GT 2022 was a tumultuous year for three stars who were coaches on The Voice, particularly when it came to legal issues. Shakira, who was a coach in seasons four and six, faces up to eight years in prison. Kelly Clarkson, who coached seasons 14-21, has been on and off court since she filed for divorce from her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock in 2020. Ricky Martin, who was a coach on The Voice Australia and La Voz (The Voice, Mexico), was facing up to 50 years in prison. Shakira: tax fraud…
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It looks like the judge is ready to drop the NRA counterclaim against NY AG Letitia James
A Manhattan judge indicated Friday that he does not believe the New York attorney general was unlawfully shooting for the National Rifle Association. AG Letitia James sued the gun rights group in 2020, alleging that its top executives violated nonprofit laws by funneling the agency’s millions of dollars to fund their lavish lifestyles filled with trips to the Bahamas, safaris in Africa and trips on yachts. The NRA has filed counterclaims alleging that even while James was on the campaign trail, he made comments about the group’s prosecution, showing that…
Read MoreKyle Rittenhouse wants to sue LeBron James, Joe Biden
Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen who beat murder charges after killing two people at a Kenosha protest, Wisconsin, is planning to sue LeBron James after the professional basketball player defamed him on social media, it was reported Thursday. Rittenhouse announced plans to sue a group of listeners and media organizations earlier this week, but has since added James to the list because the great sports ridiculed him on Twitter during his trial in November last year, TMZ reported. “What tears????? I haven’t seen one. The guy stopped! That boy ate some…
Read MoreMy mother was killed by the fall of a tombstone in the Staten Island Cemetery
A mother of five was killed on Staten Island when a massive tombstone fell on her while she was working at Graniteville Cemetery, according to a lawsuit. Elvira Navarro, 53, was tending graves at Baron Hirsch Cemetery on October 28 when the fatal accident occurred. A 2,000-pound memorial was brought down while Navarro was working alongside her son, Anthony Rosales, according to court papers and family attorney Joshua Skillman. It is unclear exactly how or where the accident occurred at the 80-acre cemetery. Employed to a third party, Navarro and…
Read MoreEast Hampton delay scheme to close and reopen airport
The city council announced Thursday that East Hampton has postponed its controversial plan to close the city’s airport from the end of the month to May amid multiple lawsuits and a backlash from the Federal Aviation Administration. Politicians in the town of Tony last month voted to close the decades-old East Hampton Airport on February 28, and reopen it on March 4, under private ownership controlled by the city. It is then expected that the “new” airport will allow only privately owned planes to land on its runway – a…
Read MoreSEC ‘going evil’, exacerbating Tesla investors with $40 million
Elon Musk’s attorney alleges the Feds “go rogue” under the 2018 truce that settled a row over a controversial tweet about making Tesla private — and allegations that regulators encouraged Tesla shareholders of $40 million in the process. In a letter Thursday to a federal judge, Musk’s attorney, Alex Spiro, said the Securities and Exchange Commission failed to distribute $40 million in cash fines to Tesla investors as part of a settlement over Musk’s infamous August 7, 2018 tweet. on “secured financing” to take Tesla at $420 a share. Musk’s…
Read MoreBob Saget’s family sues to block release of death records
Bob Saget’s widow and daughters are trying to prevent Florida officials from publishing photos and records related to the investigation into his death. Family members introduced a lawsuit Tuesday against the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the local coroner. They claim records related to the 65-year-old comedian death last month It was “confidential and exempt from public disclosure” under state law. Saget suffered a “blunt head trauma,” most likely during an “unseen fall” in his room at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, according to autopsy results published last week. The coroner said…
Read MorePrince Andrew under pressure from the royal family to settle sexual assault case against Virginia Joffrey
Prince Andrew has come under pressure from the royal family to settle the Virginia Roberts Joffrey case, in part, so as not to divert any negative light from the trial from what is a historic year for the Queen, multiple sources told The Post. Palace officials have spent the past year finalizing plans for the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the throne, including a star-studded concert at Buckingham Palace in July. But Joffrey’s lawsuit has cast a dark shadow over the plans, and it is believed…
Read MoreAlec Baldwin sued by the family of cinematographer Helena Hutchins
Lawyers for the family of Halina Hutchins filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against actor Alec Baldwin, accused of shooting a cinematographer on the set of the movie “Rust” nearly four months ago. The family’s lawyers announced the move during a press conference in Los Angeles. Baldwin was accused of firing the single bullet that hit and killed Hutchins, then exited her body and struck director Joel Sousa in the collarbone while filming the western in New Mexico on October 21. tours. The actor later claimed in a tearful interview…
Read MoreAccounting firm split with Trump Organization, claims financial statements are ‘unreliable’
An accounting firm affiliated with the Trump Organization said it would no longer work with the company after confirming that statements made by Donald Trump about his finances were unreliable, court papers revealed Monday. Attorney William Kelly of Mazars, the accounting firm, said in a February 9 letter to the Trump Organization. That the company no longer works with the Trump family business after concluding that the former president’s “financial data” from 2011 to 2020 “should not be relied upon any longer.” The letter was announced Monday in the ongoing…
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