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So Sue Me...Shepard Fairey Admits He Lied In CourtArtist Shepard Fairey has admitted that he lied in court about which Associated Press photo was the basis for his famous Barack Obama posters, then fabricated evidence to support the lie. The AP alleged that Fairey used this photo:
State Agency Gets Pushy Over HIV+ Porn StarWhen news hit last month that a local porn actress had tested positive for HIV, it caused the typical panic in the adult industry. Less predictably, it ignited a legal battle between the adult industry and the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA). After the government agency's push for the health clinic that conducted the HIV test on the porn actress to reveal her identity, the performer has filed suit against Cal-OSHA to protect her privacy. AVN.com has details: Although AVN has been unable to obtain copies of the suit papers, reliable sources have said that the basis of the lawsuit is that "Patient Zero," the porn star whose HIV test came back as positive on June 6, has become aware of actions taken by Cal-OSHA to attempt to learn the person's identity, including but not limited to serving an administrative subpoena on AIM [the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation], which was the clinic which drew the blood for Patient Zero's HIV test. Seems porn actors have rights just like the rest of us. Imagine that. Previously on FBLA: Plea Deal For Chris Brown
Chris Brown has plead guilty to one count of felony assault on pop star Rihanna. AP Puts The Squeeze On Shepard Fairey
"We believe fair use protects Shepard's right to do what he did here," said Fairey's lawyer, Anthony Falzone, executive director of the Fair Use Project at Stanford University. "It wouldn't be appropriate to comment beyond that at this time because we are in discussions about this with the AP." We encourage you all to create your own Shepard Fairey-style posters with copyrighted AP images using the nifty little program here. Letterese Never Says Die re: Scientology and Cruise
Now, he's offering to reimburse (press release here) anyone as much as $100 million (out of his lawsuit settlement) who feels Scientology stole from them or even misled them. "I have been thinking for some time...concerning thousands and thousands, perhaps millions of people who have stated that they severely regret having placed their trust in (L. Ron) Hubbard and Scientology only to have been...both lied to as well as defrauded by Scientology across the world over many decadeds," Letterese railed. Nobody is quite convinced that Letterese will win in court, but if he does, it may be party central in Florida. He includes his personal email in case you're interested: endjudicialabuse@aol.com. Mos Def Now Wanted In Vegas -- And It's Not For GamblingOne of FBLA's favorite actors stands accused in Las Vegas of attacking a paparazzi last August, according to blackvoices.com.
Allegedly, Mos snatched photographer Volker Corell's camera from around his neck before smashing it to the ground and taking off with the busted equipment. And apparently the photographer was left with a cut on his left hand following the incident. A warrant was issued Mos Def's arrest in Las Vegas. He faces faces charges of felony robbery and malicious destruction of private property. We Got a Letter From Mini Me's LawyerFirst we are not a celebrity gossip site. We don't actually care about Britney Spears. We care about the people covering Britney Spears...in theory. Anyway, we posted about the Verne Troyer sex tape because the woman in it looked slightly like Mayrav Saar - which was/is hilarious. Then we got a letter from Troyer's lawyer saying that the image we had up was a violation of his privacy. TMZ was getting sued by Verne for releasing the tape. We talked to our lawyers and took the image down. Then we emailed Troyer's lawyer and asked: Do you think that someone that makes a sex tape actually has a reasonable expectation of privacy? Really? It seems to be the number one reason for not making a sex tape and especially not a copy of said tape. Don't you think? We have yet to hear back - but if we do - we'll post it. Anyway, today the tape and images are BACK on TMZ.com. The dumb thing is - we don't care about Troyer or any one else's sex tape. Couldn't care less. And here we are miffed about being told to take down images when another site doesn't have to or just won't. The moral of the story is: You know your throw away joke has horribly backfired when you are sent a temporary restraining order. Pellicano Not So Hollywood After All--Because He's Actually Found Guilty
LAT has the full story. Gabrielle Union Doesn't Need Any Assistance, Thankyouverymuch! Sues Craigslist PrankstersEveryone wants to be a celebrity assistant, but some celebs don't want to play along. Gabrielle Union's suing some Georgia-based pranksters who advertised, via Craigslist, for an worker bee to assist the actress. Here's the sad part--no one, other than a friend, answered the ad. Union did not have such a staff opening, does not know the defendants and never authorized them to act on her behalf, the complaint says. But who can blame her for being touchy? She'd survived a brutal attack back when she was 19, (thanks to the lessons she learned from watching Oprah). Weiner's TRO and The Curious Case of Jim TaricaniAllison Hope Weiner might want to do some research into the curious case of Jim Taricani, the Providence, RI investigative reporter who did 6 months for refusing to name a source. Weiner, readers may recall, got served a temporary restraining order aimed at stopping her from posting audio tapes of Anthony Pellicano and his clients on her HuffPost blog. The NY Times made the tapes available as well (Pellicano and his indicted lawyer Terry N. Christensen), but where's their TRO? Christensen's trial will start about a month after Pellicano's ends, and his legal team says that the tapes compromise his right to a fair trial. The NYT has lawyers just sitting around, waiting for someone to try interfere with freedom of the press, but is the Huffington Post likely to stand by their blogger? Weiner's represented by Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. The hearing hasn't been scheduled yet. While covering the Plunder Gate case of former Providence mayor Vincent A. "Buddy" Cianci Jr, Tarcani received a surveillance tape from a source to whom he promised anonymity, and aired it, in defiance of a federal court order against the dissemination of such evidence. He was cited for contempt of court, fines ratcheted up, and he did 6 months of home confinement, with NBC underwriting his legal defense.
The whole motion is probably designed not to not put a gag order on Weiner but to get her testimony per the source of whoever actually violated the protective order. Or course, that puts the Huffington Post in an uncomfortable spot. Earlier: PreviouslyHuffPo Blogger Weiner Served --Restraining Order at Pellicano Trial HuffPo: Bert Fields To Take The Fifth Airborne Was Invented by a Screenwriter? Breaking: Plea Bargains No-Go in Pellicano Trial/FBI Tells Witness to Get Ready Fox Searchlight Lawyer's Defend Jennifer's Body from Snarky Bloggers Ubiquitous Learning and Cultural Copyright Cory Doctorow On Dancing Toddlers, Fan-Fic, and Cultural Copyright Seinfelds Sued by Missy Chase Lapin Wesley Snipes: MySpace But No Blog Food Fight Over Seinfeld Book, Oprah's Blessing Dialing for Dollars: Eva Georgia's Big Severance at KPFK Donald Duck Blamed For Heresy by Australian Archibishop Wesley Snipes Appealing Judgment in UTA Case Can Starr Get Jeffrey Epstein Off? John Connolly In Radar Mattel Sues Over X-Rated Barbie/Are Pamela Anderson, Anna Nicole Smith, Dozens of Others Next? Steve Bing Never Paid for Daughter, Kirk Kerkorian Says Perez Hilton Vs. X17: Lawsuits Galore! Perez Hilton ISO Paparazzi with a Grudge, Good Sense of Humor Knocked Up--More Possible Lawsuits? Laura Albert Sued--JT LeRoy Creator When Lawyers Attack: News-Press Sicks Litigators On Santa Barbara Independent Actors Sue New Line For Lord of the Rings Royalties Year of the Dog Bites Man--Screenwriter Sues Disney Parody Video--Fair Use? Or Invitation to a Lawsuit? Hamas Hi-Jacks Mickey Mouse--Will Disney Sue? Marilyn Monroe's Estate Loses in Court/Photog's Family Prevails Wendy McCaw(ful) Will Have to Look Elsewhere For Kiddie Porn Robert McKee Testifies About Sahara Script, Holds Nose Stars in Cars: Brandy Sued for $50 Million Lisa Marie Sues Tim Burton--Alleges Conspiracy; Hopes to Buy Last Name Porn Star Likens Himself to Jesus at His Crucifixion. FBLA Too Scared to SeeThat Film Ray Richmond Explains Lack of Jewish Cabal in Regan's Downfall Perez Hilton Chats FBLA Up! But Legal Expert Says Blogger's Use Not So Fair Judith Regan--She's Got a Lawyer, But Can She Get Away with Murder? Mary Vs. Mariah: All Carey Smackdown! Perez Hilton--Creative Commmons' New Poster Boy? Barney, the Purple Antichrist, Surrenders, Free Speech Restored Alec Baldwin Wants No Part of Arnold Film--Calls Lawyers Phil Was a Shill for Pills WIth No Thrill And Speaking of Truth in Advertising... Schwarzenegger Would Shake His Head at This Nurse, get this lawyer another Martini! Charge it to Blockbuster. Vanity Fair-use? Or plagiarism? Pellicano's fishmonger: No hit on me Free sample? Not for Kanye or Ludacris Pellicano reporters targeted for grand jury testimony? French Frey'd: "My Friend Leonard" gets a disclaimer Pelicano murder accusations: Something smell fishy? Opal's fallout: An unalloyed look at Alloy Meanwhile, back the Ivory Tower, Kaavya Viswanathan awaits her fate Holy Blood, Holy Grail...Holy Crap! Is that the bill? Update: Broke-bank Mountain, Part Two Broke-bank Mountain? Quaid drops suit, but studio mum Chicken "Little": "Opal" revision shelved Pellicano's grimace = Ovitz' malice? Crown's least favorite jewel: Opal Judge to "DaVinci" lawyers: Crack me if you can... Opal Mehta's meta-conversation: Sorry doesn't cut it. Now, this is how you deny a $100 million sexual harrassment suit Plagiarism-in-fiction round-up: "Opal" a little red-faced, Brown upside down My left brain says, "You're a lying sack of..." McTiernan to plead guilty: LAT, AP "DaVinci" redux: The Force is strong with... Anikin Suitstalker? Celebrity justice: The Wrath on Khan; Neo-Nudie "Survivor" to prison Jared Paul Stern's own website offers glimpse of bribe-lust! Cruci-fiction: UK Judge decries claims of "authors of pretend historical books" The Bipolar Express: Sony takes Hanks' "Code" on the road as UK judge prepares to ruin someone's day Make it a Blockbuster fight... Europe to downloaders: Laissez les proces commencer! Rabbit Rapprochement: Jess, Hef give new meaning to the words 'publicity photos' |
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