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The Broke and the Beautiful: Celebrities in Bankruptcy

07/15/11

Hello, and welcome to The Broke and the Beautiful. With this new weekly fixture, Bankruptcy Beats aims to bring you a roundup of the biggest celebrity-related bankruptcy news. This week, creditors of Eva Longoria’s Beso LLC want a trustee for the business, whose nightclub just closed. Rapper 50 Cent is fighting former protégé Young Buck’s bankruptcy plan, and the Los Angeles Dodgers make headlines with news on injured fan Bryan Stow.

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Lawyer: Dodgers Owe Injured Fan More Than Manny

07/14/11
Associated Press

The Los Angeles Dodgers could owe Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan severely injured earlier this season in an assault outside Dodger Stadium, up to $3

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Injured Giants Fan to Play Role in Dodgers Bankruptcy

07/13/11
Reuters

Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan brutally assaulted outside Dodger Stadium on Opening Day, will play a role in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pending bankruptcy case.

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Spiegel Sticks with ‘Project Runway’ Star

07/08/11
Reuters

Followers of bankruptcy, reality television and moderately priced catalogue-to-Internet women’s fashion, have no fear; Spiegel is staying “fierce.”

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The Daily Docket: Dodgers Lose Bid to Depose Selig

07/08/11

A bankruptcy judge blocked the Los Angeles Dodgers from gathering testimony from Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and from viewing sensitive documents about the league’s handling of other teams’ financial woes. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Dodgers Fans to Judge: Call McCourt Out

07/07/11
Getty Images
Frank McCourt

A handful of Los Angeles Dodgers fans are imploring Judge Kevin Gross to play umpire and send team owner Frank McCourt packing.

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The Daily Docket: MLB Takes Aim at Dodgers’ Owner

07/06/11

On the heels of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ demanding testimony from Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and several other executives, the league’s attorneys would like a word with team owner Frank McCourt. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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U.S. Trustee: No Bonus for Last Blockbuster Employee

07/05/11
Reuters

The last employee of Blockbuster Inc. might not see that farewell bonus.

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Arizona Man Seeking to Take Over Giordano’s Case Arrested

07/05/11
Melanie Cohen

Fringe activist Marshall Home, who has filed a series of court docume

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The Daily Docket: Dodgers Seek Selig’s Testimony

07/05/11

The Los Angeles Dodgers are demanding that Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and a slew of other officials submit testimony as part of the team’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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