(Legal) Career Killers

Rock stars like writing about young or underage girls. But what happens when you cross the line from fantasy to reality?

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…

Did Yoko, personal tensions or the loss of their manager break up the Beatles? Or was it the lawyers? (It’s usually the lawyers.)

Oftentimes, legal battles in the music industry are strictly business and not personal.

For Irene Cara, however, it certainly felt pretty personal.

Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.

How a 2007 Wendy’s ad and subsequent lawsuit broke up Violent Femmes.

Lou Pearlman was one of the most influential music moguls of his time. And one of the biggest fraudsters.

R. Kelly seemed untouchable. But then Surviving R. Kelly hit the airwaves.

How the Mann Act took down the “Father of Rock & Roll.”

George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.