TI refused bail
Rapper TI appeared in court in Atlanta on weapons charges and was refused bail, with a further hearing due to decide whether bail should be offered.…
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Another Foxy fracas over prison bus
Foxy Brown refused twice to board a prison bus to court, and faces being forced onto it if she refuses again at a rescheduled Tuesday hearing.…
TI arrested ahead of BET Awards
Rapper TI has been arrested hours before the BET Hip Hop Awards over allegations he possessed a number of illegal firearms found in his car and Atlanta home.…
More P Diddy assault allegations
Police are investigating allegations that Diddy assaulted an acquaintance at a New York nightclub after a dispute over a woman, though no formal charges have yet been made.…
Zomba sue PerezHilton.com over Britney leaks
Zomba has sued PerezHilton.com and its owner Mario Lavandeira for copyright infringement over leaked Britney Spears tracks, as Jive brings forward her album.…
EFF support filesharer Thomas
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is challenging a jury instruction in the Jammie Thomas case, arguing it was incorrect and influenced the verdict.…
Snoop to go on litter duty
Snoop Dogg will carry out community service picking up litter in an Orange County park after pleading guilty to carrying an illegal weapon at John Wayne Airport.…
Diddy doesn't have to hand over rings in
Judge Robert Hess has refused to order Diddy to hand over photos of rings he wore on the night Gerald Rechnitzer claims he was attacked.…
Filesharer Thomas branded liar by juror
A juror in the Jammie Thomas file-sharing case has called her a liar, saying a higher fine was pushed for, as Thomas vows to appeal the $222,000 ruling.…
Kershaw gets suspended sentence
Radio 3 DJ Andy Kershaw has been given a three-month jail sentence, suspended for eighteen months, over harassment of his ex-partner.…
Britney to be fingerprinted ahead of hit and run hearing
An LA judge has ordered Britney Spears to report to a police station for fingerprinting before a 25 October hearing over an August hit and run.…
Second lawsuit for Diddy
Promoter James Waldon is suing Diddy for $5 million, claiming his bodyguards beat him after he approached the hip hop mogul at a New York club.…