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EXCLUSIVE: Octo-Mom Doctor Going On Trial, His Delay Request Denied


Posted on Sep 16, 2010 @ 02:09PM - 1 comment

Dr. Michael Kamrava, the doctor accused of “gross negligence” for implanting Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman with the embryos that resulted in the birth of her octuplets in 2009, has been denied a request to continue his hearing and will go trial on October 18, 2010, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.

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EXCLUSIVE: Jersey Shore's Ronnie Out Of Control; Proud of his Fighting


Posted on May 13, 2010 @ 07:20AM - 5 comments
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Jersey Shore’s Ronnie Magro is rapidly building up a reputation for fighting to rival that of even Iron Mike Tyson.

In fact, RadarOnline.com has learned that Ronnie’s penchant for punching is getting so strong that friends of the reality TV star are worrying that he is out of control. In addition, a source close to the Jersey Shore star tells RadarOnline.com that Ronnie is actually proud of his fighting, boasting that it shows how “macho and tough” he is.

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Ronnie has already landed himself in hot water after getting slapped with a lawsuit following a brawl in the first season of the hit MTV show – and now, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal that Ronnie let his temper get the better of him again recently, culminating in him kicking a guy in the head during a vicious fight at Miami nightclub, Dream, last Friday night.

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EXCLUSIVE: Jersey Shore's Pauly D Sued For Bar Brawl - Source Claims Lawsuit Is "Totally Frivolous"


Posted on May 05, 2010 @ 12:45PM - 11 comments
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RadarOnline.com has learned that Jersey Shore star, Pauly D, is being sued by 21-year-old hairdresser, Kenneth Hoffman, following an altercation at the Bamboo Lounge in New Jersey on July 1st 2009.

In a lawsuit filed late last month, Hoffman's attorneys, Jean Donoghue-Simon and John Novak state that Pauly D punched their client in the face, going on to claim that Hoffman was "savagely beaten."

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A source close to Pauly tells a very different story though, claiming it's a completely frivolous lawsuit.

The source also claims the altercation was actually started by Hoffman - saying he pushed aggressively into Pauly D's Jersey Shore co-star, Vinny, prompting Pauly to lash out in protection of his buddy.

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"There's no merit to this lawsuit at all," the source tells RadarOnline.com exclusively. "I feel badly for Pauly, as this went down it was just a reaction punch."

Hoffman though says he suffered a severe injury to his cervical spine for which he later required spinal-fusion surgery.

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He also claims he was out of work for about eight weeks and currently has been able to return to work only on a limited basis.

The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court in Ocean County, names MTV, its parent company, Viacom International, Jersey Shore and its producers 495 Productions, Pauly D, Bamboo Bar, and Bamboo Bar bouncer Thomas McDade as defendants.

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Reggie Bush Settles Lawsuit For Undisclosed Amount


Posted on May 03, 2010 @ 11:33AM - Add a comment
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Reggie Bush has reached a settlement with sports marketing agent, Lloyd Lake, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

Lake filed a lawsuit against the former star USC running back, claiming he gave Bush over $300k while he was playing football at USC. It has been reported that Lake had an agreement with Bush that in return when Bush graduated Lake would be employed as his agent.

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Under NCAA rules, it's illegal for an athlete to accept any money from anyone while playing at the amateur level.

Bush was expected to give a deposition this week in the case. It would have been the first time Bush answered any questions about money he allegedly received while he was playing for the Trojans.

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The amount of the settlement was undisclosed, but a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com, "All depositions are canceled, and there will be no further movement on the case."

This is the second settlement in the lawsuit, in 2007, Bush reached a settlement with Lloyd Lake's former business partner, Michael Michaels.

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In December 2009, shortly before USC former head coach Pete Carroll took the NFL coaching job at Seattle, Bush tried to have the lawsuit go to arbitration, but he lost that bid.

Sources close to Reggie Bush tell RadarOnline.com that the he is relieved that "the matter has been dealt with, and all parties can move forward."

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Lloyd Lake's attorney, Brian Watkins, had no comment on the case, and Reggie Bush's attorney Shawn Chapman Holley couldn't be reached for comment.

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EXCLUSIVE: Judge Drops Charges In Case Between Michael Lohan And Ex-Fiance


Posted on Apr 16, 2010 @ 10:45AM - 2 comments
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Michael Lohan’s bag of legal woes just got a little bit lighter.

On Friday, Lindsay Lohan’s dad had a date with the Nassau County District Court judge, who ruled to drop all charges in his case with ex-fiance Erin Muller.

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Lohan told RadarOnline.com, “All charges have been dropped. The court also determined that there was no need for any order of protections, therefore dropping the order of protections as well.

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“I am very happy and thankful to my attorney, Randy Zellin, the Nassau County Distric Attorney’s Office and Judge Rhonda Fischer. I wish this never happened and hope the people behind Erin who made this into something it wasn’t are out of her life and have learned from it as much as I have. I wish the best for Erin and truly hope she seeks better advice and “counsel” in the future. There are far more important things in life to deal with. From here on, it’s about addressing those things.”

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Erin’s attorney, Bryan Konoski, confirmed this to RadarOnline.com, as well as Lohan’s attorney Randy Zelin who said, “I am very pleased to report that the DA’s office made a motion to dismiss the charge against Michael and we expect the judge to do the same on Monday morning when we appear in Suffolk County. I anticipate that on Monday, Michael Lohan will have no more criminal cases to deal with.”

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Larry King's Wife In Talks With High-Powered Lawyer, He Says Things Are 'Sensitive'


Posted on Apr 15, 2010 @ 09:25PM - 11 comments

Larry King’s wife Shawn is in talks with high-powered divorce attorney Robert Kaufman, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Kaufman made a house call on Thursday, meeting with Shawn at the Beverly Hills home she shares with her talk-show host husband.

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Kaufman spoke to RadarOnline.com at the house and said that the situation is “sensitive” right now and that Shawn was at home with her two sons. He confirmed that he has been hired to represent her.

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Shawn is gearing up for what could be a nasty divorce and custody battle, RadarOnline.com learned.

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Kaufman has handled plenty of high-profile custody battles and divorces; he represented actress Roseanne Barr in her divorce from third husband, Ben Thomas, last March, which included custody of their 6-year-old son.

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Both Larry and Shawn filed for divorce on Wednesday. Cheating accusations and physical altercation charges are already flying in this divorce.

 

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Hailey Glassman Rips Jon Gosselin's New Rental On Twitter


Posted on Apr 15, 2010 @ 01:49PM - 126 comments
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Always one to speak her mind, Jon Gosselin’s ex-girlfriend Hailey Glassman vented her anger via Twitter on Thursday, slamming Jon for putting money into a new home when he allegedly owes her $200,000.

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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Jon recently signed a lease on a rental property close to ex-wife Kate and their 8 kids in Reading, PA.

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Hailey must have read our exclusive story, because she immediately took to her Twitter page to attack her ex-love’s decision.

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“Hey stubby, I hope u own ur new place in PA so I can put a lien on ur property until u pay me back,” Hailey tweeted. “Seriously, this is ridic already. U really want this to be a big messy lawsuit like all ur others? I don’t want that but I want my $$ u promised n signed 2 pay back! I know u Jon the Con.”

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Hailey then pulled out some serious threats. “I truly want U out of my life but not without my $200,000 u swore n signed contracts to pay me back!” She tweeted.  “Contact Rob, Jon! May is here soon. I don’t want to sue u but will and will pull out EVERYTHING. I’ve been quiet Jon. Contact Rob.”

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Last week Gosselin filed court papers to try and win physical custody of his kids, who currently live with Kate. Some have speculated that Jon is doing this for money and thinks that by having physical custody of their children, Kate will be forced to pay him child support. But Jon’s attorney, Anthony F. List, says that’s not true.

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“Jon’s just trying to be a good guy,” List told RadarOnline.com exclusively on Thursday. “He’s not trying to take the kids away from Kate, he’s not trying to destroy the relationship they have with them.”

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EXCLUSIVE: More Of Steven Seagal's Alleged Victims Set To Come Forward, Says Lawyer


Posted on Apr 15, 2010 @ 11:50AM - 8 comments
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Kayden Nguyen, the woman who filed the sexual trafficking and sexual harassment suit against Steven Seagal earlier this week isn't the only alleged victim coming forward, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.

Nguyen’s attorney has sworn declarations from other Seagal employees – declarations that will be damaging to the actor, he tells RadarOnline.com.

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Steven Seagal's Show Suspends Filming


Posted on Apr 14, 2010 @ 03:35PM - 9 comments
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Following accusations of sexual harassment and sex trafficking leveled against Steven Seagal by his former employee, Kayden Nguyen, filming of his hit A & E reality TV show Steven Seagal: Lawman, has been suspended, RadarOnline.com has learned.

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In addition, during a press conference held Wednesday, Jefferson Parish Sheriff, Newell Normand, invited Nguyen to contact the department and file a complaint against Seagal, so he can launch a criminal investigation into the matter.

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"I will treat Mr. Seagal no differently than any other employee of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office,” Normand said. “I'm not moved one iota by virtue of his being a movie star or the fact that the national media has an interest in this case.”

In a shocking civil suit filed Monday at Los Angeles state Superior Court, Nguyen, 23, accused Seagal, 59, of sexual harassment, failure to prevent sexual harassment, illegal trafficking of females for sex, retaliation, wrongful termination and false representation about employment.

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Nguyen claims Seagal hired her under the pretense of her working as an executive assistant, but that in reality she was coerced to work as an “attendant” and that she was expected to provide “sex on call to him 24 hours a day, seven days a week”.

Nguyen says that within days of being employed she bolted after allegedly being physically and sexually assaulted. She claims on her first day Seagal put “his hand under her shirt” and attempted “to fondle her bare breasts.”

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Nguyen is suing for damages in excess of $1 million. She’s also calling for a jury trial.

During the press conference Normand also said that he had spoken to show executives at A & E to cancel filming. "I informed A&E and ITTV that I did not believe at the present time in light of all of this interest and in light of the filing of this particular lawsuit and in light of the disruptive behavior that may end up existing...that I did not think it would be in our best interest to continue filming at the present time," Normand said.

Seagal’s show is about his work as a reserve deputy within the Sheriff’s office.

Meanwhile, Seagal’s powerhouse attorney, Marty Singer, has dismissed Nguyen’s claims, labeling her “a disgruntled employee”.

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Nicolas Cage Ordered To Pay Bank Over $2 Million


Posted on Apr 14, 2010 @ 03:33PM - 3 comments
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The financial woes of Nicolas Cage just got even worse as the actor has been ordered to pay East West Bank over $2 million dollars.

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An agreement was reached on April 6th between Cage and East West in which the actor must pay the bank a lump sum of $2,002,679.86, with added daily interest in the amount of $277.95 for each day starting from February 16th, 2010.

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Cage was also ordered to pay $48,258.75 and court fees  of $2,471.13.

It’s the latest in a slew of financial woes that Cage has been hit with – as RadarOnline.com previously reported last July the IRS placed liens on two of Cage’s New Orleans properties for 6.6 million in unpaid taxes. The properties were subsequently foreclosed upon for unpaid mortgage debts. In addition, last year Cage was forced to sell his Bel Air mansion – which was also owned by Tom Jones and Dean Martin – at a significantly reduced amount of between $10 and $15 million after originally putting it on the market for $37 million back in 2007.

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The Gone In Sixty Seconds star had to cut back on his one-time booming property empire by also selling a Bavarian castle that he used to own and a mansion in Bath, England.

Cage has blamed his financial woes on former business manager Samuel Levin who he is currently suing for $20 million in damages.

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