Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, was accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed late Wednesday stemming from an alleged incident that occurred in 1993, when Adams was a member of the New York Police Department. The summons preceding the $5 million lawsuit was filed before Thursday’s …
Read More »Families of Robin Williams and George Carlin Say Pandora Needs To Pay Up for Streaming
The estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin say Pandora has been “willfully” streaming the late comedians’ recorded routines without proper licensing or even “a fraction of a penny” in compensation to the trailblazing comics’ heirs. In new copyright infringement suits filed Monday alongside related complaints from fellow funnymen Andrew …
Read More »Blues Singer Lady A: 'I Should Not Have to Bend to Band's Will Because They've Got Money'
Anita White has spent decades singing the blues as Lady A. Weeks after Grammy-winning country trio Lady Antebellum changed their name to Lady A to acknowledge the former name’s racial connotation, she worries she’s being erased. The black Seattle blues singer has been in talks with the band for weeks …
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