Law firm sues Rod Stewart for $3.3 million AP (November 18, 2009) LOS ANGELES (AP) - A prominent entertainment law firm is suing Rod Stewart for $3.3 million in legal fees it claims he owes.
2 arrested in taped assaults posted on YouTube AP (November 18, 2009) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Police in Minnesota have arrested two people in connection with assaults that were videotaped and briefly posted on YouTube.
NYPD raids circulation offices of 4 NYC newspapers AP (November 17, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - A law enforcement official says the New York Police Department raided circulation offices at some of the nation's largest newspapers as part of a union corruption probe.
Ryan Seacrest granted restraining order AP (November 17, 2009) LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge has granted a civil restraining order against a man accused of stalking Ryan Seacrest.
Swiss court to rule in 2-3 weeks on Polanski bail AP (November 17, 2009) BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss officials say a court will decide in two or three weeks whether to release film director Roman Polanski on bail pending a decision on his extradition to the United States.
Judge sentences Wis. man for defrauding NY Times AP (November 13, 2009) MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A former New York Times distributor has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for defrauding the newspaper company out of $334,000.
TV's Jon Gosselin sues TLC, cites child labor laws AP (November 13, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - Jon Gosselin has filed a counter lawsuit against the TLC network, claiming television producers violated Pennsylvania's child labor laws in filming the hit reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8" and are preventing him from working.
AP: Pa. music church settles suit, bans concerts AP (November 10, 2009) BEARS ROCKS, Pa. (AP) - The leader of a western Pennsylvania church is settling a federal lawsuit by pulling the plug on jam band concerts he says were religious services.
Polanski lawyer submits new bail offer to Swiss AP (November 02, 2009) PARIS (AP) - A French lawyer for Roman Polanski says he has submitted a new bail offer to a Swiss court to try to free the filmmaker from jail.
'Big Brother 9' winner held on federal drug charge AP (October 30, 2009) BOSTON (AP) - The winner of the CBS reality TV show "Big Brother 9" has been ordered held without bail on a federal drug charge.
Swiss reject another bail offer from Polanski AP (October 30, 2009) GENEVA (AP) - The Swiss Justice Ministry says it has rejected another appeal by Roman Polanski to be released from prison because of the high risk he would flee the country.
Ga. man who sought out Miley Cyrus gets plea deal AP (October 30, 2009) SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A 53-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to resisting police outside the set of a Miley Cyrus movie on the Georgia coast after prosecutors dropped charges that he tried to stalk the teen pop star.
School sued for punishing teens over MySpace pix AP (October 30, 2009) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two sophomore girls have sued their Indiana school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation.
Witness: Nanny says drugs provided by defendants AP (October 29, 2009) LOS ANGELES (AP) - A nanny who worked for Anna Nicole Smith told an investigator the Playboy model's boyfriend and psychiatrist persuaded her to take drugs that left her sleeping for as long as three days, the investigator testified Thursday.
Calif. lawmakers support Polanski extradition AP (October 29, 2009) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fifteen California legislators have signed a letter supporting the extradition of Roman Polanski to Los Angeles to face his decades-old child sex conviction.
Balloon mom may have admitted hoax to protect kids AP (October 27, 2009) DENVER (AP) - Friends say the mother of the little boy at the center of the Colorado balloon case is devoted - even subservient - to her inventor husband and her kids, so why would she allegedly tell sheriff's deputies that the whole thing was a hoax?
Va. university charges 2 students for reporting AP (October 27, 2009) HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - Two university journalists face trespassing and disorderly conduct charges after entering a dorm to interview students.