{"id":118506,"date":"2024-08-14T20:55:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/14\/in-todays-quickies-nick-carter-countersues-rape-accuser-melissa-schuman-in-2-5m-defamation-lawsuit-plus-imane-khelif-justin-baldoni-katy-perry-machine-gun-kelly-news-and-more\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T20:55:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:55:22","slug":"in-todays-quickies-nick-carter-countersues-rape-accuser-melissa-schuman-in-2-5m-defamation-lawsuit-plus-imane-khelif-justin-baldoni-katy-perry-machine-gun-kelly-news-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/14\/in-todays-quickies-nick-carter-countersues-rape-accuser-melissa-schuman-in-2-5m-defamation-lawsuit-plus-imane-khelif-justin-baldoni-katy-perry-machine-gun-kelly-news-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"In today\u2019s Quickies \u2014 Nick Carter countersues rape accuser Melissa Schuman in $2.5m defamation lawsuit. Plus, Imane Khelif, Justin Baldoni, Katy Perry, Machine Gun Kelly news, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/nick-carter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Carter<\/a> has officially filed a countersuit against his sexual assault accuser, Dream singer <strong>Melissa Schuman<\/strong>, asking for $2.5 million in damages.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint, filed in the Superior Court of California on July 26 and obtained by <em>People<\/em>, denies her claims and alleges that Schuman \u201cpublicly acknowledges her dwindling career and thirst for internet relevance,\u201d referring to a 2014 YouTube video of hers titled \u201cI need to Become Important On the Internet.\u201d He also claimed that Schuman and her father recruited other parties to defame him.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/nick-carter-sues-rape-accuser-melissa-schuman-alleges-she-intentionally-defamed-him-8695018\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/people.com\/nick-carter-sues-rape-accuser-melissa-schuman-alleges-she-intentionally-defamed-him-8695018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Plus, <strong>Imane Khelif<\/strong>, <strong>Justin Baldoni<\/strong>, <strong>Katy Perry<\/strong>, <strong>Machine Gun Kelly<\/strong> news, and more! Keep scrolling to check out today&#8217;s entertainment and pop culture news.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QUICKIES<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Imane Khelif<\/strong> names enemies of success <strong>J.K Rowling<\/strong> and <strong>Elon Musk<\/strong> in cyberbullying lawsuit. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/jk-rowling-elon-musk-imane-khelif-lawsuit?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/jk-rowling-elon-musk-imane-khelif-lawsuit?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The AV Club<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Who was the <em><strong>SNL<\/strong><\/em> host that <strong>Bowen Yang<\/strong> said made multiple cast members cry? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/snl-fans-are-speculating-wildly-about-bowen-yangs-mean-hosthere-are-their-best-guesses?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/snl-fans-are-speculating-wildly-about-bowen-yangs-mean-hosthere-are-their-best-guesses?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Daily Beast<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>It Ends With Us<\/strong><\/em> filmmaker and star <strong>Justin Baldoni<\/strong> has hired crisis PR vet <strong>Melissa Nathan<\/strong> as rumors ramp up about the feud between himself and the movie&#8217;s star and producer, <strong>Blake Lively<\/strong>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/08\/it-ends-with-us-justin-baldoni-melissa-nathan-blake-lively-1236039853\/?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/08\/it-ends-with-us-justin-baldoni-melissa-nathan-blake-lively-1236039853\/?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deadline<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>George Clooney<\/strong> admitted to being \u201ca little irritated\u201d at filmmaker <strong>Quentin Tarantino<\/strong> for admonishing him in a recent interview for not being a real \u201cmovie star.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/george-clooney-admits-hes-a-little-irritated-quentin-tarantino-doesnt-think-hes-a-movie-star\/?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/george-clooney-admits-hes-a-little-irritated-quentin-tarantino-doesnt-think-hes-a-movie-star\/?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Wrap<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The Traitors<\/strong><\/em> was renewed for seasons 4 and 5 before season 3 debuted. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/the-traitors-renewed-season-4-5-peacock-1235974349\/?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/the-traitors-renewed-season-4-5-peacock-1235974349\/?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THR<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>The music video for <strong>Katy Perry<\/strong>\u2019s new single \u201cLifetimes\u201d is under investigation for possible environmental damage after being shot in an area that requires authorization to film. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepinknews.com\/2024\/08\/14\/katy-perry-lifetimes-investigation-environmental-damage\/?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thepinknews.com\/2024\/08\/14\/katy-perry-lifetimes-investigation-environmental-damage\/?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PinkNews<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Machine Gun Kelly<\/strong> reveals that his father stood trial at age nine for his own father&#8217;s murder. 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[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kaley-cuoco-is-engaged-to-tom-pelphrey-after-more-than-2-years\/?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kaley-cuoco-is-engaged-to-tom-pelphrey-after-more-than-2-years\/?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=quickies&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Us Weekly<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>SL RECOMMENDS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><strong>Like most websites, Socialite Life uses affiliate links where available, which means we earn a little commission if you click through and buy something. 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The complaint, filed in the Superior Court of California on July 26 and obtained by People, denies her claims and alleges that Schuman \u201cpublicly acknowledges her dwindling career and thirst for internet relevance,\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-118506","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}