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Lawsuit Against Carrie Underwood Dropped

Dolly Parton told Elle magazine that the big blonde wigs will be available for sale in her upcoming lifestyle empire, along with clothing, home goods and other beauty products! Wigs…

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Dolly Parton told Elle magazine that the big blonde wigs will be available for sale in her upcoming lifestyle empire, along with clothing, home goods and other beauty products! Wigs have always been a signature of Dolly's look and she says she doesn't always wear them in her daily life, but she still poofs up her hair and wears makeup no matter what!
You know what they say in Texas? Higher the hair, the closer to God!

Grumpy Cat passed away back in May, but the owner of Grumpy Cat, who also owns Grumpy Cat Unlimited, is suing to stop corporations and all other entities from producing and selling rip-off gear with Grumpy Cat's face on it! They also want to profit from all of the alleged rip-off stores, claiming they're committing copyright infringement with every item they sell!

Dollywood is facing a new lawsuit over the use of the holiday song Christmas Time Is Here. The song is in The Peanuts movie and the writer and producer of the song is claiming that Dolly has been using the song at her theme park since 2007 and hasn't obtained the proper licensing to play the song. They sent a warning letter to Dolly to have the park stop playing that song and they didn't listen, so they're going to court now and they request that Dollywood stops using the material until a licensing agreement has been reached.

Actor Alec Baldwin was scammed in NYC and he’s letting the world know about it! He was in NYC and was hustled by a fake Statue of Liberty tour operator while out with his wife and kids. He said in an Instagram post that he shelled out $40 per ticket for a tour of Liberty Island but instead, found themselves being escorted toward a bus bound for Liberty, NJ. He said he bought the tickets and read the fine print afterwards. Apparently this tour group has been scamming people for years and four people from this tour company have been arrested this year!

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are taking a week off from touring to help build houses with former President Jimmy Carter through Habitat for Humanity in Nashville.
The week event is part of an ongoing initiative by the former President and his wife.
Just a few days ago, 95 year old Jimmy Carter fell while building a house, got 14 stitches and a large black eye, but still continued to build the houses in Nashville!

Songwriter Heidi Merrill accused Carrie Underwood of ripping off her work and pvagerizing her song Game On which ran during Sunday Night Football. Heidi claimed that she and three other writers came up with a very similar song way back in 2016. The being said, Heidi Merrill informed the court that she’s dismissing all claims against Carrie.

Comedian and actor Kevin Hart has returned to work after the life-threatening car crash last month! He’s begun work for the upcoming Jumanji sequel with co-stars Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Danny Devito and Danny Glover, all of whom were happy to see him! Kevin recently fractured his spine in three places in a car crash in June and is already back to work!