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Chief Keef Arrested Again, This Time for Pot Smoking

Has teen rapper Chief Keef been arrested again? Yes, and this time, it's for marijuana. According to a police report obtained by TMZ, the 17-year-old Keef was allegedly smoking pot at a fancy hotel in DeKalb County, Georgia.

No further details have been released on the most recent arrest of Keef (whose real name is Keith Cozart). We do know that he is being charged with disorderly conduct for this incident, however.

What is disorderly conduct?

Randy Travis Sues Over DWI Dashcam Video

Country star Randy Travis is suing over some naked, drunken driving arrest footage, reports the Austin American-Statesman.

It was just earlier this year in January when Travis pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence. The incident itself occurred in August 2012, when Travis was found stark naked at the scene of a car accident he was involved in. His reported blood-alcohol level was also 0.21%, well over Texas' legal limit of 0.08%.

A judge had originally granted Travis' request to block the video from being released. But the Texas attorney general's office is now stepping in.

Angelina Jolie's Cancer Gene, BRCA1, in Focus at Supreme Court

Earlier this week, Angelina Jolie wrote a heartfelt op-ed in The New York Times about her decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy. She made the decision after doing a genetic test that showed she carries a gene that greatly increases her risk of developing aggressive breast and ovarian cancers.

What many people don't realize is that Angelina Jolie's cancer gene, BRCA1, is patented by a company called Myriad Genetics. The gene, and the company, are at the center of a pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

For Amy's Baking Co., 'Kitchen Nightmares' Turns All Too Real

For Amy's Baking Company, "Kitchen Nightmares" was just the beginning of a primetime public image nightmare from which the owners can't seem to rouse themselves.

Ever since the episode featuring the Scottsdale, Arizona, eatery aired May 10 on Fox, owners Salomon "Samy" and Amanda "Amy" Bouzaglo have had more than 1,000 rotten tomatoes digitally flung at them through scathing Yelp reviews. Even more "haters" (as Amy would call them) have taken to Facebook.

From tip theft to a public Facebook meltdown and claims of hacking, the Bouzaglos' business model is a recipe for disaster with a heaping side of legal ramifications.

Can Will Smith's Son Jaden Really Pursue Emancipation?

A few days ago, UK tabloid The Sun "revealed" that Will Smith's son, Jaden, wanted to be emancipated for his 15th birthday. But apparently, parents reporters just don't understand.

"Here's the thing I need to explain," Jaden later clarified on "Ellen." "I'm not going anywhere." He then playfully proclaimed that he'd like to live with his parents and freeload for the next 20 to 30 years.

While both Smiths were on the same page, chalking up the emancipation talk as a product of the rumor (or miscommunication) mill, the question still remains: Can soon-to-be 15-year-old Jaden Smith pursue emancipation if he actually wanted to?

Is Ashley Tisdale's 'Super Tweeter' Fan a Stalker?

Former Disney princess Ashley Tisdale might have a stalker super-fan.

An obsessed male fan sent more than 18,000 tweets to the actress -- and then allegedly showed up at her Los Angeles home, TMZ reports. The tweets are less endearing and more delusional, writing about an ongoing relationship as BFFs and beyond.

The tweets are creepy, but is the guy a "stalker," legally speaking?

O.J. Simpson is back in court this week for a habeas hearing, after which a judge may decide whether Simpson's rights were infringed upon during his most recent trial and conviction.

Simpson alleges that he needs a new trial because his lawyer, Yale Galanter, had known about plans to steal Simpson's sports memorabilia from two dealers and had offered poor advice at trial, reports the Associated Press.

As O.J. comes before a judge again, most of America should know the basics of a habeas hearing.

Disney has made a killing by dipping generously into various cultural pools: "Mulan," "Brave," "Lilo and Stitch," "Pocohontas," and "The Princess and the Frog," to name a few. But why would the children's entertainment powerhouse try to trademark Dia de los Muertos?

Trademarks can be useful legal tools when creating a company or marketing a product, but as Disney may have learned, it can be less than magical trying to trademark an existing cultural holiday.

The founder of "Girls Gone Wild," Joe Francis, has been found guilty of assault and false imprisonment after a two-week trial in Los Angeles.

Francis was convicted of five misdemeanor counts in total, and could face up to five years behind bars, reports the Associated Press.

So why was he charged with these crimes?

Dr. Phil Sues Gawker Over Deadspin's Use of Video

"Dr. Phil's" producers are suing Gawker Media for posting his interview with Manti Te'o's catfishing hoaxster on its sports gossip blog, Deadspin.com.

The suit claims that Gawker stole copyrighted material and posted the juiciest parts of the interview online before the "Dr. Phil" episode aired, resulting in lower ratings for the second episode of the two-part interview.

The claim also takes aim beyond Deadspin's specific use of this one video, including any incident in which copyrighted material is posted online before it airs on TV in all time zones, reports UPI.