He accused Sony of ‘contemptuous accounting practices’
Jermaine Dupri, one of the most influential producers of hip hop and R&B music, filed an $18 million lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment (SME). Dupri’s 13-page federal legal filing alleged that SME knowingly underpaid and concealed royalties tied to his work with major artists including Mariah Carey, Usher, Kris Kross, Bow Wow, Xscape, and Da Brat, according to Rolling Stone. The Grammy-winning producer claimed SME “knew that it was violating” contracts with his highly influential labels, So So Def Recordings and So So Def Productions, but “never attempted to disclose its contemptuous accounting practices.” The lawsuit states that “it is likely that SME did not report producer royalties to plaintiffs for producer services…Open
The Daily Caller is set to release an exclusive documentary Friday, Inside CECOT, which tells the story of El Salvador’s most famous prison and its role in freeing the Latin American nation from decades of brutal gang violence. Inside CECOT features extensive interviews with the key players behind the prison, including some of the criminals incarcerated in the facility itself — including Marvin Vásquez, a founding member of MS-13’s Crazy Criminal clique. The documentary details how Salvadoran leaders, including President Nayib Bukele and Vice President Félix Ulloa, have used the prison to house the country’s worst-of-the-worst criminals, breaking the stranglehold of violent criminal gangs over the country and clearing the streets…Open
CHICAGO, IL — Local police successfully dispersed the mob at a "teen takeover" event in the downtown area Friday night by firing thousands of job applications directly into the crowd.
Despite dwindling U.S. stockpiles, President Donald Trump said that he wants to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot interceptor missiles during his visit to Turkey on Wednesday. Trump made the comments about Patriot missile licensing while talking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their televised meeting at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey. Patriot missile interceptors are in short supply as they have been continuously used in the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Iran War, according to a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) . “A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we’ll give them [Ukraine] the right to make Patriots,” Trump said during his meeting with Zelenskyy.…Open
A former Wisconsin judge received only a $5,000 fine after a jury found her guilty of helping illegal immigrants evade federal agents. The jury found former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstruction with the judge fining her $5,000 determined Wednesday during sentence hearing, according to Spectrum News 1. (RELATED: Manager Of Laugh Factory Chicago Gets Detained By Border Patrol Agents As Bystanders Screech Hysterically) Dugan spoke for the first time during the trials explaining that she upheld “decorum” and “safety,” aspects that the “public deserves,” the outlet reported. Dugan’s defense team used character witnesses to demonstrate that Dugan acted as a good public servant and Christian by…Open
