The Rich and Famous Go to Court
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Race car driver Michael Rodriguez claims NASCAR banned him from a Drive for Diversity event for looking too white. He alleges NASCAR officials labeled him “the poster boy for the Ku Klux Klan” … even though he’s part Puerto Rican.
According to a federal lawsuit filed by Rodriguez in Pennsylvania, he says he was accepted into [...]
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Kobe Bryant’s dad Joe “Jellybean” Bryant used to coach the WNBA’s L.A. Sparks. But then he got fired and engaged the team in a legal battle back in 2007.
Now, he finds himself involved in a new legal matter, a lawsuit filed by the lawyers who represented him back in ‘07. The Russ August & Kabat [...]
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Shaquille O’Neal may be the one getting sued in Florida for harassment and in California for divorce but he’s on the offensive in Nevada courts this week. Shaq filed a lawsuit in Las Vegas, claiming a businessman registered a trademark for the word “Shaqtus”, a nickname the NBA star picked up while playing for the [...]
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Baller Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty today to one felony count of carrying a pistol without a license. Arenas appeared in court in Washington, DC to enter his plea. He is required to turn in his passport pending sentencing and is no longer allowed to possess firearms.
According to the U.S. Attorney, Arenas’s problems started during a [...]
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Gloria Allred’s newest client, Vanessa Lopez, filed suit against NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal in Orlando today. In her civil suit, she alleges assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, conversion and a violation of state racketeering laws. She is represented by no fewer than three different law firms – one from L.A. (Allred’s), [...]
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Gloria Allred, attorney to just about every media whore ever created, announced today that Vanessa Lopez is filing a lawsuit against Shaquille O’Neal in Florida. Lopez claims she was in a relationship with Shaq for five years and that he repeatedly harassed her when she tried to break it off.
Lopez says she “fears that [...]
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Former NBA star Jayson Williams shot and killed his driver Costas Christofi back in 2002. He was eventually tried for reckless manslaughter but the case ended in a hung jury. Retrial was pending.
This morning, Williams went to court and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of aggravated assault. He apparently agreed to serve at least [...]
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Former NBA star Jayson Williams was arrested on suspicion of DWI early this morning — after his SUV struck a tree in Manhattan around 3:15 AM.
Williams, whose vehicle careened into a tree just off the 20th Street exit of FDR Drive, was in the passenger seat of his black Mercedes when cops arrived on scene [...]
A Washington DC grand jury will apparently decide if NBA star Gilbert Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton will be charged with crimes for their alleged Christmas eve locker room confrontation, which allegedly involved handguns.
Arenas and Crittenton are being interviewed by law enforcement. The prosecutor will then call the Wizards’ coach and a member of the [...]
Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch is being sued by a woman who claims he ran her over in a drunk hit-and-run back in 2008.
Kimberly Shpeley filed suit in Erie County, New York, alleging that Lynch was drunk while driving his Porsche Cayenne in Buffalo at 3:30 AM on May 31, 2008 and that struck [...]
