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Ever since those “Real World” housemates stopped being polite and started being real, actor hopefuls and super-fans alike have wanted to be reality TV stars. But before you sign a contract to eat maggots off of Joe Rogan’s feet for a chance at $10,000, you should consider the following legal tips: Just like with any other contract, you should read any reality TV show agreement carefully and completely. Be sure to look out for the following provisions:...

“Your sugar. Yes, please. Won’t you come and put it down on me?” Maroon 5’s Sugar. Well, Adam Levine got what he asked for. While signing autographs outside the Jimmy Kimmel Show studios where he had just performed Maroon 5’s song Sugar, Levine was attacked with, you guessed it, sugar! Actually, powdered sugar. The crooner was not happy with the sugar bomb. The attacker was quickly tackled and arrested. The Attacker The attacker, Navid Farsi, was charged with battery and held on $100,000 bail....

A Pennsylvania woman was arrested after she allegedly left her 2-month-old baby in a cold car for five hours to go drink at a pub. Police were summoned to a pub in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, after witnesses spotted an unattended infant in a minivan. The 2-month-old girl was only wearing a onesie and covered in a light blanket; the outdoor temperature was about 39 degrees at the time, according to The Express-Times....

Most prisons outlaw cell phones. And yet that doesn’t seem to stop many prisoners from obtaining cell phones and even keep up with their Facebook and Twitter accounts from inside. (Maybe all those prison guards should stop smuggling cell phones to inmates. Or prisons could hire more phone-sniffing dogs like the one at Riker’s Island.) And here’s a new worry, from “Alabama’s most violent prison” – inmates are using cell phones to organize and livestream protests and prison riots....

L.A. Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg, who presides over the Chris Brown assault-on-Rihanna case, postponed his sentencing today until August 27. “The judge wants to know if Virginia has similar work programs like Caltrans where he will do community labor,” according to Jane Robison, a press secretary in the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. Donald Etra, Rihanna’s attorney, said that “the judge is awaiting confirmation from Virginia as to what Chris would be doing....

Facebook has settled a lawsuit over its “Sponsored Stories” advertisements and will pay $10 million to charity, Reuters reports. Five Facebook members sued the social-networking site for allegedly using their names and images in “Sponsored Story” advertisements without their consent. That violates California’s “right to publicity” law, their federal lawsuit claimed. In a “Sponsored Story,” an ad for a product appears on a user’s Facebook page. The ad also shows which of that user’s friends “likes” the advertiser, and includes those friends’ names and profile pictures....

These days, there’s a touchscreen for everything – your phone, fridge, soda fountain, restaurant menu. You can even FaceTime your dog while you’re at work. And of course, all new cars come equipped with a touchscreen imbedded into the dash. Where you used to turn a knob or press a button, most of your car’s functions can only be accessed through the touchscreen’s menu options. So, you can see why it might be a problem if that touchscreen freezes....

General Electric is recalling about 92,000 built-in combination microwave-conventional wall ovens because a door switch in the microwave oven can overheat and ignite plastic oven components, creating a fire hazard. The affected General Electric built-in combination ovens were sold in department stores from January 2000 to December 2003, under the brand names “GE,” “GE Profile,” and “Kenmore.” The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received 35 reports of property damage attributable to the microwave (upper) oven defect, but reports that the lower conventional oven poses no hazard....

The bad news is that you’ve been convicted of a crime. The good news is that even if the conviction carries a possible prison sentence, you may be able to avoid jail by receiving some form of alternative sentencing. There are many different forms of alternative sentencing such as probation or in-house arrest. These forms of sentencing are usually reserved for less severe crimes and allow someone to rehabilitate without going to jail, while also sparing the already overburdened prison system....

Accused murderer James Holmes won’t be fidgeting in his chair much at his upcoming trial, after a Colorado judge ruled that Holmes will be strapped into a harness tethered by a cable to the courtroom floor. The alleged Aurora movie theater gunman faces the death penalty if convicted for the murder of 12 moviegoers in July 2012. Holmes will be constantly restrained by the court-ordered harness during the trial because the judge found he poses a security and safety risk, reports Reuters....

Should the Kardashian clan prepare for another lawsuit? The Kardashians have come up with a new makeup line called Khroma Beauty. The makeup will apparently contain all the class of the Kardashians and will be sold at such fine establishments as CVS, Sears, and Ulta, reports TMZ. But a high-end Beverly Hills retailer already uses a similar name for his makeup brand – Chroma Makeup – and he’s expressed concern that the Kardashians’ “cheap” product will drive his customers away....

Michael Dunn has been found guilty of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of a teenager in 2012. Jordan Davis, 17, was shot and killed by Dunn, 47, over claims that Dunn feared for his life, with the teen’s loud music and threats allegedly prompting him to pull the trigger. According to Jacksonville’s First Coast News, a Florida jury on Wednesday found Dunn guilty of first-degree murder, taking only a fraction of the time to deliberate as Dunn’s first trial jury had done....

Pregnancy can be joyous, expectant, stressful, happy, or scary, or all of the above. Being pregnant in prison can be downright terrifying. Statistics show that 4 to 7 percent of women entering prison are pregnant and a full 85 percent of incarcerated women are mothers. So what happens if you give birth in jail? You May Have Access to Prenatal Care One of the most important factors in a healthy birth and a healthy baby is receiving proper medical care before the birth....

Director Spike Lee has been sued in federal court by a movie poster artist for copyright infringement, claiming Lee used his poster design for “Oldboy” without permission. Juan Luis Garcia, who says he worked on posters for “The Great Gatsby,” “12 Years a Slave,” and “Lincoln,” alleges that Lee used his artwork for the movie “Oldboy” without permission or pay, reports The Hollywood Reporter. What does Garcia have to back up his copyright infringement claim?...

On September 12, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported the results of recent studies suggesting that health risks associated with Vioxx use may be worse than previous research indicated – including evidence of kidney problems, and signs that use of the painkiller causes an immediate increased risk of heart attack or stroke (rather than health risks after 18 months of use, as was previously suggested by Vioxx manufacturer Merck & Co....

Japan’s Suzuki is recalling almost 200,000 vehicles in the U.S. because of an improper airbag sensor. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), this recall affects around 193,936 Grand Vitara SUVs made in the 2006 to 2011 model years, as well as SX4s from the 2007 to 2011 model years, the Los Angeles Times reports. The reason for the recall is a faulty airbag sensor in the front passenger seat which may either fail or simply deploy improperly during an accident....

Texas Senate Bill 14, which Governor Rick Perry signed into Texas law in 2011, was struck down by the courts, again. The ruling specifically explained that the voter ID initiative violated the Voting Rights Act due to the discriminatory purpose of the law. While the Fifth Circuit essentially made the same finding last July, it remanded the case to District Court to reconsider in light of some evidentiary rulings. The court found that “a discriminatory purpose was at least one of the substantial or motivating factors behind the passage of SB 14....

Tommy Lee prevailed in a lawsuit over his roller coaster drums. Lee was sued by Howard Scott King back in September 2012 for allegedly stealing King’s idea and design for a drum-roller coaster set that flips Lee upside down during concerts, reports TMZ. While Lee may not be a “Saint of Los Angeles,” he isn’t guilty of misappropriating trade secrets. The lawsuit against Tommy Lee for his roller coaster drum set focused heavily on misappropriating trade secrets....

Vaping is here to stay, apparently, and those seeking electronic means to get their nicotine fix have been running into a confusing, and at times conflicting, set of laws and regulations. It seems that e-cigarettes and vaporizers arrived on the scene at the exact moment lawmakers were cracking down on tobacco-based cigarettes, and legislators hadn’t given much thought to regulating their electronic brethren. This has left vapers with a lot of questions when it comes to puffing prohibitions, so here are a few answers:...

There’s few things quite as frustrating as trying to haggle with an insurer over reimbursement for the costs of medical care. New York scored one for the little guys yesterday when it secured a settlement with UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation’s largest insurers, forcing the company to close its Ingenix billing database that health insurers have been using for years to determine payment rates for patients who have used an out-of-network doctor....