13 Stars Who Sued Each Other
Real beef isn’t handled on Twitter or even via fisticuffs for that matter. It’s settled in courtrooms with millions of dollars on the line.
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Former friends, ex-lovers, and business partners can all find themselves on the wrong end of a judge’s gavel, and these 13 stars who sued each other are no exception. Hit the jump and see who benefitted from lawyering up.
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Mel B and Eddie Murphy
Further illustrating the thin line between love and hate, Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown hit her former bedroom buddy Eddie Murphy with a paternity suit to legally establish fatherhood of the child Murphy eventually claimed as his own. There was also the matter of child support, which kind of explained why she lawyered up with Gloria Allred.
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Sofia Vergara and Nick Loeb
Bombshell Sofia Vergara has moved on to better options, yet her creepy ex is apparently dragging her to court over custody of frozen embryos the former couple once shared. This is why you destroy everything immediately after the breakup.
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Lil Wayne and Birdman
The man who rebuilt a post-Hot Boys Cash Money says his former mentor and father figure is holding his creativity hostage. Don’t expect to hear Tha Carter V while his $51 million lawsuit against Birdman drags out in court.
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Janice Dickinson and Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby stays losing. After stepping forward as one of dozens of women to accuse Cosby of sexual assault, a denial by Cosby’s camp spawned a defamation lawsuit from Dickinson too.
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Rick Ross and 50 Cent
Because he moves according to the 48 Laws of Power, 50 Cent didn’t sweat it when one of Rick Ross’ exes sued him for allegedly distributing her freaky flick. He just shifted the blame over to Rozay’s corner…chess not checkers.
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Marvin Gaye Estate and Pharrell & Robin Thicke
Taking too much inspiration from Gaye’s hit “Got To Give It Up” for Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” ultimately cost Thicke and Skateboard P $7.4 million in court, when a jury ruled in favor of Gaye’s estate in March, 2015.
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Mariah Carey and Mary Carey
No one with functioning ears and/or eyes will ever mistake Mariah Carey for former adult actress Mary Carey. That didn’t stop Mimi from slapping the former California Gubernatorial candidate with a lawsuit to block her from trademarking the name “Mary Carey” lest someone get the two confused.
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Damon Dash and Lee Daniels
Before amicably settling their differences recently, things got rather ugly between Dame and Lee Daniels. An initial investment of $2 million on Dash’s end turned into a $25 million lawsuit and plenty of tough talk before cooler heads prevailed.
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Joanna Krupa and Brandi Glanville
Only in Hollywood can two Beckys get tangled up in a defamation lawsuit like this. On an episode of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, reality star Brandi Glanville claimed her former co-star Joanna Krupa had a foul-smelling hot pocket. Krupa subsequently filed a defamation lawsuit, because no woman wants the world to think her box has a rank odor.
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Suge Knight and Kanye West
After being shot for at least the second time at a 2005 MTV VMA party for Kanye West, Suge Knight tried to hit Yeezy with a $1 million lawsuit. A judge threw out the case, ruling there was no evidence West could have prevented the shooting.
