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• Patricia Duff's daughter wants an order of protection against her

  Continuing with our theme of ugly high profile divorce cases, here's a real doozy: Patricia Duff and Revlon billionaire Ron Perelman's daughter is trying to get an order of protection against Duff. Perelman's lawyers are backing the request, with Adria Hillman citing "incredible amount of emotional abuse"; she also says that the girl "stated that she does not want to go back to her mother." Patricia Duff's attorney Yoni Levoritz says that Duff and daughter are having, "typical mother-and-teenager disagreements, noting that children of divorced parents often pit one against the other." Sure, but they don't usually ask for an order of protection, do they? Read More... Posted Jun 25 2008, 02:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with no comments Filed under: celebrity, news, divorce, court, ny post, new york post, Brett Singer, rich people, ugly divorces, billionaire, patricia duff, order of protection, ron perelman

• Man dresses up as a woman to marry a man

  So two people get married. A man and a woman. Or so the clerk thought. Turns out "Justine" was really "Justin." Specifically Justin L. McCain, an 18-year-old who wanted to marry Antonio E. Blount, his 31-year-old boyfriend. One reason they were able to pull it off was because of a "design quirk" in the Virginia driver's licenses – the "M" or "F" in the "gender" area is obscured by the state seal. One wonders why no one seemed to notice that the name on the license was "Justin" rather than "Justine". Newport News Court clerk Rex Davis said that, "When things are rolling along and you don't have any reason to suspect that somebody is not being completely forthright with you, you might not take the time to check." Gee, and I thought New York City was a busy place. Davis issued the happy couple a marriage license... Read More... Posted Jun 25 2008, 09:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: news, law, gender, marriage, Virginia, gay, transgender, homosexual, gay marriage, heterosexual, court, wedding, Brett Singer, male, birth certificate, aerosmith, Transgender Law and Policy Institute, Lambda, justice of the peace, Paisley Currah, Rex Davis, Antonio E. Blount, gender reassignment surgery, newport news, Cole Thaler, richmond, clerk, Justin L. McCain, Lambda Legal, dude looks like a lady, female, Penelopsky Aaryonna Goldberry, Justine McCain, Justin McCain, driver's license

• What Exactly Is the "Disney Look"?

  A guy in South Florida is suing Disney World for employment discrimination. The trumpet performance junior at the University of South Florida decided to take Mr. Mouse and Co. to court after he applied for a trumpet player position and was told by a supervisor that while he was totally qualified for the job, he did not have the "Disney look" and wouldn't be hired. Which has to make you wonder--what exactly is the Disney look?  Well, I can tell you what it isn't, according to the hiring guy... Read More... Posted Jun 20 2008, 05:01 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 22 comment(s) Filed under: law, Disney World, florida, job, employment, discrimination, mickey mouse, prejudice, hiring, court, legal, american, sikh, suing

• MySpace Hoax Mom Indicted

  Remember Lori Drew? How about Megan Meier? Megan, a thirteen-year-old, hung herself after her MySpace boyfriend, Josh, cruelly dumped her. This itself would be bad enough, but the real ugly part is that Josh didn't exist. He was the creation of Lori Drew, who was Megan's neighbor and the mother of a girl Megan was once friends with. Drew, with the aid of a nineteen-year-old employee of hers, created Josh, maintained a relationship with Megan, laughed abut it and let her daughter and daughter's friend in on the joke, and then had "Josh" tell Megan the world would be better off without her.  Since being a phenomenally evil creep isn't a crime, investigators didn't charge Drew in the case. But now a federal grand jury has indicted her on... Read More... Posted May 16 2008, 01:27 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: mother, teenagers, law, depression, internet, MySpace, crime, fraud, suicide, megan meier, hoax, lori drew, teen, adolescents, court, jury

• Dad Gets Jail Time When His Kid Fails Math Test

  Talk about being responsible for your kids' behavior: A guy in Kentucky is serving six months in jail. Why? His daughter failed her math test and didn't get her GED. The GED was required by a previous court order, and even though his daughter is now 18 years old, the decision was rendered when she was 16, a minor. Apparently at 16 she developed a habit of skipping school. The daughter, Brittany Gegner, who now has an eighteen-month-old child of her own, says if anyone should serve jail time... Read More... Posted May 14 2008, 01:31 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, test, school, fathers, crime, jail, punishment, dad, math, court, sentence, fail, GED, teen mother

• Two Moms Brawl at Chuck E. Cheese

  You know how it goes: One minute you are hosting a birthday party for your kid, and the next thing you know, you are in a fistfight with another mom. Two mothers are going to court soon over a tussle at a party at Chuck E. Cheese. I'm pretty sure part of the defense strategy will be, "Your Honor, there are mitigating circumstances to consider. After all, my client was at Chuck E. Cheese, and I doubt anyone has spent time there and not wanted to strike someone." Of course, it all started over a video game... Read More... Posted Mar 03 2008, 06:02 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: children, kids, video games, crime, moms, violence, parents behaving badly, birthdays, words, party, sharing, fight, court, brawl, chuck e cheese, fistfight

• Seinfeld Says He Was Joking About Cookbook Author As Killer

  Jerry Seinfeld's lawyers asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by Missy Chase Lapine, author of a cookbook with many similarities to Jessica Seinfeld's "Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food." We've covered this one for a while, and you might remember that it all kinda started when people began noting that "Deceptively Delicious," published in October of last year, seemed an awful lot like  "The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals," which came out six months earlier.  Before you assume anything...   Read More... Posted Feb 26 2008, 05:31 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: celebrity, lawsuit, lawyers, missy chase lapine, fame, plagarism, jessica seinfeld, jerry seinfeld, deceptively delicious, publicity, cookbooks, defamation, court, copyright, seinfelds