Axel Rudakubana made the unexpected plea just before jury selection was set to begin.
The rapper says the gym should have prevented an attack in which he was "brutally beaten, assaulted and robbed" by three men in a sauna.
The unanimous ruling, citing national security concerns about China's control over the popular app, means a key part of the modern music ecosystem might soon go dark.
The star says the case, filed by one of his former St. Lunatics bandmates, is so “baseless” that the attorneys who filed it should face legal penalties.
The company vowed to fight back against a lawsuit that it said was trying to "weaponize" the legal process to "silence an artist’s creative expression."
In a full-fledged lawsuit against his longtime label, the star rapper claims UMG prioritized “corporate greed" and subjected him to violent attacks.
Two months after he shocked the music world, the star has withdrawn accusations of an illegal “scheme” using bots and payola to pump up Lamar’s diss track - without explanation.
In this week's Legal Beat, the future of TikTok awaits a high court ruling, Megan wins a civil restraining order, Travis Scott faces a copyright case, and much more.
Park, a popular hip-hop artist in South Korea, is suing over a “malicious” campaign of YouTube videos, but he says only Google knows the user's real name.
The nation's highest court will hear arguments Friday (Jan. 10) over a law aimed at forcing the platform's sale by its Chinese parent company ByteDance.