When I first met Monica Bay, I thought I was getting laid off.
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music
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Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.
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How a 2007 Wendy’s ad and subsequent lawsuit broke up Violent Femmes.
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Lou Pearlman was one of the most influential music moguls of his time. And one of the biggest fraudsters.
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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.
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Victor, you just tested negative for COVID. What are you going to do now? I’m going to see Depeche Mode at the United Center! …
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How the Mann Act took down the “Father of Rock & Roll.”
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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?
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When Michelle Branch was arrested in August for assaulting her husband, Patrick Carney of the Black Keys, it raised so many questions: “Wait, she …
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Biz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.
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“Be Here Now” was a perfect disaster in many ways.
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.
Career KillersLawMusic
(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.
Thanks to whoever thought my retro-review of Chinese Democracy was worth linking to in Wikipedia. Hopefully they’ll start citing my “Career Killers” series more.