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Lee v. Young, Black, and Fabulous [1]

Submitted by DMLP Staff on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 17:02

Summary

Threat Type: 

Lawsuit

Date: 

03/05/2010

Status: 

Pending

Location: 

Georgia

Verdict or Settlement Amount: 

N/A

Legal Claims: 

Copyright Infringement
Defamation
Intrusion
Publication of Private Facts
In March 2010, Latosha Lee sued celebrity gossip blog Young, Black, and Fabulous and its author in Georgia state court.  The complaint alleges that blogger Natasha Eubanks defamed Lee by calling her "Shaq's stripper mistress," when in fact... read full description
Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat: 

Natasha Eubanks; Young, Black, and Fabulous, LLC

Type of Party: 

Individual

Type of Party: 

Individual
Organization

Location of Party: 

  • Georgia

Location of Party: 

  • Virginia

Legal Counsel: 

DeNorris A. Heard
Description

In March 2010, Latosha Lee sued celebrity gossip blog Young, Black, and Fabulous [2] and its author in Georgia state court.  The complaint [3] alleges that blogger Natasha Eubanks defamed Lee by calling her "Shaq's stripper mistress," when in fact she has never worked as a stripper.  The complaint also alleges that the blog invaded her privacy by publishing copies of personal emails and photographs "obtained illegally and as a result of unauthorized access to the personal email account of the recipient."  In addition, the complaint includes a copyright infringement claim for unauthorized distribution of three photographs taken by Lee. 

Related Links: 

  • Courthouse News Service: Celeb Gossip Site Accused of Defamation [4]
Details

Web Site(s) Involved: 

Young, Black, and Fabulous [2]

Content Type: 

  • Text

Publication Medium: 

Blog

Subject Area: 

  • Defamation
  • Intrusion
  • Publication of Private Facts
Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction: 

  • Georgia

Source of Law: 

  • Georgia

Court Name: 

Superior Court of Fulton County, State of Georgia

Court Type: 

State

Case Number: 

2010cv182439

Relevant Documents: 

PDF icon 2010-03-05-Lee Complaint.pdf [5]

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[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/lee-v-young-black-and-fabulous
[2] http://theybf.com/
[3] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2010-03-05-Lee%20Complaint.pdf
[4] http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/03/10/25434.htm
[5] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2010-03-05-Lee%20Complaint.pdf