In honor of my tenth anniversary at the ABA Journal, I’ve compiled a list of my law and pop culture features:
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music
Kevin Federline was good at dancing, marrying well and being a WWE heel. But a rapper? Not so much…
- Career KillersMusicReviews
Career Killers — Mass Murderers Edition: How Dr. Dre Killed a Bunch of Careers
Dr. Dre’s 1992 classic, “The Chronic,” did more than make him a megastar. It also fundamentally changed music.
Oftentimes, legal battles in the music industry are strictly business and not personal. For Irene Cara, however, it certainly felt pretty personal.
Remember David Spade’s “look children, it’s a falling star” joke about Eddie Murphy on SNL? This time, the falling star is Justin Timberlake.
Got a “Blank Space” on your class schedule? Learn all about “The 1” and only Taylor Swift!
Saw a funny thread depicting some Todd In The Shadows’ Trainwreckords as “Simpsons” memes. So I tried it with some of my Career Killers.
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.
- Career KillersLawMusic
(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.
Did Yoko, personal tensions or the loss of their manager break up the Beatles? Or was it the lawyers? (It’s usually the lawyers.)
How a mysterious lawsuit exposed long-running fault lines between Hall & Oates.
When I first met Monica Bay, I thought I was getting laid off.
Career KillersLawMusic
(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.