Celebrity Buzz Very specific and very disturbing allegations. Two masseurs are suing the Hollywood titan for sexual assault as they were attempting to give him massages, and the lawsuit is quite explicit in their charges. Travolta's lawyer has dismissed the suit as “complete fiction.” WARNING: Very graphic language.
Culture Buzz Here's the unedited, jaw-dropping passage from the lawsuit against Paula Deen that's been getting so much attention. Lisa Jackson, a former employee of Paula Deen Enterprises, is suing Deen and her brother, Earl “Bubba” Hiers, for multiple instances of workplace discrimination, both sexual and racial. This is an alleged exchange from the lawsuit in which Jackson is asking Paula Deen what kind of wedding she would like to see for her brother. WARNING: N-word.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/01/pepsi-say...
Pepsi claims it does. In what might be the best lawsuit defense ever, the soda company states that an Illinois man couldn’t have found a dead mouse in his can because it would have dissolved.
Culture Buzz This happened more than a year ago, and to this day, no one has gone to jail or even been reprimanded. Nick Christie, a 62-year-old Ohio man visiting Florida, was arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct. While in custody, Christie was gagged, stripped naked and tied to a chair. A lawsuit against the Lee County Sheriff's Office alleged Christie was pepper sprayed 10 times over 48 hours, leading to his death. WARNING: Disturbing image.
And it does not go well. The Insider scored an exclusive interview with Justin Bieber's alleged baby momma, and she mostly just cries and storms off through the whole thing. Not that her credibility was impeccable before this interview, but it's certainly lost quite a bit of stock since. And this is just what's aired so far. Yeesh.
http://hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/andy-samberg-rihanna...
Saturday Night Live is facing allegations it stole material for two sketches, including an Emmy Award-nominated short. Hold up, hold up. SNL gets nominated for Emmys?
Celebrity Buzz See any resemblance? Taken in Los Angeles over the weekend as Mariah Yeater and her baby boy, Tristyn Anthony Markhouse Yeater (no, really), plot their next media appearance. Yeater swears the mouth is identical to Bieber's. Maybe? You be the unqualified genetics judge!
Food Buzz This lawsuit comes with a jumbo side of deep-fried sadness balls. Martin Kessman is a 290-pound stockbroker in New York who is suing White Castle because he couldn't comfortably fit into one of their booths. We don't deserve to live on this planet anymore.
Propmaker Andrew Ainsworth takes you through a step-by-step process on how to make your very own Stormtrooper helmet. Fun fact: Ainsworth recently defeated Lucasfilm in a legal dispute over the right to sell sculptures of the Imperial headgear, which he designed for George Lucas and sold to The God Of Flannel himself back in the '70s for approximately $32 per helmet. (via.)
Celebrity Buzz The former bodyguard of Britney Spears, Fernando Flores, has long alleged sexual harassment against Spears. But new court documents have added a disgusting level of specificity to the whole sordid affair, making it even sordider (it's a word now). Flores claims that Spears would frequently make unwanted sexual advances, but her personal hygiene was so atrocious that he suffered psychological damage from the stinky come ons. Excessive farting and nose-picking are among her alleged crimes against sanitation. Also, she was (allegedly) so bombed on drugs that she insisted on being called Jennifer and Queen Bee. All charges are denied by the Spears camp. From Radar Online, here are the pertinent passages from the court filings. (via radaronline.com)
Lawsuit is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Lawsuit.
Tech Buzz Google revealed their new smart phone-based payment system yesterday, triggering a nasty lawsuit from PayPal that alleges intellectual property theft. Corporate espionage intrigue at its juiciest.
Movie Buzz Now that the lawsuit by Mike Tyson's tattoo artist has failed to halt its release, the sequel to “The Hangover” can proceed to roof the box office and have its way with our eyeballs (what?). But is it any good? Will it inspire as many drunken best man speeches? Are there any masturbating baby jokes? Read on.
Culture Buzz American Apparel recently received a stay of execution thanks to investors pumping $15 million into the near-bankrupt clothing company. Let's celebrate by looking at their naughtiest ads. Their naughtiest ads from this year, that is. A mega list of every American Apparel ad featuring nudity or blasé soft core would stretch longer than Dov Charney's court docket.
Culture Buzz Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is a man of many gesticulations. Look for some or all of these to appear in court while he is on trial for sleeping with an underage prostitute.
http://www.cracked.com/article_19150_6-famous-frivolous-l...
Remember this next time you hear Republicans arguing about tort reform.
Celebrity Buzz American Apparel founder and CEO Dov Charney is being sued by a former employee for allegedly keeping her as a sex slave. This is but the latest chapter in Charney's sordid history of pervy behavior, sexual harassment lawsuits and salacious statements. Here are some quotes by and about Charney that might provide some context for his current woes.
TMZ unearthed this text from last week, sent by Charlie Sheen to Brooke Mueller, detailing how he wanted to “execute” his manager, Mark Burg. Charlie Sheen is winning (at being a creepy person)!
Geohot, the infamous PS3 and iPhone hacker who is being sued by Sony, also has some rapping skillz, apparently?
Food Buzz A law firm in Alabama is suing Taco Bell for false advertising, charging that what the fast food giant calls “beef” contains only 36% actual cow flesh. Here's what makes up the other 64% of the meat-esque substance dripping from your chalupa. This list is based on an official ingredient label obtained by Gizmodo.
Food Buzz A law firm in Alabama is suing Taco Bell for false advertising, charging that what the fast food giant calls “beef” contains only 36% actual cow flesh. Here's what makes up the other 64% of the meat-esque substance dripping from your chalupa. This list is based on an official ingredient label obtained by Gizmodo.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100604/ap_on_en_ot/us_armeni...
The Armenian church has sued the J. Paul Getty Museum to demand the return of seven pages ripped from a sacred Armenian Bible dating back to 1256. The lawsuit alleged the church had the Bible authenticated in 1947 or 1948 and it was returned with the pages missing.
…Ok, Fresh-N-Fast Is Pretty Much Just In-N-Out. Fresh-N-Fast is NYC's answer to In-N-Out, with the same look, menu, and feel, but they have one thing that In-N-Out doesn't: A copyright lawsuit to deal with.