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Lady Gaga Fires Back In NY Court At Music Producer

Lady Gaga is seen leaving her London Hotel on February 28, 2010 in London, England.

March 19, 2010

NEW YORK, N.Y.

Lady Gaga is firing back at a music producer who claims he launched her career and is suing her for $30.5 million.

Her lawyer said in a court filing made public Friday the agreement at the heart of the suit was “unlawful.”

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Court: Anna Nicole Smith Gets None Of Oil Fortune

Anna Nicole Smith hits the red carpet for the ‘Be Cool’ premiere, Los Angeles, February 14, 2005

March 19, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.

A federal appeals court says Anna Nicole Smith’s estate will receive none of the more than $300 million that she claimed her late billionaire husband had promised her.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest stop in the 15-year legal battle over the $1.6 billion estate that oil magnate J. Howard Marshall left after his 1995 death at age 90.

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Judge: Oprah Winfrey Must Defend Defamation Suit Filed By Ex-Headmistress

Oprah Winfrey presents onstage during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 7, 2010

March 16, 2010

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey must defend a defamation suit over remarks she made about a headmistress at her girls’ school in South Africa after a sex-abuse scandal erupted there, a U.S. judge ruled.

The case is now set for trial on March 29 in Philadelphia.

Judge Eduardo Robreno refused to dismiss the suit in a decision Monday, ruling that former headmistress Nomvuyo Mzamane has enough evidence to pursue her defamation claims against the media mogul. Winfrey made the remarks in 2007 after the complaints surfaced at the $40 million Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, near Johannesburg.

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Settlement Approved For Widow, Son Of Assistant Killed In Fatal Travis Barker, DJ AM Jet Crash

Travis Barker and DJ AM of TRVSDJAM perform during the celebration of the launch of T-Mobile in South Carolina at T-Mobile Boulevard

March 16, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

A judge approved a multimillion-dollar legal settlement Tuesday involving the wife and young son of former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker’s assistant, who was killed in a 2008 plane crash in South Carolina.

The settlement with Learjet Inc., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and other companies involved in the ownership, operation and making of the jet will pay for college for Chris Baker’s 3-year-old son and establish an annuity giving him more than $17 million over his lifetime.

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Charlie Sheen Pleads Not Guilty To 3 Charges In Aspen

Charlie Sheen waves as he attends his court appearance on March 15, 2010 in Aspen, Colorado

March 15, 2010

ASPEN, Colo.

Charlie Sheen has pleaded not guilty to three charges stemming from his Christmas Day alleged altercation with wife Brooke Mueller.

In court on Monday afternoon in Aspen, Colo., the “Two and a Half Men” star pleaded not guilty to felony menacing, misdemeanor third degree assault and misdemeanor criminal mischief.

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ESPN’s Erin Andrews’ Stalker Sentenced To Prison

ESPN’s Erin Andrews watches the action at the Georgia Tech vs Clemson college football bowl game on December 5, 2009 in Tampa, Fla.

March 15, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

An insurance executive who secretly shot nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews has been sentenced to 21/2 years
in prison.

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ESPN’s Erin Andrews’ Stalker To Be Sentenced In LA

  ESPN reporter Erin Andrews smiles on the red carpet at the 2009 ESPY Awards in LA on July 15, 2009

March 15, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The man convicted of stalking ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and shooting nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole facing sentencing in a Los Angeles courtroom.

Michael Barrett, a 48-year-old Chicago-area insurance executive, has pleaded guilty to interstate stalking and agreed to a 27-month prison sentence. Barrett is suspected of renting hotel rooms adjacent to Andrews in three cities in 2008, including Milwaukee.

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Michael Lohan’s Ex Arrested In NY

Michael Lohan and Erin Muller in happier times in August 2009

March 12, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Erin Muller was arrested on Thursday in Nassau County, New York, authorities confirmed to Access Hollywood.

According to Nassau police, Muller, the former fiancee of Michael Lohan, was arrested for violating a protective order.

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Former ‘One Life To Live’ Star Pleads Guilty To Resisting Arrest In NY Service-Station Scuffle

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March 11, 2010

NEW YORK, N.Y.

A former “One Life to Live” star has admitted resisting arrest in a plea deal that resolves charges stemming from a fight at a New York City gas station.

Nathaniel Marston pleaded guilty Thursday to the misdemeanor charge. He has completed an anger-management program, and his case is expected to be closed without jail time or probation.

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