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- A man wrecked a $300,000 sports car owned by hip-hop star Missy Elliott after losing control of the 550-horsepower vehicle and crashing into a traffic sign and a tree. Joseph Johnson had taken the Lamborghini Diablo from the garage where it was stored without permission.
- Several hours before murdering his wife, Justin Barber downloaded the Guns N' Roses song “Used to Love Her”. The song was later used as evidence in court, and Barber was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.
- Atomic Kitten faced legal action after dismissing Andy McCluskey, the writer of their first No. 1 hit “Whole Again”. The group faced being dropped by Innocent Records after recording a song that became a major hit. The members then demanded a larger share of royalties, which McCluskey refused. Under the original contract, each member received four pence from the sale of each single.
- Pepsi withdrew its commercial featuring Ludacris after Bill O'Reilly criticized the rapper on his program The O'Reilly Factor for "promoting antisocial behavior". Ludacris nevertheless continued to enjoy a successful career; his next three albums reached No. 1, and he landed a role in the Fast & Furious film series.
- Björk’s apartment in west London was burgled while she was asleep. Valuable recording equipment was stolen.
- The long-running dispute between The Ronettes and producer Phil Spector reached the New York Court of Appeals in Albany. The Ronettes recorded 28 songs for Spector between 1963 and 1967 and, under their 1963 contract, received a one-time payment of $14,482. The group argued that the contract did not cover royalties for use of the recordings in films, television and advertising. The court ultimately ruled in favor of Spector’s ownership claim, while also awarding Ronnie Spector her share of licensing income.
- Heather Mills, the wife of Paul McCartney, received £50,000 in damages from The Sunday Mirror over a false article concerning her handling of funds intended to help earthquake victims in India. She donated the entire amount to a charity fighting landmines.
- Adam Ant avoided a prison sentence after a judge ruled that an incident in which he threatened patrons at a London pub with a replica gun was the result of mental illness. Following the incident, he voluntarily attended psychiatric treatment.
- John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, was denied parole for a second time on October 9, the date Lennon would have turned 62. After 22 years in prison, the parole board said releasing Chapman would deprecate the seriousness of the crime. Although his prison conduct was considered acceptable, the board did not consider this sufficient to guarantee that he would not pose a threat to society.
- Muse took legal action against Céline Dion after she announced that she would name her upcoming Las Vegas show "Muse". Singer Matt Bellamy explained that the band did not want people to think they were Céline Dion's backing band.
- Phish bassist Mike Gordon was arrested backstage at a Grateful Dead concert at Jones Beach after he was found photographing a nine-year-old girl. He was later cleared of the charges, and the girl's parents described the case as an unfortunate misunderstanding.
- Blue singer Lee Ryan was arrested in London while driving a Porsche and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
- In Rhode Island, OSHA fined Derco LLC, which operated The Station club, $85,200 for one willful and six serious violations related to the February 20 fire, in which 100 people died and nearly 200 were injured. Great White was fined $7,000 for failing to protect employees from fire hazards.
- The IRS seized Peabo Bryson's personal property to pay his outstanding taxes.
- Lee Ryan of boy band Blue was banned from driving for 18 months after admitting to driving under the influence of alcohol. The court at Tower Bridge Magistrates' Court in London also fined him £2,250.
- Libertines singer Pete Doherty was sentenced to six months in prison for burglary and drug possession; after an appeal, the sentence was reduced to two months.
- Police were called in the early morning hours over a suspected break-in at the Los Angeles home of Jim Barber, Courtney Love's former boyfriend and manager. Love was found in the street outside the house and arrested; shortly after her arrest, she was taken to a hospital because of a suspected drug overdose.
- Courtney Love was charged with a drug-related misdemeanor. Several hours after being released on bail, she was taken to a hospital because of an overdose.
- Coldplay singer Chris Martin asked Australian police to drop charges of intentional property damage after he was accused of smashing a photographer's car windshield with a rock. The photographer had previously been taking pictures of him surfing.
- Ambrose Kappos, 37, of New York, was charged with three counts of stalking and harassing singer Sheryl Crow. He was arrested after allegedly sneaking into New York's Hammerstein Ballroom and then trying to get into Crow's limousine when she left the venue. His brother said he was harmless but "infatuated" with the singer.
- A woman claimed that she suffered serious injuries after Rick Springfield went into the audience during a concert in Syracuse, New York, and struck her with his buttocks. Her lawsuit became the subject of many jokes, but it represented a genuine legal dispute. The case was not decided until 2015, when a jury ruled in Springfield’s favor.
- Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay was banned from driving for six months and fined £750 after being caught driving at more than 100 miles per hour. At court in Perth, his lawyers argued that he needed his driving licence as a "release" from his demanding working life. The judge described his behavior as unacceptable. Kay admitted that he had driven at 105 mph on the A9 in Perthshire in February while overtaking.
- Ms Dynamite was arrested on suspicion of assault following an incident at a restaurant in central London. She voluntarily went to the police station and was later released on bail.
- Britney Spears and Kevin Federline filed documents legally confirming their surprise wedding several weeks earlier. Spears had signed a prenuptial agreement, which proved useful during their divorce in 2007.
- Beanie Sigel was sentenced to one year in federal prison for weapons possession in a case that arose from a traffic stop in 2002.
- The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) accused Ronald Isley, singer with The Isley Brothers, of tax evasion over unreported royalties and concert income from 1997 to 2002. In 2005, he was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and was later ordered to pay $3.1 million in back taxes.
- The Babyshambles frontman was subjected to a full-body search at Gardermoen Airport in Norway after customs officials detained him for three hours to check whether he was carrying drugs.
- 50 Cent sued American car dealer Gary Barbera Enterprises over the alleged unauthorized use of his name and photograph in an advertisement. In the lawsuit, he described himself as an exceptionally successful artist known for his appearance, gangster image, and hard life story. He sought more than $1 million over an advertisement for the Dodge Magnum with the slogan “Just Like 50 Says”.
- Bay City Rollers singer Les McKeown appeared in court in London on charges of possessing and distributing cocaine. At the age of 49, he was charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine along with four other people, including the band's drummer Pat McGlynn. McKeown was arrested in June in Dalston, East London, as part of a major police operation. In February 2006, he was acquitted of intending to distribute the drugs.
- The woman whose son accused Michael Jackson of sexual abuse was charged with welfare fraud for allegedly obtaining nearly $19,000 illegally. In November 2006, she pleaded guilty without admitting liability and was ordered to pay restitution and complete 150 hours of community service.
- Justin Timberlake accepted a libel settlement over a fabricated article alleging an affair with model Lucy Clarkson behind the back of his then-girlfriend Cameron Diaz. He donated the settlement to charity.
- Former Guns N' Roses members Slash and Duff McKagan sued singer Axl Rose over claims that he had taken exclusive control of the band's copyrights. They claimed that Rose was no longer willing to recognize the contributions of his former bandmates.
- Art Garfunkel, who had admitted to possessing marijuana in upstate New York the previous year, was charged again after a marijuana cigarette was allegedly found in the ashtray of his car. In September 2005, a judge ordered him to give two motivational speeches to local high school students.
- Rap producer Marion “Suge” Knight was hospitalized after being shot in the leg. The incident occurred at a party at a club in Miami, Florida, held in connection with that year’s MTV Video Music Awards and also as a party for Kanye West.
- Pete Doherty was arrested during a police drug operation in Shrewsbury, where his band Babyshambles was performing. Police said that a man and a woman were arrested for possession of Class A drugs, while another 17 people were searched. A subsequent Babyshambles concert in Norwich was canceled.
- Boy George was arrested in New York after falsely reporting a burglary at his Manhattan apartment. Police discovered more than 3.5 grams of cocaine during a search. The drug charges were later dropped, while George pleaded guilty to filing a false report and was fined and sentenced to five days of community service cleaning streets.
- Pete Doherty, frontman of Babyshambles, appeared before Thames Magistrates' Court in London on seven charges of drug possession.
- German prosecutors announced that they had decided not to open an investigation into Madonna after she performed a controversial mock crucifixion scene during a concert on August 20.
- Ronald Isley, frontman of The Isley Brothers, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for tax evasion against the federal government. The 65-year-old singer was found guilty on five counts of tax evasion and one count of willfully failing to file a tax return concerning income worth millions of dollars.
- Ronald Isley, lead singer of The Isley Brothers, was sentenced to three years in prison in the US for several counts of tax fraud. The 64-year-old singer was also ordered to pay the Internal Revenue Service more than $3.1 million. The court said he had collected royalties belonging to his brother O'Kelly, who died in 1996, and had also spent millions of dollars in undeclared performance income on a yacht and two houses.
- Victor Willis, singer of The Village People who performed in a police officer costume, received a three-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to drug offenses related to a March 2006 incident in which police found cocaine and drug paraphernalia in his car. The suspended sentence spared him several years in prison on the condition that he undergo long-term addiction treatment. Willis helped create some of the group's biggest hits, including "Y.M.C.A." and "In The Navy".
- George Michael was arrested in London for possession of drugs.
- Jeffrey Borer, owner of XtraJet, which sold Michael Jackson his private Gulfstream jet, was sentenced for secretly filming Michael Jackson on the aircraft. He had two video cameras installed in the plane in an attempt to obtain material with which Jackson could be blackmailed; according to sources, he was sentenced to six months of house arrest and fined $10,000.
- EMI Virgin India announced the withdrawal of all copies of Slayer's latest album Christ Illusion after the Christian organization Catholic Secular Forum from Mumbai protested against it.