DON JOHNSON KEEPS HIS ASSETS UNDER WRAPS

Filed Under: Don Johnson > Lawsuit

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We’re betting Don Johnson can walk around pretty much unrecognized with this gray beard and hat. His best assets are covered up. Don might be coming into a lot of money this spring when he takes the production company of his series “Nash Bridges” to court. He claims they owe him 150 million dollars. Meanwhile, he’s making movies – among them, “Born to be a Star “ in which he plays a pornographer.

WRIGLEY’S DOUBLEMINT GUM IS ABOUT TO DOUBLE CHRIS BROWN’S MISERY

Filed Under: Chris Brown > Lawsuit > Wrigley

Chris Brown hasn’t heard the last of Wrigley Doublemint Gum. He had a very lucrative contract with Wrigley and his ad campaign was not only successful, it produced his hit song “Forever.” Chris had apparently signed up for another five year stint with Wrigley and finished a number of commercials when the Rihanna incident happened. Wrigley pulled his ads and fired Chris. Now they are said to be preparing to sue Chris for all the money they lost due to his bad behavior. They spent big bucks on ads featuring Chris along with other celebrities like JayZ and Mariah Carey. Since Chris was in them also – everything had to be ditched. Wrigley is mad and we hear they hope to recoup the money Chris caused them to lose with a big fat lawsuit.

JOSH HARTNETT ISN’T JUST ANOTHER EGOTISTICAL GUY

Filed Under: Josh Hartnett > Lawsuit > Sex

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Josh Hartnett is not like most guys. For one thing, he’s walking down the street in New York and he ISN’T talking on his cell phone. He’s enjoying his surroundings. Another thing that makes him different was his lawsuit against UK’s Daily Mirror. The paper wrote that he had a “steamy sexual encounter” with an unknown woman in a public area of a London hotel and it was taped. Most macho guys would have been secretly proud of such an accomplishment and wouldn’t have bothered to deny it. But Josh got mad and sued – winning a $30,000 settlement

VICTORIA PRINCIPAL HAS MORE THAN A PASSING ACQUAINTANCE WITH 911

Filed Under: Gun > Lawsuit > Malibu > Victoria Principal

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Victoria Principal took a walk on the beach in Malibu over the weekend with an amused looking male friend. She tried to look normal after that embarrassing incident involving cops where her maid accused Victoria of pulling a gun on her. The two now have dueling lawsuits, but Victoria is no stranger to 911 drama. She and her exhusband, plastic surgeon Harry Glassman, used to have some lively altercations requiring 911 visits.

PROCOL HARUM: WHO WROTE THE SONG?

Filed Under: A Whiter Shade of Pale > Lawsuit > Money > Procol Harum

In 1967, “A Whiter Shade of Pale” was a gigantic hit for the British band Procol Harum and it became the anthem for the “summer of love.” They sold ten million records and it became one of the most popular songs of all time, with 800 cover versions made. The band fizzled out and was split up by 1977. The music licensing company PPL says “Pale” is the “most played song in public places over the last 75 years.” It brings in a lot of money and forty years after the fact, the in court bandmates are fighting over who wrote it. We don’t envy the judge who has to untangle this mess.

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WISEGUY KEN WAHL IS ACCUSING HIS EXWIFE CORRINE OF PILFERING HIS MONEY – TO FEED HER PLASTIC SURGERY ADDICTION?

Filed Under: Corrine Alphen > Crimes and Misdemeaners > Ken Wahl > Lawsuit > Money > Shane Barbi

Heart throb Ken Wahl, who pretty much retired from acting after a serious spinal injury in the early 90’s, has finally figured out where all his money went. Not only did he file suit against his business manager Henry Levine, but he has accused his exwife Corrine Alphen of conniving with Levine to steal millions of dollars of his money. Wahl, currently married to Shane Barbi, believes Corinne filtered money in and out of a trust fund he set up for their son Raymond. Acquaintances of Corrine aren’t surprised. They say the naturally beautiful Penthouse Pet became addicted to expensive plastic surgery. Besides having yearly liposuction, she redid her face, lips, breasts, and augmented her butt and calves! THAT’S what Corrine’s used Ken’s money for! Now Corrine charges a dollar a minute for her Tarot reading service online. (Above, Ken and Corrine, in happier days)

MORGAN FREEMAN ISN'T AFRAID OF GLORIA ALLRED

Filed Under: Accident > Car Crash > Demaris Meyer > Lawsuit > Morgan Freeman

Gloria Allred has her hands full with this case against Morgan Freeman. Her client Demaris Meyer was the injured passenger in the car that Morgan crashed last year. Meyer wants the world to know that she was NOT Morgan’s mistress, simply an acqaintance. She says she witnessed him consume numerous alcoholic beverages during the evening before their accident. She is suing him for her medical expenses, permanent disability etc. We have TWO questions: If she was not his mistress, why did she accept his invitation to sleep at his house?
And, more important, after watching him drink excessively, why did she hand him HER keys and let him drive her car?

JERRY SEINFELD INTENDS TO CLEAR HIS WIFE'S GOOD NAME – NO MATTER WHAT IT COSTS

Filed Under: Jerry Seinfeld > Jessica Seinfeld > Lawsuit

Jerry Seinfeld is pulling out the big guns to make sure his wife Jessica wins her plagiarism lawsuit. Jessica was sued by Missy Chase Lapine, who wrote “The Sneaky Chef,” six months before HER book “Deceptively Delicious” was released. Missy claims Jessica stole her ideas and recipes, and Jerry dubbed Missy a “wacko” and “nutjob.” Both books are all about hiding pureed vegetables in food for kids. Similarities abound. Oprah made Jessica’s book a huge success while Missy’s book lagged far behind. Jerry wants to clear his wife of charges that she “brazenly plagiarized” and he’s hired the biggest lawyers and top food technicians in New York to gather extensive research. We’re thinking Missy doesn’t stand much of a chance.

ED MCMAHON'S PAIN IN THE NECK IS GOING TO COST SOMEBODY PLENTY

Filed Under: Ed McMahon > Lawsuit > Money

“Cash strapped” Ed McMahon may have figured a way to get someone else to pay his bills. The litigious TV personality is now suing Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and billionaire Robert Day for unspecified damages. Remember the neck brace Ed snaps on nowadays before appearing on camera? Ed’s lawyer says he slipped on Day’s stairs and received inferior treatment at Cedars in March of 2007. (Please note the above photo was taken July 24, 2007, at The Simpson’s Movie premier in LA – four months AFTER the “accident.”) Day’s insurance apparently couldn’t come up with enough money to please McMahon. Lawsuits are one of Ed’s favorite pastimes – remember he collected 7.2 million five years ago after claiming he had toxic mold in his home, which, oddly enough, he continues to live in.

JON BON JOVI: SPLITTING HAIRS

Filed Under: Jon Bon Jovi > Lawsuit

Jon Bon Jovi saw a can of an energy drink called Mijovi at a New Jersey cafe and immediately called his lawyers – he decided it was trademark infringement because it was suspiciously similar to HIS name. The manufacturer of the Mijovi, a man named Marcos Carrington, insists the drink was inspired by his girlfriend Jovita , and was floored by the legal threat. Marcos the owner happened to run into Jon at a Red Bank restaurant and introduced himself, hoping he could clear up the matter, but Jon wouldn’t budge. The legal battle continues with most New Jersey locals on the beverage maker’s side.
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