(Legal) Career Killers

Jane’s Addiction has weathered substance abuse, personal feuds, creative tension, and ugly disputes over money. Could a lawsuit finally end them?

A fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas had serious consequences for Death Row Records.

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.

How a chain-reaction of events in the early 2000s led to Michael Jackson’s downfall.

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

Remember when marijuana was seen as a dangerous, illegal gateway drug? It helped kill two seminal 60s bands.