Former Death Row boss Suge Knight has a well-established reputation as a tough guy. From his supposed over-the-balcony, by-the-ankles dangling of Vanilla Ice to a beatdown he allegedly dealt in a hotel lobby the night Tupac Shakur was gunned down, the former UNLV defensive end always gave off a manly vibe. Why, then, is the gangsta-rap guru suing Kanye West over the "loss of use and enjoyment" of a 15-carat diamond stud earring?
Read the whole story of Suge Knight's lawsuit against Kanye West here.
Dr. Dre is suing the author of the book "Rollin' With Dre: The Unauthorized Account: An Insider's Tale of the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of West Coast Hip Hop" over an alleged loan the rapper gave him, according to TMZ.
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Three young men who claimed Lindsay Lohan commandeered their vehicle and took them on a white-knuckle high-speed chase on Santa Monica-area highways that ended with the actress' arrest on DUI charges last July have filed suit over the bizarre incident, The Associated Press reports.
Dante Nigro, Jakon Sutter and Ronnie Blake sued Lohan last week for battery, false imprisonment, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, slander and negligence, seeking damages in excess of $25,000. Two months after the incident, the actress pleaded guilty to two counts of being under the influence of cocaine that night and an earlier drunken-driving arrest, serving 84 minutes in jail before entering rehab.
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Lil Wayne is learning about what happens when you play with fire, or at least with classic rock tunes. The publishing company that owns the rights to the Rolling Stones' "Play With Fire" has sued the rapper over the song "Playing With Fire," a bonus cut on his smash album Tha Carter III album that doesn't sample the tune, but features a pair of lines that are very similar to one from the Stones tunes, though sung in a different meter. Read more about the lawsuit here.
Do you think the Stones (or the owners of this song, anyway) are being too sensitive?
