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Convicted
Marvel Actor
Now Sued by
Ex-Girlfriend

Mar 20, 2024 6:03 AM CDT

Convicted Marvel Actor Now Sued by Ex-Girlfriend

Jonathan Majors is sued by Grace Jabbari for assault, harassment, defamation

(Newser) - Jonathan Majors was "shocked" when he was convicted late last year of assault and harassment of an ex-girlfriend. That erstwhile lover, Grace Jabbari, is now suing the former Marvel Studios actor as well, reports the AP . The lawsuit, which is seeking at least $75,000 in damages and other...

She Got
Stood Up,
Then Sued
Her Date

She Got Stood Up, Then Sued Her Date

QaShontae Short gets into tiff with judge during virtual hearing

(Newser) - A Michigan woman suing a man for standing her up on a date appeared at a virtual court hearing this week that turned into a shouting match. It "plays like the greatest 10-minute soap opera," TMZ reports. The Zoom hearing began with Judge Herman Marable Jr. asking defendant...

2nd Sibling Sues
Mariah Carey

Mar 4, 2021 8:31 AM CST

2nd Sibling Sues Mariah Carey

Both take issue with claims of abuse in singer's memoir

(Newser) - Mariah Carey is now being sued by two of her siblings, whom she wrote about in her 2020 memoir. Carey's older brother, Morgan, has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan over mentions of violent interactions between himself and family members in The Meaning of Mariah Carey. In one passage, the...

Weatherman Fired for Racial Slur Files 2nd Suit

Meteorologist
Fired for
Racial Slur
Sues City, Mayor

Nov 19, 2019 7:17 AM CST

Meteorologist Fired for Racial Slur Sues City, Mayor

Jeremy Kappell claims defamation from the city of Rochester, NY, and Mayor Lovely Warren

(Newser) - He's already sued the TV station that fired him for uttering a racial slur on the air in January; now a meteorologist has filed a lawsuit against the city of Rochester, NY, and its mayor. Per the Democrat and Chronicle , Jeremy Kappell is suing the city and Mayor Lovely...

A Piano Lesson: Neighbor Pays $40K for Drowning Out Music

Neighbor's Remedy to Avoid
Piano Music Costs Him $40K

Jun 28, 2019 5:30 PM CDT

Neighbor's Remedy to Avoid Piano Music Costs Him $40K

Man remotely revved diesel truck's engine, set off alarm

(Newser) - An appeals court says a piano teacher deserved the $40,000 she was awarded in a dispute with a neighbor who revved his pickup truck engine for months to drown out the sound of her lessons. The court ruled this week that Junghee Kim Spicer's Yakima Arts Academy in...

More Bad
News for
Kevin
Spacey

Jun 27, 2019 10:45 AM CDT

More Bad News for Kevin Spacey

Accuser alleges assault, battery in new civil suit

(Newser) - A Massachusetts man has filed a civil lawsuit against actor Kevin Spacey, whom he accuses of unzipping his pants and groping his genitals during a 2016 encounter. "As a result of defendant Kevin Spacey Fowler's explicit sexual behavior and lewd and lascivious conduct with the plaintiff, the plaintiff...

Bridgett Nickerson Boyd Sues County: Cops Forced Me to Listen to Rush Limbaugh

Cops Forced
Me to Listen to
Limbaugh: Suit

Oct 10, 2011 8:20 AM CDT

Cops Forced Me to Listen to Limbaugh: Suit

Texan arrested after car broke down

(Newser) - First she got a ticket, then she was arrested, and as a sheriff's deputy drove her to prison, she claims she was subjected to Rush Limbaugh's "derogatory comments about black people" on the radio. All this and more prompted a Texas woman to sue the deputy and...

Santonio Holmes:
Lawsuit Baseless

Mar 29, 2010 5:40 PM CDT

Santonio Holmes: Lawsuit Baseless

Club patron alleges Steelers WR threw a drink at her; no charges filed

(Newser) - Santonio Holmes, who is being sued by a woman who alleges the Steelers wide receiver hit her with a glass at a Florida nightclub, says he "didn't do anything" and expects the matter to be resolved quickly. In a suit filed last week, Anshonoe Mills says Holmes threw a...