Dolly Parton’s estate says her nephew Bryan Seaver put up barbed wire, yellow caution tape, and a no-trespassing sign outside his home while process servers were trying to deliver a lawsuit accusing him of using threats and intimidation to extract money from the late singer’s business interests.The allegation appeared in... Read More »
A judge sentenced former “American Idol” contestant and church worship leader Caleb Flynn to life in prison without the possibility of parole on October 5, 2026, days after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, as she slept in their Tipp City, Ohio, home.Flynn, 40, was convicted... Read More »
The University of Arizona has suspended activities across all 21 of its Interfraternity Council chapters as the school investigates a wave of misconduct allegations involving nearly half of its fraternities, including claims of hazing, physical assault, drugs and alcohol.Dean of Students Chrissy Lieberman announced the interim action in an October... Read More »
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for the 25th Amendment to be invoked against President Donald Trump on Tuesday after Trump said Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego, remarks the White House says were misinterpreted.“TIME FOR THE 25TH!” Newsom said on October 6, 2026, escalating a clash over... Read More »
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into Hanes and Fruit of the Loom over the potential presence of toxic chemicals in materials used to make children’s underwear, putting two of the country’s best-known clothing brands under scrutiny over products designed for prolonged contact with children’s skin.Paxton’s office... Read More »
OpenAI has been sued over the name of GPT-6 Astra by a California software company that says it used the trademark years earlier and now risks looking like the copycat.TradeSun Inc. filed the lawsuit October 5, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claiming it... Read More »
Kim Zolciak’s 15-year-old son, Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr., has pleaded not guilty to seven felony charges in a sexual assault case in Georgia and is now asking a judge to move the prosecution from Superior Court to juvenile court.Attorney Jason Sheffield entered the plea Monday, October 5, 2026, on Biermann’s... Read More »
FKA Twigs has dismissed her lawsuit against Shia LaBeouf after the actor agreed to void nondisclosure provisions she claimed unlawfully prevented her from speaking about alleged abuse during their former relationship.The singer, whose legal name is Tahliah Barnett, dismissed the case with prejudice on October 6, 2026, in Los Angeles... Read More »
Erica Campbell’s record label has settled its $1 million-plus royalty lawsuit against former distributor SRG/ILS Group just 15 days after accusing the company of failing to provide a single royalty statement across three releases that generated more than 113 million streams.My Block Records Inc. voluntarily dismissed the case October 2,... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a former Pennsylvania judge’s First Amendment challenge to his suspension over pro-Democrat Facebook posts, leaving in place a ruling that gives the state broad authority to restrict partisan political speech by judges serving on the bench.The justices denied Mark B. Cohen’s petition on October... Read More »
Howard Stern’s former executive assistant is trying to revive her lawsuit against the radio host and his wife after a New York judge dismissed her challenge to disputed confidentiality agreements earlier this year.Leslie Kuhn has appealed the July 29, 2026, ruling that threw out her case against Howard Stern, Beth... Read More »
Paramount has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, closing an $81 billion takeover valued at about $111 billion including debt and combining two of Hollywood’s oldest studios with HBO, CNN, CBS, and some of the entertainment industry’s largest franchises.The transaction closed October 6, 2026, after Paramount cleared federal antitrust... Read More »
Disney asked a federal judge Tuesday to block the Federal Communications Commission from conducting an early review of eight ABC television licenses, arguing that the Trump administration is using the agency’s regulatory power to punish the network over programming and editorial decisions it dislikes.The FCC urged U.S. District Judge Loren... Read More »
Disney and filmmaker James Cameron have defeated a copyright lawsuit seeking at least $500 million over claims that Avatar: The Way of Water and Avatar: Fire and Ash copied elements of another science-fiction project.U.S. District Judge George H. Wu dismissed animator Eric Ryder’s case on October 1, 2026, finding that... Read More »
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has won a temporary court order blocking Minnesota from enforcing its first-in-the-nation ban on AI tools that can generate realistic nude images of identifiable people, escalating a First Amendment fight over Grok and AI-generated sexual images.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit... Read More »