Dean Dunham's Celebrity Legal Blog

DEAN DUNHAM ASKS: WILL STRICTLY'S RICKY WHITTLE ACTUALLY BE CONVICTED??

27/11/2009

Source: Mirror.co.uk

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ricky Whittle has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a row outside a city centre nightclub in Liverpool. It is understood Ricky's car allegedly struck a photographer as he drove away from Liverpool's Parr Street Studios, where he had attended a party with colleagues from the Channel Four soap Hollyoaks.

Dean's Comment: Here we go again, another celebrity being accused of assault on a photographer. I am sure that this will not come of anything and you can be totally certain that if it had been someone who was not famous that this would never have even been reported to the police. In any event I can hear Ricky's defence now, "He jumped in front on my car your honor to try and get a picture, what could I do???"

Is Katie about to go into battle with ITV? Celebrity Lawyer Dean Dunham investigates

24/11/2009

Source: ITV.com

It is reported that Katie Price was paid a sum somewhere between £350,000 and £500,000 to go back into the jungle (I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here). Yesterday Katie dramatically announced that she was leaving the jungle fuelled by the fact that she had been voted to take part in another bushtucker trial, the seventh in a row! Rumours are now circulating that ITV bosses, furious that she has left the show, are demanding their money back claiming that she has not kept to her end of the bargain!

Dean's comment: We just can't keep this girl out of the news. One minute she is falling out with her husband Peter Andre, then there's the whole saga with the divorce, then she dates a cage fighting cross dresser (Steven Spielberg couldn't have cast him better for the Katie show) and now she is allegedly breaching contracts with ITV. What next?? Presumably Katie used a lawyer when she agreed her contract with ITV and presumably that lawyer knew what he/she was doing which means that he/she would have inserted a clause in the contract which allowed Katie to quit the jungle after a certain number of days or in the event that she was asked to do a certain number of bushtucker trials? If I am wrong Katie, give me a call before you go on the Jerry Springer show.

CELEBRITY LAWYER DEAN DUNHAM EXAMINES: ROUND 4 TO KATIE PRICE OR IS SHE LINING UP A LAWSUIT AGAINST HERSELF??

12/11/2009

Source: ITV.com

Katie Price is going back into the jungle for the forthcoming series of "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here"!. Katie has decided to return to the jungle because she wants the public to see the real her, following her acrimonious and very public break-up from ex-husband Peter Andre. The divorce has also become a high-profile PR war in the press and it is a war that I have been following with great legal interest! Katie is reported to believe that going back into the jungle will help her regain the PR initiative over Peter.

Dean's Comment: On the PR front there is no doubt about it, its round 4 to Katie. However don't fret Peter, if Katie gets a case of verbal diarrhoea whilst in the jungle and says too much you may end up with a defamation or slander claim and it will then be round 5 Peter.

Celebrity Lawyer Dean Dunham and Marco Pierre White

10/11/2009

Source: ITV

Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White has won an a appeal that will allow him to go ahead and pursue a case against his estranged wife's divorce lawyers (Withers). He claims that his wife removed 42 documents under instruction of Withers, for use in the proceedings relating to their financial dispute. Mrs White alleged that she took the documents because Mr White said he would leave the country, that she would never find him, that he would "pull the plug" on everything and that he owned nothing, having sold it all for £1.

Last year, Mr Justice Eady struck out the case against Withers and partner Marcus Dearle. However, Lord Justice Ward, sitting in the Court of Appeal said that Mr White's sworn assertion that his wife told him that she had been told to take his documents could not be summarily dismissed and must proceed to trial.

Dean's Comment: I act for a very famous TV pyschic and he tells me that he can see the producers of Hells Kitchen rubbing their hands together as they plan to get Marcus Dearle (the lawyer at Withers) on to Hells Kitchen next year!!! On a serious note, if these documents have been withheld then it is perfectly correct for the matter to go to trial and this will be a very interesting case to follow!!

Celebrity Lawyer Dean Dunham asks was Robbie Williams Flying high or on Cloud 9??

16/10/2009

Source: Bigpicturesphoto.com

Was he possessed, did he drink 50 cups of coffee or was he on something??? That's what Robbie Williams' record label Sony have been asking themselves since his live performance on X Factor Saturday night. If rumours are true, they have thrown the book at Robbie and have threatened to sue him for damages if his latest album proves to be a flop.

Dean's comment: Hold on Sony, we accept that his eyes did look like Kaa, the hypnotic snake out of The Jungle Book, but this is far short of proving that he actually was "under the influence" Saturday night. It is common place for recording contracts to state that the record label can sue if the artist does something purposely which could damage his reputation (like take drugs). However, if the label is to sue for this they would need 'hard' evidence and Robbie is going to say that he was simply high on adrenalin. Robbie, ditch the espresso's now!!

Celebrity Lawyer Dean Dunham asks Round 3 to Katie Price or Peter Andre??

15/10/2009

Is this becoming the most public break-up in history and we haven't even reached the divorce yet!! In the latest battle between the pair it is alleged that Pete has had an argument with Alex Reid (Katies new boyfirend) on the phone during which he has called him a 'tranny and druggie' and threatened him.

Dean's comment: Im not taking sides here but Pete is playing right into Katies hands and at the moment it looks like "round 3 Katie". Eventually the whole break-up will be before the courts who will decide on important matters like who is going to get custody of the pink(!) toaster. You can bet your bottom dollar that Katie will be using this latest story as evidence of Pete's conduct. Final piece of advice to Pete, I'm sure that you have a better chance of reaching no:1 in the charts than you have of beating up a cage fighter.

Celebrity Lawyer Dean Dunham examines why Alex Reid is outraged

24/08/2009

Pictures of Alex Reid engaged in a violent sex scene in his new film have been leaked to the press. The result: Jordan is being pressured into dumping him! Alex's spokesman said he's considering legal action after the pictures from the movie were leaked. He added: Killer Bitch is not a porn movie, it is a gangster movie in which Alex is the main character. The rape scene has been taken completely out of context and Alex is speaking to lawyers.

Dean's comment: Dream on Alex. If you make a movie, there's a good chance that the general public are going to watch it. Did you think that it was just for your personal viewing?? No court in the land is going to rule in your favour.