From stolen chickens to missing orthopedic shoes, celebrities face some truly bizarre legal battles! Join us as we explore the most outrageous lawsuits filed against Hollywood's biggest names. These cases range from the ridiculous to the unbelievable, proving that fame comes with its own unique set of legal challenges.
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00:00Folks, Lady Gaga has won her legal case to keep her dognapping reward.
00:04Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at the most ludicrous and infamous celebrity
00:10lawsuits that we still can't believe were ever filed.
00:13Did Mila Kunis steal a chicken?
00:18Number 10, Simon Cowell and the Missing Orthopedics.
00:22This is insane, Carrie.
00:24Why is it insane?
00:25It's too weird.
00:26Weird, awkward, and Simon like you've never seen him.
00:30It's so uncomfortable.
00:32If the allegations in this lawsuit are to be believed, record executive and notoriously
00:38acerbic reality TV judge Simon Cowell can add shoe thief to his resume.
00:43Cowell and then-partner Terry Seymour were named in a 2009 lawsuit by a woman who applied to
00:49be their personal chef.
00:51Is it true?
00:52No, I have no idea where this rumor came from.
00:54I read it online that I'd offered her $100 million a year.
00:58It's completely nonsense.
00:59The budget of the show is $100 million.
01:03No one's going to pay $100 million a year for someone.
01:05She says they made her take off her $500 orthopedic shoes and never returned them.
01:11Unlike most celebrity cases, this one landed in small claims court with only $660 on the line.
01:18So who spent more money?
01:20Definitely you.
01:21That's not true.
01:23Oh, of course it is.
01:24You spend more of my money than I ever spent.
01:26Cowell insisted he was innocent and that the couple made attempts to return the pair.
01:31The suit was settled upon the return of the shoes.
01:33Number 9.
01:34Evermore Park sues Taylor Swift.
01:36When the pop star announced her second lockdown album, Evermore, a struggling amusement park
01:42in Utah saw an opening for a major lawsuit.
01:45Evermore Park sued the pop star for copyright infringement and damaging the park's reputation.
01:51Evermore Park claims that the release of Taylor's album Evermore caused actual confusion.
01:56They said it's affected the park's online presence negatively, infringed on its marketing
02:01and merchandise, and impacted its visitors.
02:03However, the announcement of the album actually led to the park showing up in more internet
02:08searches than ever.
02:09In a hilarious turn of events, Swift filed a countersuit.
02:13Reinhardt says there were differences in uses between Taylor Swift's use of Evermore and Brett
02:18Schneider's that may play a key factor when a judge reviews the lawsuit.
02:23The park had an attraction with on-theme musicians who sang and played acoustic versions of popular
02:29songs without the proper license.
02:31Some of the songs were originally written and recorded by none other than Taylor Swift herself.
02:36The park wasn't going to get the payday they might have expected, and both sides dropped the claims.
02:42As a resolution of both lawsuits, the parties will drop and dismiss their respective suits
02:45without monetary settlement.
02:47Evermore has since closed.
02:49We are grateful for the many amazing experiences that happened in our little park,
02:54and hope that it made a positive impact on the people who visited.
02:57Number 8.
02:58Surrogacy Suits.
02:59Mega celebrities are always the subject of weird and wild claims.
03:08Surrogacy rumors dogged Beyoncé and Jay-Z after the birth of their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.
03:14There's a stupid rumor, the most ridiculous rumor I think I've ever had about me.
03:19It's crazy, especially after losing a child.
03:22The pain and trauma from that just makes it mean so much more to get an opportunity to bring life
03:28into the world.
03:29They were sparked again by a 2014 lawsuit, brought by a woman named Tina Seals.
03:34The lawsuit leveled allegations that the couple engaged Seals as a surrogate.
03:39The claims were immediately dismissed, with a judge deeming them, quote,
03:42irrational and, quote, frivolous.
03:45Seals has also sued Mariah Carey and Kim Kardashian and Kanye West,
03:49but offered to drop the latter suit if West offered her son a record deal.
03:54The rumor mill's been on overdrive ever since Queen Bee showed up at the New York Met Ball earlier this month,
04:00and a Givenchy number elaborate enough to hide a baby bump.
04:03Number 7.
04:04Lawsuit or casting call.
04:06Breaking into Hollywood as a writer is famously difficult.
04:10It requires talent, access, and eyes on your work.
04:13Joanne Vandegrift thought of an innovative way to get some industry bigwigs to see her work.
04:18She sued them.
04:19She just made a lot of that up.
04:20She was under oath.
04:21Then I guess that would be the first time somebody's lied under oath.
04:24Vandegrift allegedly tried to haul stars Halle Berry, Amanda Bynes, and Armie Hammer into court
04:30just so they could read and eventually star in her miniseries script.
04:34She's also suing Halle Berry, Amanda Bynes, and Armie Hammer because, well, she wants them to be in her show.
04:40What better way to get their attention than to sue them?
04:42Although the nature of the lawsuit is unknown,
04:44it seems that the high-profile court case Vandegrift probably wanted never took place.
04:49Needless to say, neither did her epic Civil War set miniseries.
04:53I will not be def-ed.
04:55Number 6.
04:57Batman sues Christopher Nolan.
04:59Now, you got the entire R&D department burning through cash claiming it's related to cell phones for the army.
05:06What are you building for him now?
05:08A rocket ship.
05:09I want $10 million a year for the rest of my life.
05:16While the circumstances surrounding this lawsuit are devastating, the case itself is absolutely bizarre.
05:23In 2008, Hussein Kalkan, mayor of a Turkish city called Batman, sued the Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan for using the city's name for the character.
05:32Several things stand out here, one of which is that Batman existed for decades before Nolan began making his trilogy.
05:39One of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands.
05:50And your plan is to blackmail this person?
05:53However, the Dark Knight was the most popular movie of 2008.
05:56Kalkan tied a series of murders and instances of citizens taking their own lives to the negative effects of the character's renewed popularity.
06:05The lawsuit seemingly came to an end after Kalkan's arrest in an unrelated case for promoting terrorism.
06:11All you care about is money.
06:14This town deserves a better class of criminal.
06:17And I'm going to give it to him.
06:19Number 5. The Trials of a Michael Jordan Lookalike
06:23Fame can be hard to adjust to.
06:26It's especially hard if you're not actually a famous person.
06:29I am here to personally guarantee that no one will ever bother you.
06:34For years, former Chicago Bulls all-star Michael Jordan was one of the most famous athletes ever.
06:41And Alan Heckard was tired of it.
06:43For years, he put up with being mistaken for the NBA superstar.
06:47You guys make a big mistake.
06:49You're all washed up, baldy.
06:52Baldy?
06:53According to Heckard, his resemblance to Jordan led to him being harassed in public spaces.
06:58He sued Jordan and Nike, the sportswear company that employed him as a celebrity spokesperson,
07:04for his trouble.
07:05Heckard abandoned his $400 million-plus claim.
07:09If notoriety was his issue, a high-profile lawsuit wouldn't help.
07:13Do you hear that?
07:14They don't think you can play the game anymore.
07:20There's only one way to find out.
07:22Number 4. Lady Gaga's dognapper sues her
07:25Anyone who's watched a court show knows about the term unclean hands.
07:29Well, Jennifer McBride found out the hard way.
07:32She returned pop star Lady Gaga's dogs after they were stolen,
07:36and dog walker Ryan Fisher was shot during the theft.
07:40He adds,
07:40I'm still in recovery from a very close call with death,
07:43and have kept myself from the growing media story.
07:45I will write and say more later,
07:47but the gratitude for all the love I feel from this planet is immense and intense.
07:51Gaga offered a reward of $500,000 for their return.
07:55McBride attempted to collect,
07:57but it soon came about that she was involved in the crime,
07:59and was charged as an accessory.
08:01The police are reporting that a woman dropped off both dogs
08:06to this police station at 6 p.m. this evening.
08:10In an act of absolute hubris,
08:13she sued Gaga for not paying her the reward.
08:15Fortunately, the law was on Gaga's side,
08:18not about to let McBride benefit from the crime.
08:21Jennifer McBride, who returned the dogs,
08:23previously sued the singer for no-questions-asked policy.
08:26Ms. McBride was charged with being an accessory
08:28to Ms. Fisher's attempted murder.
08:30Number three, Mila Kunis, chicken thief.
08:33Allegedly.
08:34Every once in a while,
08:35someone from a celebrity's past comes forward with a story about how mean they were.
08:39Christina Caro's lawsuit against that 70s show star Mila Kunis
08:44was almost too crazy to believe.
08:46Caro alleged that Kunis stole her pet chicken when they were children in Ukraine.
08:50Ukrainian singer named Christina Caro, seen here in one of her music videos,
08:57claimed that she and Mila were childhood best friends in the Ukraine,
09:01and that back then, Mila stole her pet chicken.
09:05She also alleged to have filed a $5,000 lawsuit over it.
09:09In a video that found its way to social media,
09:11Kunis was clearly upset by the accusation.
09:13File this one under Bazaar.
09:15Mila Kunis is setting the record straight.
09:17She didn't steal anybody's, wait for it, chicken.
09:20Still, she couldn't help but note that Caro was trying to launch a music career
09:24around the time the suit made headlines.
09:26As far as frivolous lawsuits go,
09:28this one is pure poultry.
09:30Uh, poetry.
09:31She's just doing it to get the publicity she wants.
09:33Well, she'll get more than that,
09:35because Mila's fighting back.
09:37I would like to launch a counter $5,000 lawsuit
09:40for making me sit there and watch your music video.
09:43Number two, DJ can't keep his hands to himself.
09:47Denver DJ David Mueller tried to drum up sympathy with a lawsuit
09:51alleging that global pop sensation Taylor Swift
09:53got him unjustly fired from his radio gig.
09:56Three million dollars in damages,
09:58claiming the singer's reps pressured the radio station to fire him.
10:02Swift's countersuit revealed the true story.
10:05Mueller had inappropriate physical contact with Swift during a photo op.
10:09He was indeed fired from his local radio station as a result.
10:12He then had the nerve to sue her for defamation,
10:14saying the allegation threatened his livelihood.
10:17Mueller reacted to the photo that was presented in court
10:20that Swift claims was taken at the time she was allegedly groped by him.
10:25The jury was unconvinced,
10:26and the judge even believed he destroyed key evidence.
10:30Mueller maintained his innocence even after he lost his suit and she won hers.
10:34Luckily for him, Swift only sued him for $1.
10:37Mueller has since continued working as a DJ in other cities.
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11:03Number one, unfriendly skis.
11:08Seven years after Terry Sanderson and Oscar winner slash lifestyle brand mogul Gwyneth Paltrow
11:14collided while skiing, the incident was litigated before our eyes.
11:18Gwyneth is being sued by a 76-year-old man who's alleged Gwyneth crashed into him,
11:23causing serious injuries while skiing at a Utah resort back in 2016,
11:27and that she then abandoned the scene.
11:30Gwyneth has denied the allegations and countersued,
11:33claiming he actually hit her.
11:35Sanderson sued Paltrow,
11:37alleging her actions caused the accident and the subsequent long-term damage.
11:41Paltrow countersued,
11:43alleging that he was at fault for the whole incident.
11:45I think the fact that she's there,
11:47she's in trial,
11:48she's making a point,
11:49she's going to testify,
11:50her children will testify,
11:51her family is going to testify.
11:53I think it sends a message to the jury.
11:55The internet watched as the case provided unintentional comedy at every turn.
12:00Emerging victorious,
12:01Paltrow made her grand exit,
12:03whispering the words,
12:05I wish you well,
12:06like the kiss of death in Sanderson's ear.
12:08We can't be too mad about this one,
12:10if only because it was so entertaining to watch.
12:13So after an eight-day trial,
12:14the judge gave the jury a list of nine questions to answer,
12:17including what percentage of fault do you assign to the person responsible?
12:21And as you said,
12:22it was unanimous.
12:23The jury says Terry Sanderson was 100% at fault.
12:28Did we cover your favorite wacky celebrity lawsuit?
12:31Let us know in the comments.