Rock stars like writing about young or underage girls. But what happens when you cross the line from fantasy to reality?
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(Legal) Career Killers
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(Legal) Career Killers: Diddy and A Whole Bunch of Sexual Misconduct Lawsuits and Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
Diddy do it? You’ll have to be more specific. He’s facing quite a bit of legal jeopardy.
Diddy ruin his career? Yeah, probably…
“Return of the Mack” should have made Mark Morrison into a star and not a one-hit wonder. Unfortunately, he just couldn’t stay out of trouble.
Oftentimes, legal battles in the music industry are strictly business and not personal.
For Irene Cara, however, it certainly felt pretty personal.
How a mysterious lawsuit exposed long-running fault lines between Hall & Oates.
How a 2007 Wendy’s ad and subsequent lawsuit broke up Violent Femmes.
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(Legal) Career Killers: Michael Jackson v. Sony and the People of the State of California.
How a chain-reaction of events in the early 2000s led to Michael Jackson’s downfall.
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(Legal) Career Killers: R. Kelly and RICO, The Mann Act, Sex Abuse Laws, Child Pornography, Child Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor Laws…
R. Kelly seemed untouchable. But then “Surviving R. Kelly” hit the airwaves.
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(Legal) Career Killers: The Lovin’ Spoonful, Buffalo Springfield and Pot Busts.
Remember when marijuana was seen as a dangerous, illegal gateway drug? It helped kill two seminal 60s bands.
George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?
Did Yoko, personal tensions or the loss of their manager break up the Beatles? Or was it the lawyers? (It’s usually the lawyers.)
Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.
Lou Pearlman was one of the most influential music moguls of his time. And one of the biggest fraudsters.
How the Mann Act took down the “Father of Rock & Roll.”
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