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Taylor Swift’s Texts, GloRilla Copyright Lawsuit, Rihanna Rum Scam & More Top Music Law News
Taylor Swift's texts with Blake Lively, GloRilla's copyright lawsuit, a fake Rihanna rum deal and more are included in this recap of music legal news.
If the case goes to trial as scheduled in 2026 — that is, if Judge Liman doesn’t decide the claims as a matter of law, and Lively and Baldoni don’t resolve their issues with a settlement — these text messages could be shown to the jury as evidence and, as a result, made public for the rest of us too. Polo G had accused the agency of violating intellectual property law by continuing to promote shows using his name and image after their deal was terminated, while J. Noah said the rapper improperly canceled the tour after hundreds of thousands of dollars had already been deposited for performance venues and production staff. The women said that a press conference they gave announcing the bombshell lawsuit is shielded from defamation claims by the so-called litigation privilege under the First Amendment, and they accused Robinson of using the countersuit to retaliate against them for speaking out about an alleged years-long pattern of sexual assault that the singer denies.
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