Celebrities

Lawyer Contends ‘Jersey Shore’ Is a Criminal Enterprise

New Jersey lawyer Eugene Lavergne has filed three separate lawsuits that contend the MTV show Jersey Shore has the characteristics of a criminal enterprise. Lavergne is becoming the go-to lawyer for those wanting to sue the show, the Hollywood Reporter says. One of Lavergne’s clients, Stephen Izzo Jr., claims he…

Sep 1, 2010 11:40 AM CDT

Clemens’ Not-Guilty Plea is 1st Step in Expected Perjury Trial Saga

A not-guilty plea by famed baseball pitcher Roger Clemens yesterday is only the beginning of a long courtroom saga, predicts Sports Illustrated. The magazine’s lengthy article lays out the expected procedure in the high-profile perjury case against Clemens over his 2008 testimony before Congress on performance-enhancing substances. Although he is…

Aug 31, 2010 6:39 PM CDT

Ex-NYC Mayor Giuliani’s Daughter to Get 1 Day Community Service in Shoplifting Case

The daughter of prosecutor and former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani will have a shoplifting charge dismissed and her case closed and sealed if she completes a day of community service at the city’s sanitation department and doesn’t get arrested again in the next six months. Caroline Giuliani’s case…

Aug 31, 2010 5:48 PM CDT

RV Dealer Offers to Settle ‘Twilight’ Star’s Suit with Push-Up Duel

The owner of a recreational vehicle dealership is proposing an unusual legal settlement that would pit himself in a push-up contest against an actor who played a werewolf. Twilight star Taylor Lautner claimed in a lawsuit filed last week that he suffered emotional distress when a $300,000 custom trailer wasn’t…

Aug 31, 2010 11:45 AM CDT

Paris Hilton Coke Charge Could Be Tough to Prove, Expert Says

Arrested in Las Vegas on a cocaine possession charge, actress Paris Hilton could well escape conviction, an expert tells the L.A. Now blog of the Los Angeles Times. “First they are going to have prove it’s her purse and then she had custody of it,” defense attorney Dmitry Gorin, who…

Aug 30, 2010 7:15 PM CDT

Squire Sanders Motion Hits Lawyer’s ‘Delusions’ that LeBron James Is His Son

A onetime lawyer for the Securities and Exchange Commission who says he may be the father of LeBron James is basing his lawsuit on “rank speculation” and groundless damages claims, according to a motion to dismiss filed today. Leicester Bryce Stovell, a 1980 graduate of the University of Chicago Law…

Aug 30, 2010 6:11 PM CDT

‘Abduction’ Star Seeks Punitives, Cites ‘Displeasure, Annoyance’ re $300K Set Trailer Delivery Delay

The actor who played a werewolf on the Twilight Saga is trying to take a bite out of the recreational vehicle dealership that allegedly failed to deliver a $300,000 movie set trailer on time. Contending that he suffered “displeasure, annoyance and emotional distress” when he wasn’t able to use the…

Aug 24, 2010 9:27 PM CDT

Immigration Lawyer Is a Hero in ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ Movie to Open Friday

Taken from his family in China at age 11 to be trained as a ballet dancer, Li Cunxin worked hard and became a star. In the 1980s, having traveled to Texas, as part of a cultural exchange program, he fell in love and decided to stay in the United States.…

Aug 19, 2010 11:29 PM CDT

Baseball Great Roger Clemens Indicted on Charges He Lied to Congress

Renowned baseball pitcher Roger Clemens has been federally indicted on charges he lied to Congress about using performance-enhancing drugs. He is accused of obstruction of Congress, making false statements and perjury concerning his testimony in February 2008 to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, reports the Washington Post.…

Aug 19, 2010 7:02 PM CDT

DNA Test Said to Knock Girl, 9, Out of Battle for Intestate Chess Champ’s $2M Estate

A DNA test has proven that a famous chess champion was not the father of a 9-year-old girl whose mother has been battling for a share of his estimated $2 million estate. But that still leaves a Japanese woman who says she was Bobby Fischer’s wife battling with two of…

Aug 17, 2010 9:04 PM CDT

Judge in Lindsay Lohan Case Steps Aside After Claims of Ex Parte Communications

Accused of having improper ex parte communications without a prosecution representative present, the judge in the Lindsay Lohan case has stepped aside. Although there appears to be little more for the new judge to do, now that the 24-year-old actress has been released from jail and gone into rehab, Judge…

Aug 11, 2010 10:23 PM CDT

Will Jurors Vote Blagojevich Off the Island? Fact and Fiction Blur in Media Spotlight

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich didn’t retreat after his indictment on charges of political corruption, appearing on Celebrity Apprentice, making the rounds of the talk shows and signing autographs for his fans. The media barnstorming is creating confusion and blurring reality, the Chicago Tribune suggests, quoting university professors and other observers.…

Aug 11, 2010 11:00 AM CDT

Sypher Convicted in Rick Pitino Extortion After Her Divorce Lawyer Testifies Against Her

Charged with attempting to extort money from Rick Pitino by falsely accusing the University of Louisville basketball coach of raping her, Karen Sypher has been convicted on all of the six counts she faced. She never testified and her defense counsel presented no witnesses on her behalf. But he said…

Aug 6, 2010 7:17 PM CDT

Lindsay Lohan Leaves Jail, Bypasses Reporters

Actress Lindsay Lohan was released from jail at 1:35 this morning after serving a fraction of her 90-day sentence for violating her probation in two drunken driving cases. The Associated Press says Lohan served just 14 days in jail, while Reuters puts the count at 13 days. Next, she will…

Aug 2, 2010 11:29 AM CDT

Weight Loss Isn’t the Aim of Gloria Allred’s 30-Day Fast

Celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred is vowing to go on an all-liquid diet for 30 days to promote women’s rights. Allred, 69, thinks the Equal Rights Amendment should be passed, and she’s passing up solid food to publicize the cause, according to the Daily Mail and TMZ. The TMZ story is…

Jul 29, 2010 11:30 AM CDT