Michael Jackson's Publicist's Exorbitant Claim Rejected By Estate

Michael Jackson

Raymone Bain, the publicist of the late pop star, Michael Jackson, filed a $44,000,000 claim against his estate, for services rendered and an "odd" profit sharing agreement. The exorbitant sum was rejected and rightfully so.

The average Hollywood publicist makes $2,000 - $5,000 per month and entertainers generally do not engage in profit sharing agreements with them. Bain's claim gave the impression she was trying to pull a fast one, hoping the estate would not know better.

Michael Jackson's Former Publicist Has Her Claim Rejected by His Estate

Published April 19, 2010 - Though Michael Jackson passed away last June 25th, his reputation, legacy and estate have been on an unbelievable winning streak of sorts.

Yesterday, Jackson's estate rejected the claims of his publicist, Raymone Bain, who had filed a claim for $44,000,000. Bain said that Jackson, and therefore his estate, owed her this massive sum of money based on past wages and some sort of alleged profit sharing agreement.

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Obama, China And The Yuan

Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. President Barack Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama is still pressuring global titan, China, to change the value of its currency, the Yuan, which is an unbelievable request. China has maintained its position that it will not budge on this matter.

Once again, President Obama needs to focus on the U.S. economy and stop interfering in other nation's policies. That's what placed former President Bush firmly in trouble.

The way back for America in this financial crisis, is not for the government to tell others to take a step down, but for Washington to work with the nation in taking a step forward.

Lisa Raye: The Real McCoy

Warning: contains some inappropriate language that is beeped out, but not enough for you not to know what they said!

Lisa Raye McCoy has debut her new reality show titled "The Real McCoy" and it does not paint her in a flattering light. McCoy is a Hollywood actress that had a few minor film roles and co-starred on a sitcom that was moderately successful.

She then met and married Michael Misick, then Premier of Turks and Caicos, located in the Caribbean. She admits it was a business marriage and not one of love. Together, they overspent the people's money to the tune of $20,000,000, which ended in Britain returning the island to colony status, a move that was not welcome in the Caribbean or by CARICOM.

Lisa Rae McCoy and Michael Misick

McCoy states Misick told her he had $180,000,000, which is stunning considering the British government reports he went into office with $15,000 - $50,000 in his bank account.

There were reports of frequent shopping trips by the First Couple, where they dropped $100,000 minimum during each spending spree, purchasing the finest clothes and jewelry money can buy. She flew in her Hollywood friends to the island on private jets at $50,000 per trip. The couple took expensive vacations and bought real estate all over the world, all out of the people's money, leading to the financial ruination of the nation.

Misick lost his footing and began living like a rich movie star. He even began dressing like Scarface, with a cigar hanging out of his mouth, rather than a Prime Minister.

One of Raye's friends she brought to meet Misick, who is the co-host of B.E.T.'s 106 & Park, had an affair with the Premier behind her back, infuriating McCoy.

Turks and Caicos is a beautiful place with so much economic potential, but rather that building on what the nation has in its favor, Misick became sidetracked through questionable financial choices he made and it led to the collapse of the government.

Kai (Lisa Rae's daughter), Lisa Raye McCoy and sister Da Brat (incarcerated rapper)

Now McCoy is back in Hollywood and almost broke. Misick is up on corruption charges in Turks and Caicos and McCoy is still clinging to the title of First Lady in restarting her career, even comparing herself to U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama. Sorry, but Mrs. Obama would not have said, "I have a new leash on life" during a radio broadcast.

The reality show The Real McCoy is at times very awkward to watch. You see a woman financially struggling to come back to earth, after living like a queen. Her eyes water like an onion is present, at news from Al Sharpton and a lawyer, who inform her, there is no money to get out of Misick and his creditors may pursue her. McCoy in turn asks if she can beat Misick up to get the money...which isn't even his to begin with, as it belongs to Turks and Caicos.

McCoy is very haughty in this reality series and it does her no favors. Her daughter is definitely her best accomplishment, as she is a beautiful girl that speaks well and carries herself with a humility that translates well on screen. She could learn something from her daughter.

Jon Gosselin Sues For Custody And Alimony

"Jon and Kate Plus 8"

Reality star and cheating husband, Jon Gosselin, has sued ex-wife, Kate for spousal support and custody of their eight children, after abandoning his family for two sexual affairs.

Kate Gosselin

The Judiciary Report is of the belief custody should remain with Kate Gosselin and her ex-husband is not entitled to any of her earnings from television shows, such as Dancing With The Stars. Regrettably, Gosselin has shown via past actions, he cannot be counted on to be there for his children, having abandoned them for women he barely even knew.

He distressed and humiliated his ex-wife with his conduct and owes her an apology, not a legal writ demanding a chunk of her income he had nothing to do with.

Kate Gosselin on "Dancing With The Stars"

Divorce was not the answer. He is most likely jealous as well, to see her new makeover, replete with hair extensions, a new smile and new body. You go girl.

Jon Gosselin sues Kate for custody. How will she interpret this into dance?

Looks like Kate Gosselin should look forward to more papa-paparazzi: According to People, Jon Gosselin is suing the Dancing With the Stars competitor for primary custody of their eight children. The papers, filed in Pennsylvania, claim Kate has yet to document her child expenses. Of course, we all saw this coming — Just yesterday, Jon described Kate as an “absentee parent” while announcing his intent to sue for custody.

We all know what this means: More Jon-themed dances from Kate and Tony. Make your pitches and costume suggestions in comments after the jump.

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The FBI Fancies Itself A Corporation

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller

Today on The FBI's website, the national law enforcement agency fancied itself a corporation, much like the Judiciary Report's sister site the Sound Off Column made reference to in 2006, drawing parallels to point out the agency's shortcomings, costing the taxpayers of America a fortune, due to their folly.

Today the FBI stated, "In the corporate world, the approach might help reveal inefficiencies and save money. For the FBI, finding intelligence gaps or discovering better methods could save lives."

However, the FBI clearly thinks a lot of itself, which is ironic given its terrible failure rate. As the Sound Off Column did in 2006, comparing the FBI to a corporation to highlight its failures, the Judiciary Report shall do today as well, especially in light of recently released Inspector General reports, painfully illustrating the FBI is still wasting hundreds of millions in taxpayer money. Some people never learn.

A corporation could never function in the manner the FBI has under Director Robert S. Mueller. If the FBI had been an actual corporation, it would have went bankrupt, folded and gone out of business long ago, with shareholders protesting in revolt at its poor practices that cost them a big bundle.

In corporate terms, the FBI suffers from self-inflicted bad PR, systematic budget overruns, financial misappropriation, exorbitant expense accounts, embezzlement, unethical business practices, deceptive advertising, invades customers' privacy, poor consumer ties, ineptitude, breach of fiduciary duty, misconduct, insider trading, unaccounted for and stolen equipment, unnecessary overtime, gross lack of efficiency, computer illiterate, bad communications systems, a bad line of products and a treacherous, ruthless megalomaniac CEO.

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TALKING STRATEGY

The New Intelligence-Driven FBI - 04/02/10 - With the leadership of almost every major FBI program seated around a conference table at FBI Headquarters and the top echelons of the Bureau’s three largest field offices appearing via remote television monitors, Director Robert Mueller arrived in shirtsleeves and got down to business.

The assistant directors in charge of the New York, Los Angeles, and Washington Field Offices, along with their top managers, were present—leaning forward, ready to field questions on how they are tackling the Bureau’s top priorities and their own most pressing threats.

The meeting is called a Strategy Performance Session, or SPS. It’s a management tool to drill down and identify how well a field office knows its territory and what its investigative strengths and weaknesses are. In the corporate world, the approach might help reveal inefficiencies and save money. For the FBI, finding intelligence gaps or discovering better methods could save lives.

The two-hour, semi-annual sessions—and the preparation leading up to them—can help reveal not only how much our 56 field offices know, but how they know it. What effective techniques can be adopted by other offices?...

“Everyone in that room heard from the Director about what he wants,” Harrington said. By meeting’s end, action items are clear. Headquarters knows what commanders are up against, and the field has unfiltered insight into Director Mueller’s priorities. “By asking the right questions, we’re engaging them to start thinking about it.”...

http://www.fbi.gov

IG: FBI Computer System On Track For Failure

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller (Photo credit: Stephanie Woodrow)

U.S. Inspector General Glenn A. Fine has confirmed, the FBI's mess of a computer system is on track to fail once again. One part of the report cites an application within the computer system that has rendered over 10,000 software errors and become a nightmare for FBI agents. The computer system is behind once again and has wasted hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money.

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FBI Computer System Still A Financial Sinkhole

FBI's new computer system facing more costs, delay

Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:16pm EDT - (Reuters) - A long-running effort to upgrade FBI computerized case files faced additional big cost overruns and a new delay, the U.S. Justice Department's inspector general said in a report issued on Wednesday.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the contractor Lockheed Martin Corp were renegotiating the budget -- last estimated at $451 million -- as well as the schedule and some of the work to be performed, the report said.

The system, known as Sentinel, had been expected to be completed by September but FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress earlier this month it would be delayed until 2011.

"We have significant concerns with the rate and cost at which Sentinel's development is progressing," the report said. "The FBI will require significant additional time and funding to address these issues."...

http://www.reuters.com

Annals of crime: the FBI's continuing computer woes

...The back story, in case you’ve missed the OIG’s reports on Sentinel over the past five years:

“After more than 3 years and $334 million expended on the development and maintenance of Sentinel, the cost to Sentinel is rising, the completion of Sentinel has been delayed, and the FBI does not have a current schedule or cost estimate for completing the project.”

Actually, it gets worse:

“In today’s report," the OIG continued, "we also noted that the FBI had conditionally accepted delivery of Segment 4 of Sentinel’s Phase 2 in December 2009, despite knowing that there were serious performance and usability issues. “

Investigators found “10,000 inefficiencies in Sentinel’s software code” supplied by the FBI’s contractor, Lockheed Martin...

http://blog.washingtonpost.com

"Obama Lifts Ban On Offshore Drilling"

Video: Obama Lifts Ban on Offshore Drilling

U.S. President Barack Obama has gone against original statements made by his Democratic Party, regarding banning offshore oil drilling in America. For over two years, the Judiciary Report and its affiliated sites, have been in favor of the government safely exploring and extricating its natural resources.

The sudden change of heart from Democrats is most likely due to the dire state of the U.S. Treasury, with more money going out than coming in, because of spending initiatives. Former President George "W is for War" Bush broke the bank, emptying the till and current President Obama has taken it much further into the negative, with barrels of red ink.

Republican Spent $2,000 At Bondage Sex Club

Republican Party chairman Michael Steele: now, why would they think it was me

Erik Brown, a Republican consultant for the U.S. political party, spent $2,000 of G.O.P. funds, at a Hollywood sex bondage club. News of this misuse of funds, has caused quite a stir in the press. Brown stated he will refund the Republican party's money.

It was originally reported that Republican Party chairman, Michael Steele was the culprit, but that has been proven untrue. Steele, is an African American (also known as black). And as a comedian on B.E.T. remarked years ago, black men do not like bondage, as it reminds them too much of slavery.

Side Bar: white people, do not repeat that joke publicly.

Man who spent RNC money at racy nightclub identified

Monday, Mar 29, 2010 12:56 EDT - Political consultant, not Michael Steele, reportedly visited bondage-themed venue -- but RNC still paid.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steel is off the hook for the almost $2,000 spent at Voyeur West Hollywood, a risque nightclub. Sort of.

The man who actually spent the money has been identified as Erik Brown, a Republican consultant. And the RNC maintains that Steele had no involvement whatsoever...

http://www.salon.com

Lady Gaga Tour Losing Money

Lady Gaga

New York Magazine published an article on singer Lady Gaga, now being called Lady CaCa and alternatively Lady HaHa online, due to her odd antics and strange, contrived fashion sense and in it they revealed the person behind the persona dressed and behaved nothing like the singer we see today.

The article accurately paints her as a creation of producer and then boyfriend, Rob Fusari, who has since sued her for $30 million dollars, in a breach of contract dispute, regarding the 20% stake he holds in her company.

The article gives a very unflattering glimpse at Gaga, who stated, “I don’t like Los Angeles. The people are awful and terribly shallow, and everybody wants to be famous but nobody wants to play the game. I’m from New York. I will kill to get what I need.”

In a related item, it was reported her current tour, that has angered parents in Australia, due to its vulgar language and crass sexual content, is actually in the red, as Gaga is demanding a costly stage show that does not recoup its costs after ticket sales.

Lady Gaga: The Early Years

March 29, 2010, 12:15 PM ET - ...Among the noteworthy details: Gaga’s current tour is reportedly losing money (as much as $3 million, according to insiders cited in the piece) because she refuses to cut corners on the elaborate stage show...

Grigoriadis on Gaga’s interview presentation: “Gaga spoke carefully in a very odd accent—some combination of Madonna as Madge and a robot, an affect enhanced by the fact that she refused to remove her lightly tinted sunglasses over the course of two hours.”

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Former Gaga producer Rob Fusari on her fashion faux-pas: “Gaga wasn’t into fashion at this point: She liked leggings and sweatshirts, maybe with a shoulder out. “A couple times, she came to the studio in sweatpants, and I said, ‘Really, Stef?’ ” says Fusari. “ ‘What if I had Clive Davis in here today? I should call the session right now. Prince doesn’t pick up ice cream at the 7-Eleven looking like Chris Rock.”...

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Growing Up Gaga

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Hacker Sentenced To 20-Years In Prison

Albert Gonzalez

A hacker that breached the computer security of a number of American stores, to steal millions of dollars from merchants, has been correctly sentenced to 20-years in prison for his crimes.

Miami hacker, Albert Gonzalez, was on the receiving end of a U.S. District Judge's wrath, who threw the book at him, for hacking into the computer systems of the stores Barnes And Noble, Office Max, Dave and Buster's, Hannaford Supermarkets and 7-Eleven.

Judge Douglas P. Woodstock, stated the hacker damaged the U.S. economy via his actions and that he did. The U.S. economy is already in freefall. It doesn't need electronic thieves expanding the damage as well.

It was a crime of greed, as he stole millions in credit card numbers from retailers, even going so far as to bury $1 million dollars in pilfered money in his parents backyard, which federal agents located and dug up.

That kind of security breach is inexcusable, dangerous and unnecessary. He should have sought gainful employment like everyone else, utilizing his computer abilities, rather than resorting to crime with the intention of becoming wealthy at other people's expense.

For everyone who has been the victim of identity theft, due to a lazy, shiftless hacker sitting at home in his underwear, cruising the internet for ill-gotten gains, the sentence is just, as the economic damage and consumer inconvenience it creates is significant. It is not a victimless crime.

Some identity thieves love to excuse their conduct by stating banks are rich and they can afford the losses. Still, it's not your money for you to decide what it should be spent on.

There is also another angle to the crime. Victims of identity theft spend many distressed hours trying to straighten out their credit reports and bank accounts after being targeted by hackers. It's time for such hackers to spend substantial time in prison thinking about what they did.

I recently had to spend time helping a friend straighten out her credit report and bank account after she was targeted by identity thieves.

The money had been illegally removed from her account via identity theft and as a result, while she was away for two weeks, tending to funeral arrangements for her dad, her mortgage, credit card and utility bills bounced.

When she went to the bank and discovered what happened, she broke down and started crying, as it could not have come at a worst time.

I had to call different credit bureaus for her to report what happened, enabling them to flag her account/social security number as a victim of identity theft, in the event the thieves decided to do further damage.

Then we had to go to the bank for a long time, who in turn had to thoroughly go through her account, print out all the details/activity and write, then fax letters to her mortgage, utility and credit card companies, advising them of what transpired and not to hold it against her, as the bank was issuing a temporary monetary credit to cover the damages, until they could go after the identity thieves through the authorities, to get the stolen money bank.

She was grieving for her dad and already depressed, then she had to sit in a bank for hours to face this ordeal, because some identity thief won't get a real job. Lock them up, is the Judiciary Report's assessment.

STORY SOURCE:

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Lady Gaga Lawsuit Has Merit

Lady Gaga (before the nose job, breast implants and hair bleach) with boyfriend, producer Rob Fusari

Sorry to bust some of your bubbles (Gaga folks), but the lawsuit filed against Lady Gaga by her ex-boyfriend, Rob Fusari, actually has some merit, in that she signed over 20% of the shares in her company to him, guaranteeing her scorned ex-boyfriend, 1/5th of everything she makes.

In short, imagine you have shares in a corporation that goes on to make millions in revenue. It's time for you to collect your share, but the owner of the corporation changes their mind. Under the law, you have a case against them. That is what transpired between Lady Gaga and Fusari.

Lady Gaga's Claims Are "Ludicrous"

3/21/2010 - Lady Gaga recently alleged that ex-boyfriend Rob Fusari's lawsuit against her is a cover. She claims that the music producer is attempting to collect "unlawful compensation." ...

Gaga and Fusari's relationship became a business partnership in May 2006, when the two created Team Love Child LLC with the intention to promote her career. Fusari held a share of twenty percent.

In Fusari's defense, His lawyer wrote that "Fusari is a PARTNER in the Team Love LLC with Gag and her father (through their company Mermaid). Rob was no more of an 'agent' for her than she is a Roman Catholic nun."

http://thecelebritycafe.com

Lady Gaga Sued By Ex-Boyfriend

Lady Gaga

Singer Lady Gaga has been sued for $30 million dollars, by ex-boyfriend and producer, Rob Fusari. He stated in a lawsuit that he shaped the singer as an artist, co-wrote several of her tunes and even gave her the stage name Lady Gaga. He contends she promised him 20% of her future earnings in he event she became successful, but she has now reneged and he wants his cut of the profits. She has responded to his claims by branding them unlawful.

Basically, Lady Gaga slept with Fusari, who was already established, to get ahead in the music industry. He took advantage of her desperation to make it, by requesting a higher than normal cut of the profits for someone in his position. Now she is famous, knows better based on what others have probably told her and backed out of the deal, though he already delivered the goods.

Rob Fusari

He is not her manager and most producers do not receive that much compensation (20% of every dime she makes is high). However, the deal she made with Fusari is enforceable, even if it is unethical.

Fusari recently complained regarding crooked, money grubbing, racketeering singer Beyonce and her equally corrupt dad, Matthew Knowles, robbing him of writer's credit for the song "Bootylicious" in one of many fraudulent attempts to make illiterate Beyonce, look like a songwriter, in criminal misconduct that has been done to many real songwriters that have encountered the thieving family.

Lady Gaga responds to suit filed by ex-boyfriend

In a court filing made public Friday, Lady Gaga alleges a lawsuit filed by ex-boyfriend/music producer Rob Fusari is only a cover to collect “unlawful compensation” for services as an unlicensed employment agent, according to a press report. Fusari’s lawyer, Robert S. Meloni, called the claim “ludicrous.”

Fusari, a song writer and music producer, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in New York City against Gaga. He claimed his former girlfriend, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, dropped his services as her career flourished. He alleged they co-wrote songs such as “Paparazzi” and “Beautiful, Dirty, Rich” and that he came up with her stage name.

Read excerpts from the suit in Music Mix: Lady Gaga lawsuit reads like a ‘Behind the Music’ script

http://news-briefs.ew.com

Court Denies Anna Nicole A Share Of Oil Fortune

Video: Court: Anna Nicole Estate Won't Get Oil Fortune

This week, a U.S. court ruled the estate of the late model, Anna Nicole Smith, will not receive any portion of the fortune of late husband and Texas billionaire, J. Howard Marshall. This legal decision is in agreement with the Judiciary Report's previous assessment of the case.

No court should have the authority to go against the wishes of the decedent. What is the sense of having a will, if a court can go behind your back when you die and do as they please, awarding your hard earned assets to people you did not desire to have them. It is a violation of one's rights.

STORY SOUCRE: Court says no oil money for Anna Nicole's heirs

Obama To China: Change Value Of Your Currency

Chinese President Hu Jintao

China has balked at request from U.S. President Barack Obama, to change the value of their currency, due to the financial crisis in America and the worsening national economy.

It was not appropriate that he made such a request. If another nation's government made a similar request to the White House, it would be rebuffed and scoffed at, as it is asking another country to damage their economy, in favor of another one.

What Mr. Obama needs to do is raise his game and not ask others to take a step down. As the site has stated for many months, the U.S. government needs to focus on rebuilding the U.S. economy and return to the days when America was a key exporter in the world.

China digs in heels on yuan as U.S. raises pressure

Tue, Mar 16 2010 - (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it "could not be any clearer" in its repeated commitment to a stable exchange rate after the U.S. Congress threatened to levy duties on some Chinese exports unless it revalues its currency.

The temperature in the long-running dispute over China's exchange rate regime is rising quickly, with a bipartisan bill introduced on Tuesday in the U.S. Senate that aims to get Beijing to let the yuan rise.

Focusing on the yuan will not help to solve problems in the Sino-U.S. bilateral trade relationship, a Chinese Commerce Ministry official told Reuters.

"We oppose the over-emphasis on the yuan's exchange rate," the official said, when asked about the bill. "The yuan's exchange rate is not a magic potion for solving global economic imbalances." ...

http://www.reuters.com

E*Trade To Lindsay Lohan: You Can Bounce Like One Of Your Checks

Lindsay Lohan

Online brokerage house E*Trade told Lindsay Lohan she can go bounce with one of her checks, for suing them over one of their commercials that vaguely resembles her.

Some people did make the connection that the E*Trade ad featuring a "Milkaholic" baby in a love triangle, had hints of Lohan's real life mess of being a promiscuous alcoholic and drug user, but it is so vague, many people missed it.

Lindsay Lohan claims she is like Cher and enjoys one name recognition, but that is not the case. With her career in decline and financial collapse on the horizon, suing E*Trade is a desperate cash grab, as she has claimed $100,000,000 in damages, when commercially her name is not even worth $100,000.

She can't prove E*Trade defamed her, as she has a bad reputation, has slept with many men and women and became known for drug and alcohol problems she admitted to, after the ad aired.

She needs to be careful, as she may end up owing them legal fees over the lawsuit, if she is unable to prove how she has been legally damaged, rather than just being viewed as damaged goods.

E*TRADE: Lohan's Baby Lawsuit Is Bogus

Posted Mar 11th 2010 1:42PM - E*TRADE is firing back at Lindsay Lohan's claims that the online investment company ripped-off her name and likeness in its "Lindsay is a milkoholic" commercial.

E*TRADE issued the following statement to TMZ -- "We believe the claims are without merit and we intend to defend ourselves vigorously in this case." The investment company says its commercial was meant to be "witty and memorable."...

http://www.tmz.com