News from The Smoking Gun

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An Emmy award-winning Los Angeles woman claims she was assaulted by the rapper Snoop Dogg and his posse after she was drugged backstage following a taping of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The alleged victim sued Snoop Friday after the performer's insurance company reportedly refused to help fund an agreed-upon confidential financial settlement. Details at:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0131051snoop1.html


A Florida father is facing felony charges after investigators learned of how he chose to discipline his rambunctious 14-year-old son. Story at:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0126051stun1.html


Speaking of parents, Colorado's Silvia Johnson told cops that she was just trying to be a "cool mom" by hosting lewd booze and drug parties for teenagers in her home. That explanation probably will not sway a judge or jury:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0124051partymom1.html


Not everybody is a fan of those frisky "Sex and the City" gals. In fact, baseball great Yogi Berra has filed a lawsuit seeking $10 million in damages for the misappropriation of his valuable name in advertisements for the cable show:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0131052yogi1.html


Prize contest closes Wednesday, so enter now for a shot at some fine swag, including the new DVD of the third season of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Just tell us what the teenager loaded into his potato gun. This way, please:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/contest/contest.html


Regards,

Your pals at TSG



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