Posted: April 9, 2012 at 5:38 pm
AUTHOR: Shei
It was a horrific tragedy back in 2008 when Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and nephew were murdered, and today (April 9) jury selection will begin.
The prosecution and defense will be seeking to pick twelve jurors and six alternates from the 150 people pooled for the William Balfour case.
Given Jennifer Hudson’s involvement in the proceedings, it may be difficult to find unbiased and neutral participants to sit on the jury.
Testimony is scheduled to begin on April 23rd, which Jennifer is expected to be present during the entire trial. She will likely be called as a witness as well.
Filed Under: Entertainment News, Legal
Posted: March 2, 2012 at 4:55 am
AUTHOR: Shei
Halle is all determined to get full custody of her daughter Nahla, and now she has cleaned house in her legal team in order to get the job done.
The stunning actress fired her longtime lawyer Neal Hersh because she doubts his ability to get nasty if he has to in order to win the on going custody battle.
She has hired attorney Stephen Kolodny because of his reputation to do whatever it takes to win in the courtroom.
Now Kolodny has the uphill battle of convincing a judge that Halle should be allowed to move to France with Nahla because of a fear of unsafe conditions and paparazzi in Hollywood.
Apparently that’s where her boyfriend Olivier Martinez wants to live!
Filed Under: Entertainment News, Legal
Posted: January 26, 2012 at 1:34 pm
AUTHOR: Shei
According to reports, the murder trial into the deaths of Jennifer Hudson’s family may be televised.
CBS Chicago state that the decision was apparently made after the Illinois Supreme Court allowed microphones and cameras to be taken into courtrooms. “This is another step to bring more transparency and more accountability to the Illinois court system,” Chief Justice Kilbride said in a statement earlier this week.
“The provisions of this new policy keep discretion in the chief circuit judge and the trial judge to assure that a fair and impartial trial is not compromised, yet affords a closer look at the workings of our court system to the public through the eyes of the electronic news media and news photographers,” he added.
If the trial gets the approval to be televised then it will be one of the first in the state to do so.
William Balfour stands trial accused of murdering Jennifer’s mother, brother and nephew in 2008 and it was recently claimed that Jennifer may be asked to testify against Balfour, although this is yet to be confirmed.
Filed Under: Entertainment News, Legal
Posted: January 22, 2012 at 3:04 pm
AUTHOR: Shei
Jay-Z’s nightclub 40/40 was shutdown last week, just one day after he hosted a massive re-opening party.
Just 24 hours after the re-opening, the club got shut down on Thursday by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for several violations.
The inspectors found that the club was in breach of 69 rules, including dangerously warm temperatures in a refrigerator, hot food left on a counter and an employee mixing salsa with his bare hands.
A source told the New York Post: “If you have a walk-in place with food like this, you put a hell of a lot of people at risk. A night of dinner and dancing should not include the risk of contracting food-borne illness.“
Filed Under: Entertainment News, Legal
Posted: January 21, 2012 at 2:16 pm
AUTHOR: Shei
Heidi Klum and her “Kiss From A Rose” beau are getting a divorce after six years of marriage.
Heidi is preparing to file divorce papers in L.A. County Superior Court next week. Insiders told TMZ that the supermodel will cite “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their parting ways.
So far the couple are yet to address the report.
Heidi & Seal has three biological children, and Seal also adopted her daughter from a previous relationship.
They got married in 2005, the couple are known for throwing big ceremonies every year to renew their vows.
Filed Under: Entertainment News, Legal
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