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This Is Getting Ugly: Steve Harvey’s “New Wife” Launching Defamation Suit Against “Old Wife” Talking All The Yang…

SMH: Steve Harvey took to his nationally syndicated radio show yesterday to address salacious allegations his ex-wife, Mary Shackelford’s posted via YouTube videos about the ‘King of Comedy’ being a serial cheater who left her for his current wife, Marjorie Bridges Harvey. Since their 2005 divorce, Shackelford claimed that she now has nothing, as Harvey also has full custody of their 15-year-old son, Wynton. Now, the New York Times Bestselling author’s current wife has retained an attorney to fight the allegations that she was the other woman, something that she said has left her both “shocked and dismayed.” Mrs. Harvey is pursuing a lawsuit against Shackelford. Read More At BlackVoices…

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This Is Getting Ugly: Steve Harvey’s “New Wife” Launching Defamation Suit Against “Old Wife” Talking All The Yang…

This Is Getting Ugly: Steve Harvey’s “New Wife” Launching Defamation Suit Against “Old Wife” Talking All The Yang…

SMH: Steve Harvey took to his nationally syndicated radio show yesterday to address salacious allegations his ex-wife, Mary Shackelford’s posted via YouTube videos about the ‘King of Comedy’ being a serial cheater who left her for his current wife, Marjorie Bridges Harvey. Since their 2005 divorce, Shackelford claimed that she now has nothing, as Harvey also has full custody of their 15-year-old son, Wynton. Now, the New York Times Bestselling author’s current wife has retained an attorney to fight the allegations that she was the other woman, something that she said has left her both “shocked and dismayed.” Mrs. Harvey is pursuing a lawsuit against Shackelford. Read More At BlackVoices…

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This Is Getting Ugly: Steve Harvey’s “New Wife” Launching Defamation Suit Against “Old Wife” Talking All The Yang…

Mama Katherine’s Biz Partner Claims MJ’s Estate Is F*cking Up Her Money

Katherine Jackson’s business partner Howard Mann is still calling shenanigans on the lawyers handling Michael Jackson’s estate . According to TMZ , Mann claims that the estate, which just filed a lawsuit against him, is standing in the way of his Ms. Katherine’s paper. Katherine Jackson’s business partner who is being sued by the Michael Jackson Estate tells TMZ the Estate is a “fraudulently obtained dictatorship,” guarding “a collusive and corrupt status quo.” Howard Mann — whom the Estate claims in a new lawsuit is violating copyright and trademark laws by cashing in on all things Jackson — calls the lawsuit “malicious and unfounded.” Mann says, “These lawyers have absolutely NO interest in the preservation of Michael Jackson’s legacy and less interest in generating revenues for his beneficiaries.” Mann goes on: “…the Estate will fall as a result of these draconian tactics and it is my hope that Miss Jackson regains control of that which was stolen from her.” Right… because releasing a “new song” by Michael without clearing it by his mother was clearly done in the interest of preserving his legacy.

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Is Your Prom Photo More Embarrassing Than John Krasinski’s? [Memories]

We all have embarrassing prom photos, and here’s one of John Krasinski of The Office that a friend of Gawker sent in. It’s not that embarrassing—for a prom photo. Is yours worse? You can win a prize! More

Student Sues College for Having Her Committed Over Hidden Cam [College]

Chinemerem Eze, a Nigerian national attending Brooklyn College , believed that her landlord had hidden a camera in her apartment. When she asked school officials for help, they shipped her off to a psychiatric ward. Then she found the camera. More

Casey Affleck Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuits

Filed under: Casey Affleck , Celebrity Justice , Joaquin Phoenix Casey Affleck has finally come to terms with two women who claim he sexually harassed them on the set of a Joaquin Phoenix documentary — and as a result the lawsuits are officially being tossed out. In a joint statement both parties said, “The disputes… Read more

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Superplagiarist Gerald Posner Sued by Plagiarism Victim [Exclusive]

Former Daily Beast writer and world-class plagiarist Gerald Posner is being sued by Frank Owen , an author whose book Clubland was plagiarized by Posner. We have selections from Owen’s complaint, filed in New York district court this morning, below. More

Justice Department Sues Infamous Joe Arpaio, ‘America’s Sheriff’ [Lawsuits]

The Justice Department has thrown yet another lawsuit at America’s loony desert dingbat moon colony, Arizona. This one, however, was filed against obnoxious self-serving tyrant Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County, for refusing to cooperate in a civil rights investigation. More

What Is Facebook’s CEO Trying To Hide? [Lawsuits]

Mark Zuckerberg said society has loosened up about privacy . But the Facebook CEO was talking about his users; now that he’s a defendant in a New York lawsuit, Zuckerberg is calling for stronger privacy protections. More

Facebook: No One Else Can Be a ‘Book’ [Lawsuits]

If you’re planning on setting up any kind of online community for your business — and who isn’t these days? — know that Facebook has begun suing to protect “the distinctive BOOK portion” of its trademark, starting with Teachbook.com. More