The Game Sued for Unpaid Legal Fees

The Game faces a steep legal bill - he’s being sued for more than $30,000 by his former attorneys who represented him two years ago.

According to a lawsuit filed by Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert at Los Angeles County Superior Court (which was then obtained by TMZ), the rapper failed to honor his $34,683 bill - despite the “successful outcome” of the case they worked on.

In 2007, the team helped The Game escape jail time - it was thought he would be given a five year prison sentence - but ended up serving just 60 days behind bars and 3 years probation upon release.
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Abercrombie Sue Beyonce Over Perfume Name

Superstar Beyonce has been hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit from bosses at clothing firm Abercrombie & Fitch over plans to release her own perfume using the name of her alter ego Sasha Fierce.

The Irreplaceable hitmaker revealed on Tuesday she had signed with fragrance house Coty to launch her own scent by spring 2010.

Beyonce, who has previously been the face of Tommy Hilfiger’s True Star range of perfumes and Emporio Armani’s Diamonds, said, “For me, fragrance reflects a woman’s attitude and unique sense of style.
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Lil Wayne to Sue Producer for Illegal Sampling

The recently sue-happy rapper, Lil Wayne, has filed suit against a producer that allegedly used a sample in his track, “I Feel Like Dying,” without the original artist’s permission. This particular lawsuit comes after his attempt to sue a filmmaker, which was denied by a California judge last week, and his pending legal proceedings with DJ Drama, which was officially filed about 3 weeks ago.

According to MTVNews, Karma-Ann Swanepoel, a folk singer, originally sued the rapper for copyright infringement last year. She accused Lil Wayne of illegally sampling parts of her song “Once” in “I Feel Like Dying.”

Wayne’s lawsuit accuses the song producers, Rebel Rock Productions Inc., of failing to obtain the proper licensing agreements. The Associated Press reports that Rebel Rock has given no formal response to Wayne’s claims and does not have a lawyer named in the court’s legal documents. The company’s listed telephone number is no longer in service.
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Lil Wayne Sues Film Company for Negative Depiction in Sundance Documentary

Lil Wayne is suing film executives for fraud and breach of contract after they allegedly reneged on a deal to give the rap superstar final approval on a documentary about his life.

The Lollipop hitmaker, real name Dwayne Carter Jr., claims he gave a film crew working for Digerati Holdings and QD3 Entertainment exclusive access to his everyday life for a movie about the the star, titled The Carter.

In exchange, movie bosses agreed to give Lil Wayne final say on the finished film.
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Timbaland takes Blackground Entertainment to Court

Record producer Timbaland is suing his record label for trying to sabotage his career. Blackground Entertainment allegedly contacted other labels and advised them not to hire him.

According to TMZ, the 38-year-old singer/producer - real name Timothy Zachery Mosley - filed a lawsuit against Blackground in Federal District Court, claiming after he transcended from artist to producer, the label started harming his career.

Blackground allegedly contacted various record labels and warned them that they shouldn’t hire Timbaland to produce songs. The company also owes him an undisclosed amount of money.
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T-Pain Sued for $5 Million for Canceling Concert

Hip-hop star T-Pain got slapped with a lawsuit Monday in Broward Circuit Court — for canceling a major concert in Guyana last month because of alleged kidnap and death threats.

The plaintiff, Hits and Jams Entertainment, says the 23-year-old rapper and his reps became a major pain by making grandiose demands — from a private jet and FBI protection to a phone chat with Guyana’s president.

T-Pain, paid $75,000 in advance, failed to appear, according to the complaint filed by Miami attorney Ron Lowy.

Hits and Jams, the Georgetown-based concert producer and promoter, along with three of its officers, also sued T-Pain’s Nappy Boy Touring and Chase Entertainment of Fort Lauderdale.
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Diddy Settles Lawsuit with Louis Vuitton

Sean “Diddy” Combs, CEO of Bad Boy label, has signed a settlement with bag maker, Louis Vuitton—a company that filed a lawsuit against Combs for copyright infringement of LV products.

The case centered on the product placements of LV products on Danity Kane videos and advertisements. Danity Kane is a hip-hop group that is produced by Combs’ Bad Boy Records. LV said that these placements were unauthorized and breached copyright infringement laws.
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David Banner Sued for Allegedly Breaching Oral Contract

David Banner has got the courtroom blues - he’s being sued by Davenport Lyons for breach of oral contract. The suit alleges that Banner entered into an oral agreement with Davenport Lyons, a partnership, that would provide legal and other professional services for Banner.

The court docs state, “Defendants were to play Plaintiff a specified fee for those legal services and other professional services.” Payment was not made, says Davenport Lyons, which is seeking more than $43,000 in damages and attorney’s fees.

The most interesting part of the suit is that Banner’s real name is Lavell Crump.

View Court Document Here
Source: Radar Online

Ne-Yo wins $700k for getting dropped from R. Kelly tour

A Los Angeles judge has ordered the concert promoters, Rowe Entertainment Inc., to pay Ne-Yo $700,320 for a lawsuit filed against them earlier this year.

The incident stemmed from Ne-Yo getting dropped from R. Kelly’s tour last year after 2 shows.

According to rumors, Ne-Yo was stealing too much of the spotlight from the headliner R. Kelly.

Because the concert promoters never answered the suit, Ne-Yo won by default and the company was ordered to pay the r&b singer.

Rapper Yung Joc Sued For Child Support

Yung Joc’s baby mama Fatimah Jester is looking to get paid. Jester claims the Grammy-nominated rapper whose real name is Jasiel Robinson owes her $2,000 in back child support. The rapper currently lives in Riverdale while Jester lives with their 7 year old son Amoni.

Jester said Yung Joc has missed numerous court-ordered payments which caused her to be late on her bills. Jester says the payments should be chump change because Yung Joc is a famous wealthy rapper with a luxury car rental business.

“Mr. Robinson has all kinds of cars, Bentleys, Mercedes Benz, Ranger Rovers, Two Range rovers,” said Jester. “The type of money he makes, $2,000 is nothing.”

A judge is set to hear the case in court on Sept. 11.