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NOW: Jurors in LA federal court are deliberating over whether Disney's "Moana" ripped off the work of animator Buck Woodall. The trial lasted two weeks, and delibs began an hour ago. Background: law360.com/articles/23072…

From today's Jay-Z v. Buzbee hearing in LA: The judge said Jay-Z's new evidence "has thrown a monkey wrench" in his analysis of the rapper's feud with personal injury atty Tony Buzbee, and he's now inclined to keep alive an extortion claim. law360.com/articles/23162…

Personal news: It's my last day at Law360. I'm so grateful to have begun my journalism career here, and I'll miss all my colleagues in NY, LA and elsewhere. I'll still be on the legal beat - more on that soon. My final story for Law360 is a classic: law360.com/articles/23246…

Rachel Scharf

My first story in billboard: Smokey Robinson and his wife have been hit with an explosive new lawsuit that seeks $50 million in damages over claims that the legendary Motown singer repeatedly raped four housekeepers over nearly two decades. billboard.com/pro/smokey-rob…

Smokey Robinson has denied shocking new claims of sexual assault, saying through his attorney that the “vile, false allegations” are merely “an ugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old American icon.” billboard.com/pro/smokey-rob…

A judge denied Lil Durk’s latest request to be released from jail as he awaits trial on murder-for-hire charges, unswayed that the Chicago drill star’s circumstances have dramatically changed following the removal of rap lyrics from his indictment. billboard.com/pro/lil-durk-d…

Taylor Swift has been hit with a subpoena officially dragging her into the legal drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Swift's reps aren't happy, slamming the move for "creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case.” billboard.com/pro/taylor-swi…

NEW: Taylor Swift’s longtime lawyers are asking a court to throw out a subpoena they were served by Justin Baldoni in his feud with Blake Lively, just a few days after Swift’s own reps slammed Baldoni for targeting the pop star with a similar subpoena. billboard.com/pro/taylor-swi…

Blake Lively Asked Taylor Swift to Delete Texts and ‘Demanded’ Public Support, Justin Baldoni Claims billboard.com/pro/blake-live…

Housekeepers suing Smokey Robinson for sexual assault have now filed a police report, leading the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to open a criminal investigation on top of the bombshell civil claims filed against the 85-year-old Motown legend. billboard.com/pro/smokey-rob…

DOJ is conducting a criminal investigation into whether Live Nation and AEG illegally colluded in their concert refund policies at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Live Nation confirmed as it denied any wrongdoing. billboard.com/pro/live-natio…

Salt-N-Pepa is taking UMG to court to regain control of their masters, saying the label is refusing to honor copyright clawback rights and has instead “punished” the legendary hip-hop act by removing some of its music from streaming. billboard.com/pro/salt-n-pep…

Jimmy Buffett’s Widow Sues to Replace Business Manager Handling $275M Estate billboard.com/pro/jimmy-buff…

Halle Bailey Says Her Mental Health Is Under Control and Slams DDG for Embellishing in Custody Case billboard.com/pro/halle-bail…