Celeb Courthouse: The Doors Divided, Jason Wahler Dissed, Ed McMahon's New Nemesis

Fri., Aug. 22, 2008 12:02 PM PDT by

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  • With the California Supreme Court declining to light their fire (or hear their appeal), the Doors' keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger will have to fork over more than $5 million in damages to drummer John Densmore and the heirs of Jim Morrison for touring as "The Doors of the 21st Century" in 2002 without permission.
  • Hills hothead Jason Wahler is being ridiculed for trying to keep his bad-boy past out of an upcoming civil assault trial. Responding to a Team Wahler petition, the plaintiff's lawyers argue the 21-year-old's history of arrests is perfectly admissible, because it shows a consistent pattern where "he does not respect authority." This reality show kicks off Sept. 2 in an L.A. court.
  • Hey-o! Ed McMahon is facing a tough foe in the battle over his bankruptcy-inducing broken neck with an L.A. hospital. The firm of LaFollette, Johnson, De Haas, Fesler & Ames (you might remember from its starring role defending Keanu Reeves and Lindsay Lohan) is now repping Cedars-Sinai, and just filed a motion labeling the ex-Tonight Show sidekick's allegations of fraud, battery, elder abuse and emotional distress as bogus. A judge will take up the matter Sept. 18.

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