drug Case Concerning Anna Nicole Smith

Celebrity Anna Nicole Smith’s former boyfriend and lawyer, Howard K. Stern, 40, will face trial on felony drug charges along with a psychiatrist and a physician for the onetime Playboy model, a California judge ruled today at the conclusion of a several-week evidentiary hearing. The three are accused by prosecutors…

Oct 31, 2009 12:36 AM CDT

Usher’s Wife Sings Sad Song: I Heard It On the Internet

The estranged wife of R&B singer Usher is singing a new version of a famous Marvin Gaye tune in her personal life, according to news reports. Tameka Foster Raymond says she heard it on the Internet when her soon-to-be ex-husband, Usher Raymond IV, was ready to file for divorce in…

Oct 28, 2009 11:07 PM CDT

Teen Girls Probed in Lohan, Hilton, Bloom Burglary Cases in L.A.

Seven teenage girls and young women—many of whom knew each other from high school—are being probed in an ongoing investigation of a multimillion-dollar celebrity burglary ring in the Los Angeles area. Several of the suspects, who currently are 18 and 19, have been arrested but have not been charged in…

Oct 26, 2009 11:35 PM CDT

Yale Law Grad Who Won Survivor Gets FCC Job

Yale law graduate Yul Kwon, who won Survivor: Cook Islands in 2006, has a new role—as deputy chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau for the Federal Communications Commission. Kwon told the Washington Post’s Reliable Source that he joined the Survivor show “to have a platform for the issues…

Oct 22, 2009 6:28 PM CDT

Carlton Fields Sues Ludacris for $61K

The law firm Carlton Fields has sued the rapper Ludacris and his foundation for more than $61,000, claiming the money is owed for legal fees. The suit was filed on Friday in Fulton County Court in Georgia, according to the Courthouse News Service. Carlton Fields represented the rapper and his…

Oct 21, 2009 5:40 PM CDT

Neighbor in Ritzy Co-op Sues Over Madonna’s ‘Blaring Music’ & Dancing

A neighbor in Madonna’s ritzy New York City apartment building has sued the co-op board over the famous pop singer’s alleged “blaring music, stomping and shaking walls.” Karen George contends that the board of the Central Park West building hasn’t done enough to keep a lid on the excessive noise…

Oct 19, 2009 7:12 PM CDT

TLC Hits Jon Gosselin With Breach of Contract Suit

In a sign that litigation and legal wranglings may outlive the popular reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8, TLC has sued Jon Gosselin for breach of contract. ABC News reports that the lawsuit, filed today in Maryland, claims Gosselin hasn’t met the obligations of his contract as an exclusive…

Oct 16, 2009 3:50 PM CDT

Jon Who? Gosselin, of Jon & Kate Fame, was Unknown Name to Divorce Lawyer

There’s at least one matrimonial lawyer in the United States who, until quite recently, had never heard of Jon & Kate Gosselin’s high-profile divorce case—Michael Marino. The semi-retired Pennsylvania practitioner doesn’t watch much television. He says he had no idea that the two famous stars of a reality show based…

Oct 13, 2009 6:42 PM CDT

Clouds in Her Coffee? Carly Simon Sues Starbucks

Carly Simon has been wronged once again, according to a lawsuit she has filed against Starbucks alleging the coffee company’s record label mismanaged her latest album. “I want to be somebody who faces things and who doesn’t get stepped on,” Simon told the New York Times, “because I’ve been stepped…

Oct 13, 2009 3:46 PM CDT

Should David Letterman Have Kept Quiet? Mark Geragos Says Yes

Observers are debating how best to handle shakedown attempts, following David Letterman’s startling announcement on his Late Show television program last week that he had sexual relationships with some women employees. Although Letterman’s decision to complain to the authorities and go public led to the arrest of a CBS News…

Oct 6, 2009 10:44 PM CDT