Kobe Bryant’s mother was paid $450,000 by New Jersey’s Goldin Auctions for memorabilia she has from her son’s early years of playing basketball, however, the NBA superstar is trying to prevent the sale of the items.

The Jackson Women’s Health Organization clinic is the last remaining clinic in Mississippi where a woman can obtain an abortion, however, a new law threatens its existence. So reports NPR.

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In a case that might determine how aggressive lawyers may be in communications with potential defendants, attorney to the stars Marty Singer will appeal a Los Angeles judge’s decision that his 2011 letter to Big Brother contestant and VH1Famous Food host Mike Malin constituted extortion. So reports the Hollywood Reporter.