X sues Media Matters to silence moderation criticism

Nearly simultaneously, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into Media Matters for “potential fraudulent activity.” Musk posted the news on his X account, stating that “fraud has both civil and criminal penalties.” Musk had previously responded to a tweet by former Trump advisor Stephen Miller that suggested conservative attorneys general (like Paxton) look … Read more

Elon Musk’s X Sues Media Matters Amid Advertising Exodus, Claims Smear Campaign

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is dragging a media watchdog group to court … claiming Media Matters is engaged in a smear campaign against him and his company. The billionaire followed up Monday with his previously announced plans to sue Media Matters in response to a recently published story suggesting pro-Nazi advertisements were running … Read more

Aaron Carter’s Son Princeton Sues Doctors, Pharmacies for Wrongful Death

Aaron Carter died from a drowning accident, but his son believes the wheels were set in motion by doctors and pharmacies that destroyed Aaron’s judgment … and he’s suing them for wrongful death. Princeton Lyric Carter, the nearly 2-year-old son of Aaron, claims in a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, doctors prescribed Hydrocodone, Oxycodone and … Read more

Universal Music sues AI company Anthropic for distributing song lyrics

Major record label Universal Music Group and other music publishers have sued artificial intelligence company Anthropic for distributing copyrighted lyrics with its AI model Claude 2. The music publishers’ complaint, filed in Tennessee, claims that Claude 2 can be prompted to distribute almost identical lyrics to songs like Katy Perry’s “Roar,” Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will … Read more

Widow of prominent Pakistani journalist sues Kenyan police over his killing a year ago

NAIROBI, Kenya — The widow of a prominent Pakistani journalist who was killed a year ago in Kenya filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against an elite Kenyan police unit she accuses of the wrongful death of her husband. Javeria Siddique said she filed the lawsuit in Nairobi to get justice for her husband Arshad Sharif, … Read more

FTC sues bankrupt crypto company Voyager’s CEO over false FDIC insurance claims

After settling on Thursday with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), bankrupt crypto company Voyager is permanently banned from handling consumers’ assets. But the government agency also announced on Thursday that it’s suing Voyager’s former CEO, Stephen Ehrlich, for falsely claiming that users’ accounts were FDIC insured. When a bank or financial service is FDIC insured, … Read more

‘Love Is Blind’ Contestant Sues for Sexual Assault and False Imprisonment, Show’s Creator Speaks Out

Tran Dang is suing after her experience on Love Is Blind. The reality contestant, who filmed season 5 and got engaged but was not featured on the Netflix series, is alleging assault, false imprisonment and negligence in her lawsuit against production companies Kinetic Content and Delirium TV, which was obtained by People. Love Is Blind creator Chris … Read more

SEC sues to force Elon Musk to testify in Twitter probe

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Elon Musk on Thursday in an effort to compel the billionaire to testify over his purchase of Twitter last year. Attorneys representing the SEC alleged in a complaint filed in the Northern District of California that Musk failed to appear for a Sept. 15 testimony as required by … Read more

Tyrese Gibson’s Voltron Entertainment Sues Over Teddy Pendergrass Biopic

Tyrese Gibson is embroiled in another legal saga … this one doesn’t involve Home Depot, but rather the late singer Teddy Pendergrass. The ‘Fast & Furious’ star has a production company, Voltron Entertainment, which is suing Teddy’s widow, Joan Pendergrass, over the rights to Teddy’s biopic. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Tyrese claims his … Read more