EXCLUSIVE: Debbie Rowe Sued By Photographer
Posted on Nov 18, 2009 @ 05:37PM - 10 comments
In the days after Michael Jackson died, Debbie Rowe, the mother of Michael's two oldest children, was besieged by the media and RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that Ed Frommer, a photographer has filed a lawsuit in small claims court against her.
On July 5th, 2009, Rowe was caught on videotape as she was leaving a restaurant telling photographers that she thought were getting to close to her, "Are you you ready to get your butt kicked? Don't f**king touch me!" Frommer was there when Rowe had the run-in because a photo credit with his name ran in newspapers on photos he took that day of Rowe.
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Under California law, small claims judgments are limited to damages under $10k. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday and the first court hearing is scheduled for January 6, 2010.
Joe Francis Served At Court
Posted on Nov 06, 2009 @ 02:40PM - Add a comment
Joe Francis avoided jail time Friday morning and resolved his on going tax evasion and bribery case after being given one year probation and ordered to pay $249,000 to the IRS. But it’s certainly not the end of his legal headaches.
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In fact, a whole new one is opening up for Francis. RadarOnline.com has learned that the Girls Gone Wild honcho was served papers on his way into the courthouse.
Francis’ latest legal woes involve the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas and a whole lot of outstanding cash that they say Francis is in the hole to them for. The two have been embroiled in a legal battle regarding the debt and in August a court finally ruled – in favor of the Wynn. Ordering Francis to make good on his $2,000,000 debt plus interest, retro active, of 18% per annum.
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The papers state that on February 16th 2007 Francis obtained a marker from Wynn for $2,500,000. Then on February 18th 2007 obtained a further marker, this time for $300,000. They say that at the conclusion of Francis’ trip to the Wynn in February 2007 he had $800,000 on deposit in his front money account. Wynn applied the $800,000 to his outstanding markers leaving a balance of $2,000,000 due and owing.
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According to the papers, shortly after Francis’ February trip he was incarcerated. During his incarceration Francis asked the Wynn to be patient with his outstanding markers and promised that he would honor the debt upon his release. But, upon his release Francis failed to make any payments and instead argued that he should get a discount and that he should be afforded a payment plan, both requests the Wynn refused. Instead they sued Francis for the outstanding balance, plus interest.
Morgan Freeman Crash Suit Settled
Posted on Nov 05, 2009 @ 07:39PM - 1 comment
Demaris Meyer, the woman that was involved in a very serious car accident with Academy Award winning actor, Morgan Freeman, has settled a lawsuit that she filed against him.
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Meyer's powerhouse lawyer, Gloria Allred tells RadarOnline.com, "Our only statement regarding this settlement is that Ms. Meyer is pleased that the matter is resolved and the case is settled."
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Meyer was the passenger in the car that Freeman was driving on a Mississippi road in 2008, when he lost control of the car in a solo car accident and the vehicle flipped multiple times. Meyer suffered multiple broken bones, cuts and bruises.
Carrie Prejean And Miss California Pageant Settle
Posted on Nov 03, 2009 @ 04:47PM - 4 comments
Former Miss California, Carrie Prejean, and the Miss California Executive Director, Keith Lewis have settled their differences and are ready to move on.
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In an official statement released Tuesday both sides said, “Carrie Prejean, Keith Lewis and K2 Productions have dropped their claim against each other and wish each other the best in their future endeavors.”
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Back in August Carrie Prejean filed a lawsuit against Miss California USA claiming religious discrimination, pageant officials fired back with their own lawsuit demanding Prejean pay back $5,200 they claim they lent the former beauty queen for breast augmentation.
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A source close to the situation tells RadarOnline.com that when Prejean saw the countersuit filed by the pageant she decided she no longer to pursue her case.
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Keith Lewis said in his own statement Tuesday, “We are moving forward from the past and looking towards the crowning of two winners and the new look of the upcoming Miss California USA pageant, telecast live on November 22nd.”
Howard K Stern Seen Injecting Anna Nicole Smith “Four Or Five Times”
Posted on Oct 14, 2009 @ 04:19PM - 9 comments
Howard K. Stern was caught in a bathroom burning a pill over a spoon in order to inject Anna Nicole Smith, according to her former bodyguard.
Maurice Brighthaupt took the witness stand in the case again Stern and two other doctors and revealed how he saw him inject his client on a number of occasions.
And he even saw Smith gulping Chloral Hydrate - one of the substance which killed her - straight from the bottle.
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"I saw him inject Anna maybe four or five times," Brighthaupt told the courtroom in Downtown Los Angeles.
"I saw her trying to give herself an injection too."
On one occassion in the Bahamas in 2006 just after her son died, Brighthaupt claims he walked in on Stern preparing to inject Smith.
"There was a burned spoon," he told Judge Robert J Perry. "Anna was in the bedroom. When I walked in it was in the middle of being burned. "I saw him drawing up liquid from the spoon, it being cooked. I saw, lighter, spoon, heat, liquid, withdrawl."
He also admitted it was in pill form before being burned and claimed Stern told him he was doing it this way because Smith could not swallow the tablets and it would be "ingested quicker" directly into the blood stream.
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Brighthaupt said he knew Smith was taking Chloral Hydrate but that the way she was administering it became out of control.
He also claimed when he went to see her in the Bahamas in 2006 following the death of her son, Daniel, she was swigging the medication straight from the bottle.
"At the beginning she would use a spoon," he told the court. "I saw her use a spoon maybe twice. Then it was bottle to mouth. A gulp."
He also revealed how Smith had deteriorated into a state of depression in the Bahamas.
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"She was somber. She was sick. She was out if it," he admitted. "She spent a lot of time sleeping. She had just lost her son and she was in mourning. So she was always in bed."
During the testimony, Stern shook his head and bit his fingernails while taking notes.
The other two doctors, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristina Eroshevich - who are also accused of administering drugs to an addict - looked directly ahead at the witness stand.
As Stern left the courthouse he was asked what he thought about the witnesses statements to which he simply replied, "Just wait."
The preliminary hearing will continue tomorrow when Larry Birkhead is expected to take the stand.
Anna Nicole Smith Was High On Ecstasy At American Music Awards
Posted on Oct 14, 2009 @ 02:03PM - 2 comments
Anna Nicole Smith was high on Ecstasy when she gave her famous AMA awards speech.
Smith's former bodyguard, Maurice Brighthaupt took the witness stand Wednesday and revealed shocking details about her drug abuse.
Brighthaupt - who is also a firefighter and paramedic - admitted he tried on several occassions to stop Smith from drinking and taking drugs.
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But on the night of the famed American Music Awards in 2004 he witnessed her taking an illegal substance.
"Did you see her take medication at the hotel before the awards?" asked Judge Robert J Perry. "Yes," he answered.
When asked what she took and whether it was pills or liquid Brighthaupt revealed; "Pills. I've seen her take medications and others that weren't medication. At the awards show she took Ecstasy."
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Brighthaupt, who Smith nicknamed 'Mo Mo', also revealed how he attempted to curb her drinking habits.
"Before she went on stage she was backstage. She was drinking a little champagne," he told the courtroom, where Smith's ex, Howard Stern, was sat.
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"She had started drinking champagne in the room back at the hotel. But after she had taken a sip I would take it away and throw it out."
When asked why he did this, he said; "I didn't want her to make a fool of herself. But someone always gave her another glass or bottle. A lot of the time it was Larry Birkhead giving her a drink."
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Witnesses were taking the stand in the preliminary hearing in the case against Howard Stern and two others doctors, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr Khristina Erosevich accused of conspiring to furnish a drug to an addict.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Kate Gosselin's Lawyer Says Jon Has Income Coming In From Other Sources
Posted on Oct 10, 2009 @ 09:45AM - 674 comments
In an exclusive interview Kate Gosselin's lawyer, Mark Momjian tells RadarOnline.com that they believe Jon Gosselin is earning money from sources other than his hit TLC program, Jon & Kate Plus 8.
And Kate intends to go after a share of it, after Jon allegedly raided the couple's joint bank account of $230,000, and left Kate with no money to support her children and pay the bills.
EXCLUSIVE: Lawsuit Filed Against Jackson Estate
Posted on Oct 09, 2009 @ 02:41PM - 3 comments
It's another day, another claim against the Michael Jackson estate.
William Bone is suing the Jackson estate for an undisclosed amount over the proposed sale of a Santa Barbara property known as the Sycamore Valley Ranch.
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Bone claims Jackson wished to buy the property from him but they could not agree on fair market value therefore to consummate the deal an agreement of purchase was entered into on or about February 27th 1988.
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Meaning, Bone accepted a lower selling price than he thought the property was worth with the agreement that when the property was resold Jackson would split the profits with him.
Another stipulation of the agreement was that Jackson would maintain the property and carry out improvements as needed, something Bone believes has not happened.
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Bone claims that Jackson transferred ownership of the property to Sycamore Valley Ranch Company on November 10, 2008 and that he was not informed. He now asks that he receive his share of the profits when the property is sold, as he believes will happen.
Britney's Ex Faces Year In Jail
Posted on Oct 09, 2009 @ 11:58AM - Add a comment
Britney's Spears' ex boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, pled no contest to leaving the scene of an accident in court Friday.
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The ex paparazzo allegedly ran over a process server back in February with his Mercedes.
The process server, Ram Moskowitz, was trying to serve Ghalib with a restraining order to stay away from Britney. To avoid being pinned against a trash truck Moskowitz jumped on the hood of the Mercedes before falling off and breaking his wrist.
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In exchange for the plea Ghalib will have two other felony accounts against him dismissed. He faces up to a year in county.
Ghalib is due to be sentenced November 20th.
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Rock Granted Right To Release Movie
Posted on Oct 08, 2009 @ 07:04PM - 1 comment
Chris Rock has won the right to release his movie, Good Hair, on it's scheduled release date of October 9th despite an eleventh hour request by Regina Kimbell to stop it.
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Kimbell, the producer of award-winning documentary My Nappy Roots, slapped Rock with a temporary restraining order in an attempt to block the release of Good Hair, claiming Chris ripped off the idea for the movie from hers.
Judge Dale S. Fischer found that there was insufficient evidence to support Kimbell's claim and stated that the request, made just four days before the set release date of Good Hair, was untimely.
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Kimbell claimed her movie, My Nappy Roots, a documentary that she made in 2005, was the inspiration behind Rock's Good Hair, and is suing him for a cool $5million.
Kimbell claimed she showed Rock My Nappy Roots on the set of his TV series Every One Hates Chris in 2007.
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Rock admits to meeting with Kimbell, for a private screening for research purposes, but denies that she showed him the documentary because somebody from his team told her "I think we can help you".
Rock states that Nappy Roots, unlike Good Hair, is more a historical take on the topic of black hair care rather than an entertainment one.
And the judge agreed with him on Wednesday, denying the TRO.
Round one to Chris Rock.
Evi Quaid Being Sued For Defamation Of Character
Posted on Oct 07, 2009 @ 06:23PM - 6 comments
Adding to Evi Quaid's ever expanding list of legal woes, Deputy James Davis of Presido County, TX is suing her for defamation of Character.
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The lawsuit follows Evi's protest last month where she painted the side of a truck parked outside of Mayor Dan Dunlop's office with an accusation against Davis that he took illegal bribes.
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The sign said "Deputy James Davis takes payments ... call & make offers."
Evi's protest followed the arrest of her and husband Randy by Deputy Davis last month for three felony counts, for walking out of a bill at The San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara.
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Deputy James Davis filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Presidio County.
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When contacted by RadarOnline.com Deputy Davis said,"Everyone has the right to free speech but when it becomes libelous, then that's something different."
