Shannon Sharpe allegedly threatened to ‘choke’ accuser in disturbing audio clip

Shannon Sharpe allegedly threatened to ‘choke’ accuser in disturbing audio clip

The lawyer for the woman suing Shannon Sharpe released a second audio clip in which you can hear what he says is the ex-NFL star threatening to “choke” the woman in public. The clip, obtained by TMZ and released by attorney Tony Buzbee, is purportedly a phone conversation between Sharpe and the Jane Doe who filed … Read more

Hollywood director James Toback ordered to pay $1.68B to 40 women who accused writer of sexual abuse

Hollywood director James Toback ordered to pay .68B to 40 women who accused writer of sexual abuse

A New York jury on Wednesday awarded $1.68 billion in damages to 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse and other crimes over a span of 35 years, according to lawyers representing the plaintiffs. The decision stems from a lawsuit filed in Manhattan in 2022 after New York state instituted a one-year window for … Read more

Best mezzo soprano singer ‘on the planet’ fired by Metropolitan Opera after she struggled to hit her high notes: suit

Best mezzo soprano singer ‘on the planet’ fired by Metropolitan Opera after she struggled to hit her high notes: suit

She didn’t leave on a high note. The Metropolitan Opera booted the best mezzo soprano “on the planet” once she struggled to hit her high notes, the singer claims in a Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit. Anita Rachvelishvili was contracted to perform various shows at the legendary Manhattan opera, including “Aida,” “La Gioconda,” “Carmen” and “Don … Read more

Taylor Swift talking to Blake Lively again amid Justin Baldoni lawsuit: report

Taylor Swift talking to Blake Lively again amid Justin Baldoni lawsuit: report

It was a Swift reconciliation. Taylor Swift has made amends with Blake Lively and the pair is reportedly talking again after reports that the songstress was bothered by being dragged into the actress’ legal battle with her co-star Justin Baldoni. “[Swift and Lively] have worked everything out,” a source told Paula Froelich of NewsNation. “Blake apologized and … Read more

‘Taxi Driver’ writer Paul Schrader’s ex-assistant claims he sexually assaulted her and backed out of settlement deal

‘Taxi Driver’ writer Paul Schrader’s ex-assistant claims he sexually assaulted her and backed out of settlement deal

NEW YORK — Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t acquiesce to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations confidential. The former assistant, identified in court … Read more

Buena Vista Social Club’s name sparks legal feud between Broadway hit and touring orchestra

Buena Vista Social Club’s name sparks legal feud between Broadway hit and touring orchestra

It’s the Case of the Battling Buena Vistas. A lawsuit in Los Angeles Federal Court seeks to ban the hit Broadway musical “The Buena Vista Social Club” from using the name, The Post has learned. The suit, filed Thursday by touring company Jesus “Aguaje” Ramos & His Buena Vista Orchestra, was a counter-attack to cease-and-desist warnings by … Read more

Joe Rogan slams Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds for suing ‘sweet’ Justin Baldoni: ‘Everyone is scared’

Joe Rogan slams Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds for suing ‘sweet’ Justin Baldoni: ‘Everyone is scared’

Joe Rogan has picked a side. The famous podcaster, 57, showed support for Justin Baldoni over Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds as he gave his take on the “It Ends With Us” legal battle on Saturday’s episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” “They f–ked up,” Rogan said about Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48. Joe Rogan … Read more

Mariah Carey wins copyright lawsuit over ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’

Mariah Carey wins copyright lawsuit over ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’

Pop singer Mariah Carey defeated a lawsuit claiming she illegally copied elements of her holiday megahit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” from a country song of the same name. U.S. District Judge Monica Almadani in Los Angeles in a ruling on Wednesday said the writers of Vince Vance and the Valiants’ “All I Want for … Read more

Miley Cyrus loses bid to dismiss lawsuit alleging ‘Flowers’ copied Bruno Mars hit ‘When I Was Your Man’

Miley Cyrus loses bid to dismiss lawsuit alleging ‘Flowers’ copied Bruno Mars hit ‘When I Was Your Man’

Pop star Miley Cyrus lost an early bid to dismiss a lawsuit in California federal court that accused her of unlawfully copying Bruno Mars’ song “When I Was Your Man” for her number-one hit “Flowers.” On Tuesday, US District Judge Dean Pregerson rejected Cyrus’ argument that Tempo Music Investments, which said it owns a share of … Read more

Jenny Slate refuses to discuss ‘It Ends With Us’ drama after backing Blake Lively: ‘I don’t have anything to say’

Jenny Slate refuses to discuss ‘It Ends With Us’ drama after backing Blake Lively: ‘I don’t have anything to say’

It ended already for Jenny Slate. While promoting her new FX miniseries “Dying for Sex,” the 42-year-old actress told the Hollywood Reporter that she won’t discuss the legal war between her “It Ends With Us” co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Jenny Slate at the Chanel Tribeca Festival Women’s Lunch in NYC in June. WireImage … Read more

Ryan Reynolds blasts Justin Baldoni as a ‘predator’ as he files to dismiss ‘It Ends With Us’ director’s $400M defamation suit

Ryan Reynolds blasts Justin Baldoni as a ‘predator’ as he files to dismiss ‘It Ends With Us’ director’s 0M defamation suit

Ryan Reynolds has filed a motion to dismiss Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit against him stemming from the “It Ends With Us” director’s feud with Blake Lively. Baldoni, 41, sued Reynolds, 48, and Reynolds’ wife, Lively, 37, in January following the actress’ own legal action against the “Jane the Virgin” alum, in which she … Read more

Blake Lively granted stronger protective order as Justin Baldoni legal war continues

Blake Lively granted stronger protective order as Justin Baldoni legal war continues

Blake Lively scored a win in her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni — at least “in part.” On Thursday, a federal judge granted the “Another Simple Favor” actress, 37, and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, 48, a modified protective order she requested to keep sensitive communications and documents out of the public eye and deemed … Read more

Girl Scouts sued by New Yorker over alleged heavy metals, pesticides in Thin Mints, other cookies

Girl Scouts sued by New Yorker over alleged heavy metals, pesticides in Thin Mints, other cookies

The Girl Scouts have been sued by consumers over the alleged presence of “heavy metals” and pesticides in its popular Thin Mints and other cookies. A proposed class action was filed on Monday night in the Brooklyn, NY, federal court against the 113-year-old nonprofit and the cookies’ licensed producers, ABC Bakers and Ferrero USA’s Little … Read more

We went blind after using weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro

We went blind after using weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro

When James Norris, a 56-year-old mechanic from Roxbury, New Jersey, went on a low dose of Mounjaro, a GLP-1 medication similar to Ozempic, to lose weight in March 2023, he thought it would be a miracle drug.  At 289 pounds, he had struggled to lose weight for years with diet and exercise. His wife had … Read more

Exclusive | NYC art dealer claiming to be related to famed Guggenheim family skipped out on paying $656K wedding bill: suit

Exclusive | NYC art dealer claiming to be related to famed Guggenheim family skipped out on paying 6K wedding bill: suit

A Manhattan art dealer who claims to be related to the famed Guggenheim family allegedly left his Swiss wedding planner on the hook for his lavish $656,000 French wedding. Philippe Hoerle-Guggenheim’s lavish Aug. 26, 2023 wedding to wife Kristi “was a resounding success,” planner Emer Timmons said in her Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit against him. … Read more

If you’ve bought these gourmet potato chips, it may be time to collect your class-action payout

If you’ve bought these gourmet potato chips, it may be time to collect your class-action payout

Food label crusaders have come for Deep River Snacks. Customers who purchased Deep River potato chips labeled with “Non-GMO Ingredients” in the past eight years might be eligible for monetary payment from a class-action settlement. Old Lyme Gourmet Co., the parent company of Deep River Snacks, reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit that … Read more

Shannon Sharpe breaks silence on Fox Sports lawsuit

Shannon Sharpe breaks silence on Fox Sports lawsuit

Shannon Sharpe laughed after declining any involvement in a lawsuit filed by Noushin Faraji, a former Fox Sports hairstylist, which accuses Skip Bayless — his former “Undisputed” co-host — and others of inappropriate behavior. During Sunday’s installment of his and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson’s “Nightcap” podcast, Sharpe answered a fan question that asked the ESPN personality … Read more

NYC icon Katz’s Deli paying $20K in fines for ‘failing to comply with the ADA’

NYC icon Katz’s Deli paying K in fines for ‘failing to comply with the ADA’

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday that it settled a lawsuit with Katz’s Deli over violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act at the Lower East Side landmark. The kosher-style restaurant agreed to pay a $20,000 fine and improve its facilities for disabled people through a consent … Read more

WME fires back at claim Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds pressured agency to drop Justin Baldoni

WME fires back at claim Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds pressured agency to drop Justin Baldoni

Justin Baldoni’s former talent agency, WME, has weighed in on his drama with Blake Lively. WME dropped Baldoni, 40, as a client in December after Blake Lively filed a complaint against her “It Ends With Us” co-star, accusing him of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her. Baldoni has since filed a $250 … Read more

Justin Baldoni claims Ryan Reynolds ‘berated’ him for ‘fat-shaming’ Blake Lively in new lawsuit

Justin Baldoni claims Ryan Reynolds ‘berated’ him for ‘fat-shaming’ Blake Lively in new lawsuit

Justin Baldoni detailed an alleged “aggressive” confrontation he had with Ryan Reynolds about Blake Lively last year — in his new lawsuit against the New York Times. Baldoni, 40, claimed that Reynolds, 48, “berated” him during a heated meeting at the couple’s Tribeca penthouse in New York, in which he accused the director of “fat … Read more