NBA's Chris Copeland Sues NYC Club Over Stabbing
NBA player Chris Copeland's got beef with 1 OAK Nightclub in NYC for allowing one of its customers to stab him and his GF ... so he's going after them in court.
According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ Sports, Copeland and his girlfriend got into an argument with two other people leaving the club a year ago. He says the altercation escalated quickly, and one of the strangers stabbed him and Katrina Saltara, his girlfriend. He says they suffered serious injuries.
Copeland says 1 OAK negligently allowed the stabber into the club with a "spring-operated switchblade knife" and did nothing to prevent the stabbing.
You'll recall, Thabo Sefolosha and Pero Antic were arrested for blocking cops from clearing the area around the stabbing. They were eventually cleared criminally, but they've now filed lawsuits against NYPD and the city.
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'Bad Girls Club' Star Gun-Toting Periscope Busted Up by Cops
Ex 'Bad Girl' Amber Meade just wanted to shake her ass and flash her assault rifle, live on the Internet -- but ended up having cops bust into her bathroom to investigate the incident.
The former "Bad Girls Club" star was on Periscope last weekend, doing what she does -- dancing around in booty shorts, but this time she did it with an AR-15. The video is hysterical ... Amber flaunts her assets for several minutes, until there's a knock on her door.
That's when her fiance yelled the cops were there, and Amber scrambles to hide the massive weapon ... but it was too late. Maui PD explained to Amber they'd received a call about a "girl with a machine gun online."
As for how the officers tracked her down? Amber tells TMZ, her phone's location services were on. Ooops. However, she wasn't arrested since she and her fiance are legal owners.
In true 'Bad Girls' fashion, Amber says she's glad people know she has a gun so they won't mess with her.
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Baltimore Ravens RB I Was Robbed at Gunpoint ... In Miami Beach Hotel
Baltimore Ravens running back Terrance West says he was jacked TWICE on the same day in a Miami Beach hotel ... and says one of the perps threatened to kill him.
The story is insane ... West -- a 3rd round pick in the 2014 draft -- says he was at the Metropole South Beach hotel with a buddy back in February when all hell broke loose.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ Sports, West says he was approached by 2 women on Feb. 27th -- chatted them up -- and then parted ways without any plans to meet up later.
But West says the women went to the front desk at the hotel and asked for a key to West's suite -- without authorization from West or his friend -- and the guy at the desk GAVE IT TO THEM!
Then, West says, the hotel provided a bellman who escorted the women to the suite -- where they proceeded to steal 2 Rolex watches that belonged to West and his pal.
West says when he realized the watches were missing, he notified the front desk and filed a report with police.
THEN IT GETS CRAZIER ...
West says an hour later, someone knocked on his hotel room door -- and he opened it up thinking it was the cops following up. He was wrong.
Instead, West claims an unidentified man -- who appeared to have a gun -- forced his way into the room and threatened his life ... demanding cash and valuables.
West says the man took off with $5,000 in cash, Louboutin shoes and other expensive stuff.
Fortunately, West says he was not harmed -- but he's suing the hotel for more than $50,000 claiming it was their fault he was hit TWICE in the same day.
We reached out to the hotel for comment -- so far, no word back.
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50 Cent Ripped by Judge For Funny Money in Court
50 Cent's smartphone just got banned from bankruptcy court ... because the judge thinks he's using it to make a mockery of the case.
The judge banned all electronic devices from the courtroom and conference rooms in response to Fiddy's last court appearance. You'll recall he posted a shot of himself last month with a wad of possibly fake cash in his waistband ... while a hearing was STILL IN PROGRESS.
The judge said she's all for free speech, but implored 50 to quit with the antics and take the case seriously.
The only good news -- the judge gave Fif props for moving in a good direction, financially.
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Chris Brown Sued Street Artist Konfused ... You Jacked My Tag!!!
Street artist Konfused is just that ... after Chris Brown snatched his tag and slapped it on a clothing line ... according to the lawsuit he's filed against the singer.
In legal docs, Andre Khazrei says he's been Konfused since 2003 ... long before Breezy created the very similar artistic alter ego, Konfuzed -- and started tagging walls and signing paintings.
Andre says he got a trademark for Konfused t-shirts and a bunch of other merch -- which is why he says Chris' Breezy Konfuzed clothing line is a total rip-off, which confuses the marketplace.
His proof? In the docs, Andre says Chris himself screwed up and signed a painting at L.A.'s Grammy Museum with "Konfused" ... instead of using a 'Z.'
Andre is suing for damages and to get Chris to immediately stop using the mark.
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Kesha Final Word from Judge You're NOT Dr. Luke's Slave
Kesha just lost her war against Sony ... a New York state judge has rejected her claim that she has become a Sony slave and Dr. Luke is the master.
As we reported, Kesha tried to get an emergency order giving her the right to get out of her Sony deal, on grounds Dr. Luke allegedly raped her and Sony was tormenting her by holding her to the deal.
Kesha lost that bid but pressed on to have her day in court, but Sony aggressively moved to get the entire case thrown out. The judge has now squarely sided with Sony, rejecting all of Kesha's claims.
The judge didn't buy Kesha's "slavery" argument because Sony wasn't pushing for her to work only with Dr. Luke ... they would have made other producers available. By rejecting that offer, the judge felt Kesha was unreasonable.
Kesha had also argued she was the victim of a hate crime, claiming Dr. Luke's alleged abuse was covered under that law. The judge said, "Although [Luke's] alleged actions were directed to Kesha, who is female, [her claims] do no allege that [Luke] harbored animus toward women or was motivated by gender animus when he allegedly behaved violently toward Kesha."
The judge ended with this ... "Every rape is not a gender-motivated hate crime."
Kesha does have a similar lawsuit she filed against Luke in L.A., but that was put on ice.
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Blake Shelton No Rager in Cancun ... Just Ask My Chofer
Blake Shelton's Mexican driver is vouching for El Jefe in his lawsuit against In Touch magazine ... swearing the country star did not party hard with a blonde chick in Cancun.
Felipe Gomez filed a declaration in Shelton's defamation lawsuit, and details the night in August 2015 when he was hired to drive Blake and friends around town.
Felipe backs Blake's story that he innocently posed for a photo with a random blonde woman outside the ME Melia Hotel. The magazine claimed Blake partied at that hotel, but Felipe says they merely sat casually at a bar on the hotel's grounds.
He says Blake was "very nice" when people asked for photos -- and after that, they went to the car and straight to Blake's hotel. No strip clubs ... as reported by In Touch.
The wildest activity Felipe remembers ... taking Mr. Shelton snorkeling. Glub glub.
Thabo Sefolosha Sues 5 NYPD Officers ... Over Violent 2015 Arrest
Atlanta Hawks player Thabo Sefolosha has filed a lawsuit against the 5 NYPD officers involved in his violent arrest outside of a NYC nightclub last year ... and he's playing the race card.
Sefolosha suffered a broken fibula and ligament damage when he and teammate Pero Antic were taken into custody outside 1 OAK on April 8th ... after another NBA player had been stabbed in a separate incident.
31-year-old Sefolosha was initially charged with obstructing justice, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest -- but he took the case to trial and was eventually exonerated.
Now, he's looking to make the officers and the City of NY pay -- and while he hasn't said a specific number, he previously filed docs allowing him to sue for up to $50 million.
In his suit, Sefolosha accuses the NYPD officers of false arrest, excessive force, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment.
He also claims the incident was a "racial matter" -- and according to ESPN, he specifically references his African descent and the hoodie he was wearing that night.
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Michael Sam I'm Going Back To Missouri ... TO CRUSH ANTI-GAY BILL
Michael Sam says he's returning to his old Missouri stomping grounds, not to get ready for the NFL ... but to fight a controversial bill that some have deemed anti-gay.
Samantha Hoopes Someone Smashed My Maserati And I Think I Know Who
Swimsuit model Samantha Hoopes fell victim to some punk burglarizing her car ... and she's telling friends the suspect could be the same guy who's been harassing her for years.
Sources close to the model tell TMZ her Maserati was broken into while it sat in her driveway last month. The thief smashed a window and made off with her designer purse and wallet. No one's been arrested yet, but TMZ has learned Samantha has an obsessed fan who has bothered her for years.
We're told the guy constantly shows up at events and begs for dates. She's never reported him to cops before, but our source says Samantha told cops the guy should be their prime suspect in the burglary ... and now they're investigating.
Michael Jordan Dangled As Bait In Alleged Auction Ripoff
A Michael Jordan fan got stood up TWICE after forking out dough in an auction to meet his Airness -- and now the auction company's targeting the people who promised to deliver Jordan.
According to a lawsuit filed by CharityBuzz ... the poor fan dropped $25k to win the auction, and to travel all the way from Italy. Signore was supposed to meet and greet Michael at a Charlotte Hornets home game last year, but it did not go molto bene.
Jordan was a no-show, and CharityBuzz tried to rectify the problem by inviting the fan back to a Jordan camp a few months later -- but again ... no meeting.
In its suit, CharityBuzz says another company, Lifestyle Sports and Entertainment Group, was charged with setting up the meeting both times. CharityBuzz is also pissed because it handed over $25k to cover the fan for his expenses.
Now the auction co. is suing LSEG to get back that dough. Jordan is NOT being sued.
For its part, LSEG's attorney Douglas Schneider says Jordan was at both events, but "the ability to meet him didn't come to fruition." He adds, CharityBuzz will get money back, it's just a matter of how much.
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Paul Walker Daughter's Lawyer Says Porsche's Victory is Irrelevant
Porsche will have to pay up dearly in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Paul Walker's daughter, despite the car company's win against the driver's widow ... so says Meadow Walker's lawyer.
Attorney Jeff Milam tells TMZ, Porsche's big victory will have no impact on Meadow's case ... for several reasons. First, a federal judge ruled against Roger Rodas' widow, and Meadow has filed in a different legal system ... L.A. County Superior Court. The federal dismissal has no bearing on Meadow's case.
Even more important, Milam says Rodas was killed instantly upon impact, adding, "Meadow's father, Paul Walker, was a passenger in the car. He survived the crash but was trapped and burned to death because of the vehicle's defects."
TMZ broke the story, the judge in the Rodas case ruled the claim that the fuel cell was compromised in the crash is irrelevant, because it has nothing to do with the cause of his death. Meadow's lawyer is claiming the fire was the cause of Paul's demise, and he'd still be alive were it not for a defect in the cell.
Milam says, "Meadow will continue the fight to hold Porsche accountable for selling a defective product that kills."
Beyonce Sues Don't F with My Name
Beyonce doesn't give an 'F' -- she doesn't want anyone thinking she has a thing to do with the merch that's being hawked by feyonceshop.com ... so she's suing.
Bey's going after the site, demanding it cease and desist from selling all merchandise with the "Feyonce" mark. It's already on t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs and much more. She says the site's even using the same font as her self-titled album.
According to the docs, Queen Bey thinks it's too close to a play on her name and the word fiancee. She's really irked because one of the mugs says, "He put a ring on it" -- a reference to a "Single Ladies" lyric.
Beyonce says the people behind the online store are even trying to trademark Feyonce ... which confuses the marketplace and damages her brand.
Daily Mail first reported the lawsuit.
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Abby Wambach I've Tried Cocaine and Weed
Surprising turn in the Abby Wambach drunk driving case.
TMZ Sports obtained court documents filed from the cops interview with the soccer star following her DUII arrest.
In the docs, she admits to using cocaine and marijuana several years ago. 35-year-old Wambach said she "first used marijuana by age 24." The cops note the last time she smoked weed was age 25.
As for the coke usage, cops say "the defendant tried cocaine at age 25."
FYI -- Wambach started playing on the U.S. Women's National Team when she was 23 and just retired last year.
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Adrien Broner I'm Not Guilty, Your Honor
Boxing superstar Adrien Broner just pled not guilty in his violent robbery case -- in which he's accused of beating the crap out of a guy and robbing him of thousands of dollars.
We broke the story ... Broner was charged with felonious assault and aggravated robbery stemming from an incident outside of a Cincinnati bowling alley on Jan. 21st.
Broner turned himself in to authorities on Monday after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He immediately posted his $100k bail and was released.
The 26-year-old boxer just made a very brief appearance in court with his attorney ... he stood in front of a judge for less than a minute and entered his plea of not guilty.
He's due back in court next week.
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Abby Wambach Pleads Not Guilty To Portland DUI
U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach just pled not guilty to her drunk driving charge stemming from her arrest this past weekend in Portland.
As we previously reported, the 35-year-old soccer legend was arrested after allegedly running a red light and failing several sobriety tests late Saturday night.
Her attorney appeared at the Multnomah County Courthouse moments ago and entered the plea on her behalf. Wambach is scheduled to speak at the University of Kentucky later Tuesday.
She's due back in court at the end of the month.