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California sued Uber and Lyft this week for treating their drivers as contractors rather than full employees, in the latest episode of the state’s feud with big tech companies. The Tuesday complaint accuses the ride-hailing giants of misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors and denying them protections such as a minimum wage, overtime pay, sick …

Aaron Carter was hit with a lawsuit Tuesday for allegedly ripping off a painting to promote his clothing line — then launching a Twitter attack against the artist. Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter‘s baby brother allegedly ran an image of the painting “Cosmic Lion” on his now-defunct Love Collection website, which sells apparel and jewelry, …

“Blue Bloods” costumer Trenena “Trina” Patterson is accusing the show’s top costume designer, Michael Woll, of race discrimination and unlawful termination in an explosive lawsuit she filed against him and ViacomCBS in March. The suit claims Woll asked a co-worker, “Why would you hire that little black girl? She looks like a hot ghetto mess” …

LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and fees from the Michael Jackson estate over the use of Jones-produced Jackson hits in the concert film “This Is It” and two Cirque du Soleil shows. The state’s 2nd District Court …

A rehab facility has vowed to “cooperate with law enforcement” against its staffers if it discovers that any of them had a part in leaking pictures of Scott Disick to the press. Disick stormed out of the All Points Lodge in Colorado on Monday, according to his attorney, after discovering that a shot that he …

Britney Spears‘ conservatorship has been extended through to August while Los Angeles courts remain closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to court documents obtained by Page Six, Jodi Pais Montgomery will remain as Spears’ temporary conservator until Aug. 22. An “order to show cause” hearing for this case is scheduled to take place on Aug. …

Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is under attack from billionaire Paul Singer, whose activist hedge fund has accused his mobile-streaming startup Quibi of patent infringement and theft of trade secrets. Singer’s fund Elliott Management, which manages more than $40 billion in assets, has made a “substantial” investment in rival interactive-video company Eko to fund its litigation …

Frozen margaritas are one thing — but frozen beer is bad for business, according to Heineken, which claims it lost more than 15,000 cases of brew to frigid temps when a shipping company mishandled them. The suds were shipped to the United States from Amsterdam last year, were offloaded in the Port of Newark, and …

A New York photo company says that Fendi posted their picture of Blake Lively on the luxury fashion house’s social media to promote their designs — but didn’t pay for the glamour shot, a federal lawsuit charges. A photo of the actress decked out in a yellow ensemble arriving at the “Good Morning America” show …

American businesses are worried about getting sued as some prepare to reopen amid the coronavirus crisis, the head of the US Chamber of Commerce says. Businesses are “anxious” about reopening because the pandemic has created a patchwork of rules and regulations that could expose them to legal liabilities, according to chamber president Suzanne Clark. “When …