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Dave Chappelle’s former manager is trying to get his hands deep in Dave’s pockets:

Mustafa Abuelhija settled a 2005 lawsuit with Chappelle after he was fired abruptly. The settlement called for Abuelhija to receive 10% of the profits from ‘Dave Chappelle’s Block Party,’ 10% of the money Chappelle got from seasons 2, 3 and 4 of ‘Chappelle’s Show’ and 10% of any money he received for the comedy special ‘For What It’s Worth.’ So far, he claims, he hasn’t gotten anything.

According to a new suit, filed in New York, Abuelhija claims Chappelle has taken in close to $1.2 mil since they signed the settlement — and he feels he’s entitled to 10% of it.”

Damn, that dude is calculating Dave’s income all meticulously and what-not. Chappelle better secure kung-fu grippage on them stacks, this guys sounds like he’s on a mission.

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Shemale Wendy Williams may be going down:

“More WBLS staffers have come forward to corroborate the sexual harassment claims made by a young female talent booker for the shock jock.

Nicole Spence, who wrangled such guests as Janet Jackson, Russell Simmons and Flo Rida for Williams’ show, filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint last month against WBLS, Williams and her husband and manager, Kevin Hunter.

While Hunter doesn’t work for the radio station, he was often in the studio. Despite the presence of his wife, Hunter ‘repeatedly sexually propositioned me,’ Spence claims in the filing, ‘telling me over and over that he wanted to f- me’

Others have come forward since we filed the complaint to support Nicole’s claims,” said Karen Webber, a partner in the prestigious law firm Thompson, Wigdor & Gilly, which is preparing a federal lawsuit on Spence’s behalf. ‘They say he often called women bitches and used alcohol, and they describe his violent outbursts against Ms. Williams.’ Other women say they were victimized as well.”

Wendy & Kevin are definitely on the hot seat now, and you can best believe they’ll come out with some out of pocket counter claims. They both seem like the kind of dudes that will go down swinging.

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MJ must be giddy than a mf. The judge squashed that gold-digger’s extortion efforts:

“A woman must abide by a previous restraining order to avoid contact with former NBA star Michael Jordan and stop using litigation regarding the order to claim he fathered her child.

Miceli [the gold-digger] has argued that the restraining order prevents her from negotiating a child-support settlement with Jordan. But Sperling told the court there will be no settlement discussions because Jordan didn’t father her child.”

This trick it nuts. Looks like her dreams of a big pay off have been destroyed. SMH at these unhinged heffahs using their kids as collateral.

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Jamie Foxx is being sued by his former stylist:

“A disgruntled fashion stylist is suing actor JAMIE FOXX for allegedly failing

to pay her after she dressed the star for several high-profile celebrity events. Freelance celebrity stylist Stacy Young filed her lawsuit against Foxx in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday.

She claims The Kingdom star never paid up after she picked his wardrobe for the BET Awards in June 2006 and then again in July of the same year for a series of publicity events for his film Miami Vice. According to the complaint made by Young, Foxx had agreed to pay her $2,850

a day for her services for the awards show and then a further $3,000 a day for what the court documents refer to as the ‘Miami Vice agreement.’”

That’s a steep fee, but we know Jamie’s good for it.

Looks like Jamie is still in need of yet another new stylist, however. That Poindexter swag isn’t very flattering.

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Weezy made an appearance in a Manhattan courtroom today facing gun charges from last years’ arrest. Well I be damned. It looks like Mr. F Baby stepped it up a tad for the event. Although his pants are crumpled the f**k up, he actually looks somewhat, shall we say, clean?

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Fugly-ass Plies, or Algernod Washington, is about to get taken.

Five people injured during a shooting at a 2006 Plies concert have filed a civil suit against the rapper, seeking $10 million in damages.

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Tony Yayo and G-Unit are being sued:

“The mom of a teen boy who says he was smacked around by Tony Yayo, a member of 50 Cent’s G-Unit posse, is suing the rap stars for a big bucks payout.

James Rosemond – whose dad Jimmy [Henchman] Rosemond runs Czar Entertainment and manages The Game, a G-Unit rival – blames the rappers for an attack last year set off because he was wearing a Czar Entertainment shirt.

‘It’s hard to believe that a 14-year-old boy walking on E. 25th St. at 6 in the evening was attacked by four adult males just because of the shirt he was wearing,’ said Richard Reich, the teen’s lawyer.

Yayo, aka Marvin Bernard, dodged assault charges in the March 2007 encounter but was ordered to perform 10 hours of community service for harassment. Another man, Lawal Fletcher, was locked up after copping to smacking Rosemond.

The suit by angry mom Cynthia Reed also targets Fletcher, several record companies and 50 Cent, who wasn’t in New York during the street scrap and not charged.

Fitty’s lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, said Reed is just looking for ‘a quick payday.’”

These thug-ass individuals stay in some heavy dramatics. Now it looks like they may have to fork over some serious stackage. SMH.

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Snoop Dog is in the news again and this time he’s being sued by James D. Jenkins, A.K.A., Millenium Child:

“Here’s how not to win a lawsuit against a celebrity: Scribble the lawsuit in crazazy handwriting, then when asked what “relief” you want, ask for, um, the documents related to the case — but no money. That’s exactly what James D. Jenkins, who goes by the nom de freak Millennium Child, did in Colorado District Court: He claims that Snoop Dogg stole his “music strings” — we think he means string loops — for his song “Sensual Seduction.” James also writes, and we quote, “I had hand Ice Cube manager 1 tape … From there I don’t know how Calvin Broadus [Snoop's real name] got a hold of it. The tape.”

We asked Mr. Jenkins for a digital copy of his loops. He said they’re on cassette tape. (Of course they are.) The Doggfather’s folks haven’t returned a call for comment.”

Some more ignant ass bullsh*t for you this fine afternoon. In the future, Mr. Millenium should hit up Hooked on Phonics before handwriting a lawsuit – just a suggestion.

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Word is there will be no season finale episode for “Girlfriends”, and the cast intends to sue:

“The CW made the cast members an offer to return for a ‘retrospective’ episode that would feature recaps of the previous shows and cast members reflecting on those shows. The CW apparently only offered to pay the actors half of their episodic salary to shoot the makeshift finale, thus the stars collectively opted not to participate.

In addition, [it is alleged that] The CW refuses to honor the contracts of the principal cast members and does not intend to pay the actors for the nine episodes that will not be taped. Continue »

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Gabriel Union is suing two half-wits on the grounds of “embarrassment and humiliation” for posting a fraudulent Craigslist Assistant ad on her behalf.

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Kanye is being sued by Dayna Staggs, A.K.A. DMystro, for copyright infringement:

“Staggs says that West ‘didn’t obtain a license to use ‘Volume of Good Life’ for his tune [The Good Life]. D’Mystro is also peeved because Kanye’s song “contains vulgar and offensive” images and “harms the reputation” of his much cleaner song. He wants 85% of all world sales of the proceeds from the music that uses his work, though he doesn’t explain how he came up with that number.”

Watch your back Kanye, this dude is trying to dig deep in your pockets.

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“Z” lister Nate Dogg was sentenced to 3 years probation yesterday after pleading guilty to punching his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. It’s a good thing that he will also be required to complete a ‘wife beatin’ treatment program, and he’s prohibited from owning any weapons.

Maybe that stroke has him on his contemplation, or at the very least, it’ll put his thug ass on hold for a minute.

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A former employee of gossip tranny Wendy Williams is suing her husband, Kevin Hunter for sexual harassment and “creating a hostile working environment”.

Nicole Spence, the plaintiff said:

“Mr. Hunter repeatedly sexually propositioned me at work in the most crude and vulgar ways, telling me over and over that he wanted to ‘f- – -’ me. I also feared Mr. Hunter because he repeatedly physically assaulted Ms. Williams at or near the WBLS studio.. In one instance, Mr. Hunter stormed into the studio, demanded that other employees leave and openly physically abused Ms. Williams, pinning her against the wall with his hand around her neck, choking her while repeatedly pounding his fist into the wall directly by her head.”

Asked about Spence’s complaint, Williams yesterday told The Post, “Her allegations are totally false. This bitch is out of her mind. Husband Kevin Hunter said “the allegations are “so far from the truth. It’s insane.”

Now that’s some wild sh*t. First off, it’s particularly hard to believe that a big ole horse like Wendy can’t throw down with another man. Secondly, that Kevin does look crazier than a mf – doesn’t he??

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The week is starting off on an interesting note for Diddy:

After nearly two years, Sean “Diddy” Combs completed his deposition last week in the $130 million civil lawsuit stemming from the 1999 Club New York shooting that sent the Bad Boy CEO’s former protégé, Shyne, to prison. Natania Reuben, who filed the suit, claims the Bad Boy CEO and Shyne (Jamal Barrow, who changed his name in 2006 to Moses Michael Leviy in honor of his Jewish heritage), among others, are responsible for the injuries she suffered that night as a result of the gunfire. Reuben was shot in the face during the melee. Continue »

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Remember the girl that DMX accused of raping him? She won a $1.5 million dollar settlement when he failed to appear in court for defaming her name. Damn X. That’s a lot of money to give away. The only thing that you were raped of was your bank account.

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