Monday, September 11, 2017

The Two Most Preventable Marriage Killers

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Finding a family law attorney isn’t on the list of things to do for couples in healthy, happy marriages. Such marriages provide a supportive environment for both individuals as well as any children the couple may have. These environments are peaceful spaces—both literally and figuratively, in the sense of being emotional safe havens—offering serenity and security; however, the stability they provide can be marred from time to time and if left unchecked, it can lead to problems down the road that could have just as easily been avoided.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Rihanna Wins $5.5million In 4 Year Case against Topshop

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Rihanna has won a four-year long court case against fashion retailer Topshop who put a photo of the pop star on a T-shirt without her permission or endorsement. Rihanna sued Topshop’s parent company Arcadia for $5.5million in damages maintaining that "only a celebrity may ever market his or her own character."

Britain's Court of Appeal on Thursday apparently agrees with her as they upheld an earlier ruling that Topshop can't sell the shirt bearing the singer's image without her approval. The star's lawyers said the image was from an unauthorized photo taken while Rihanna was filming a video in Northern Ireland in 2011.

Monday, January 12, 2015

Martin Luther King Jr Children In Legal Battle Over His Bible and Noble Prize

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Above are the four children of Martin Luther King Jr. with wife, Coretta Scott King. They are from left, Dexter Scott King, Rev. Bernice King, Martin Luther King III and Yolanda King.

This picture was taken at a church service in Atlanta in 2006, but now all is not well in the family as the children are currently embroiled in a legal battle over their father's Bible and Nobel Peace Prize. The sons want to sell the items to raise money for their father's estate needs. The first daughter wants to hold onto the artifacts for their mother's estate.

After seeing the SELMA Movie just a few days ago and marveling at the forgiveness that marked MLK's relationship with his wife, I find this petty squables among the children so saddening.

Friday, December 19, 2014

Man Banned From Having Sex With Wife By High Court Judge

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The husband of a mother of four who has the mind of a child has been banned from having sex with her by a High Court judge because she does not know she has the right to refuse.

The Bangladeshi man claims he has the right under his culture to have sex with her whenever he pleases and she has no right to refuse.

He has already taken his wife's cousin as a second "wife" and had two children with her, but still demands the right to have sex with the woman he married first.

Thursday, December 18, 2014

George Stinney Jr: Black 14-Year-Old Executed By Electric Chair in 1944 Finally Exonerated

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14 year old George Stinney Jnr. was executed in South Carolina United States for allegedly beating two young white girls to death, but yesterday Wednesday Dec 17th, 70 years after his death, a judge threw out the original murder conviction.

When George was executed in 1944, he was so small he had to seat on a phone book in the electric chair. He's officially the youngest person to be executed in the U.S. in the 20th century.

George was found guilty of beating the girls, 11 and 8 years old with a railroad spike. His trial lasted only three hours and it took the a jury of all white people just 10 minutes to find him guilty - this was just 3 months after the girls were found murdered.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Iggy Azalea Signed Away Rights To Sex Tape Says Ex-Boyfriend

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Ladies be careful when signing anything to do with your body, talent, etc, and please be extra careful when the person making you sign any document or contract is your romantic partner. Go through the document - no matter how long - with a fine tooth comb, and read the fine print carefully. If possible, have a lawyer there!

Iggy Azalea's former boyfriend and manager, Hefe Wine, has been looking for a paying outlet for their sex tape, read here, and is now claiming he would be within his rights to sell that tape. This he says is because she had signed her rights away to him, giving him legal authority to market the tape.

Not the sex tape specifically, but he said Iggy signed a lengthy agreement with him in 2009 which gives him exclusive rights to 'manufacture, sell, distribute and advertise 'any' recording embodying visual images of her.

This was back in 2009, when she was just 18 years old and desperate for her talent to get discovered. Probably thought her wonderful boyfriend had the best intentions for her. Poor girl!