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'70s Show' Star Danny Masterson Rape Case Declared Mistrial After Hung Jury

Published: 11/30/2022

Danny Masterson was all smiles after leaving the courtroom, holding hands with his actress wife, Bijou Phillips, who was also grinning. The actor was peppered with questions about the trial as he walked away from the courthouse, but he just smiled and kept it moving. Danny and Bijou had a pep in…

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R. Kelly's Alleged Sex Slaves Hustling to Raise Legal Funds for Him

Published: 09/02/2019

Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary have a master plan to help get R. Kelly the powerhouse defense team he says he needs ... but it's still a work in progress. Sources close to Kelly's girlfriends/alleged sex slaves tell TMZ ... they're joining forces to help Kelly scrounge up the funds to hire the…

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R. Kelly's Team Scrambling to Pay for Michael Jackson's Lawyer

Published: 08/24/2019

R. Kelly's desperate to retain the attorney who successfully defended Michael Jackson in his child molestation case ... so much so his team's hitting up anyone it can for financial help to pay what will become an enormous legal bill -- and it might be working. Sources with direct knowledge tell…

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R. Kelly Struggling to Find Money to Hire Michael Jackson's Attorney

Published: 08/16/2019

R. Kelly believes Michael Jackson's attorney is just the guy he needs to help set him free -- but if that happens, it's gonna come at a steep cost. TMZ broke the story ... Kelly met with famed lawyer Tom Mesereau -- who beat the rap for Michael Jackson back in 2005. We're told after the 4-hour…

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R. Kelly Meets with Lawyer Tom Mesereau Who Won Michael Jackson Sex Case

Published: 08/14/2019

R. Kelly wants to change up his legal team ... by bringing on one of the most powerful, successful criminal defense lawyers in the country ... Tom Mesereau. Sources familiar with the case tell TMZ ... Mesereau is in Chicago right now, meeting with Kelly, who is charged with various sex crimes in 4…

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Bill Cosby Sued by Former Lawyers for Unpaid Legal Services

Published: 09/05/2018

12:17 PM PT -- Cosby's attorney, Joe P. Green, tells us, "This claim arises from a disagreement over the amount of legal fees charged. Mr. Cosby’s team offered to submit that dispute to mediation, but Mr. Silver’s firm decided to file suit. We still hope to resolve the claim fairly.” Bill…

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Bill Cosby's Ex-Lawyer to Spill the Beans on Famous P.I.'s New Radio Show

Published: 06/20/2018

Bill Cosby's ex-lawyer will break his silence for the first time since the disgraced comedian's aggravated indecent assault conviction ... and he's dishing deets with his private investigator who now has his own radio show. Scott Ross -- a renowned P.I. who has worked on high-profile cases of…

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Bill Cosby Loses Bid to Get Sexual Assault Retrial Dismissed

Published: 03/05/2018

Bill Cosby didn't get any sympathy points from the judge who will preside over his new trial ... His Honor rejected his bid to get the case tossed. The disgraced comedian was in court Monday in Norristown, Pennsylvania where his lawyer, Tom Mesereau, tried to get the case tossed. The judge offered…

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Bill Cosby Appears in Court with New Lawyer Tom Mesereau (UPDATE)

Published: 08/22/2017

7:50 AM PT -- The judge has granted their request and agreed to push the start date of the new trial. It is now loosely scheduled for mid-March or early April, but no firm date has been decided. Bill Cosby's rejiggered legal team appeared in court for the first time Tuesday, led by the legendary…

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Bill Cosby Hires Michael Jackson Lawyer Tom Mesereau in Sexual Assault Retrial

Published: 08/21/2017

Bill Cosby just scored one of the best criminal defense lawyers in the country to defend him in his sexual assault retrial ... Tom Mesereau. We're told Mesereau will be lead counsel in the retrial, set for November. Mesereau has won some legendary cases ... he repped Robert Blake, who beat the rap…

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Famed Lawyer Tom Mesereau Says Bill Cosby Re-Trial 'A Waste of Time'

Published: 07/04/2017

Tom Mesereau, the lawyer who got Michael Jackson and Robert Blake off, thinks prosecutors in the Bill Cosby case are way off base trying to re-try him for sexual assault. Mesereau, one of the best criminal defense lawyers in the country, makes it clear ... he believes the case against Cosby is…

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Playboy Playmate Dani Mathers -- Hires MJ's Lawyer for Looming Criminal Prosecution

Published: 07/22/2016

Dani Mathers -- the Playboy Playmate who took a picture of a naked woman in an L.A. gym -- has hired no less than the famous lawyer who got Michael Jackson acquitted ... and she has reason for worry. We've learned Mathers hired Tom Mesereau, who not only got MJ off ... he won a murder acquittal…

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Famed Lawyer Tom Mesereau Says Bill Cosby Re-Trial 'A Waste of Time'

Tom Mesereau, the lawyer who got Michael Jackson and Robert Blake off, thinks prosecutors in the Bill Cosby case are way off base trying to re-try him for sexual assault,.

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Suge Knight -- Another Lawyer Bites the Dust

Suge Knight said goodbye to lawyer #4 Thursday morning, when Tom Mesereau left the case.

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Famed MJ Attorney Tom Mesereau -- DISGUSTED By Conrad Murray Voicemail

Tom Mesereau -- the lawyer who successfully defended Michael Jackson in the singer's 2005 molestation trial -- literally could not stand to listen to Conrad Murray's desperate voicemail today ... telling TMZ, "This man is despicable."

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