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Sounds like Nicolas Cage may be indulging in a bit of court-supported scapegoating.

The actor has filed a lawsuit against his former business manager, Samuel J. Levin, for $20 million, claiming that his bad advice caused him "financial ruin."

According to the lawsuit: "Instead of protecting and preserving Cage's wealth during one of the greatest economic periods in the country's history, Levin placed Cage in numerous highly speculative and risky real estate investments, resulting in Cage suffering catastrophic losses."

Although, Girls Gone Wild CEO, Joe Francis, still has lawsuits pending against him, he has reason to celebrate.

He settled government charges and will pay a fine that is chump change to the low-budget pornographer and won't spend any more time in jail. He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors (filing false tax returns and bribing Nevada Jail workers to bring him food) and will pay back taxes totaling $249,705.

Vanessa Hudgens, 20, of High School Musical fame, is suing her former music producer, Johnny Vieira, for breach of contract.

Hudgens alleges false advertising and appropriation of her name and likeness in her lawsuit filed in LA County Superior Court. She alleges that Vieira, by using photographs of Hudgens on his company MySpace page, has violated the terms of a prior confidential agreement between the pair.

R&B Singer Brandy has settled a civil suit filed by one of the survivors of her multi-car car crash in 2006.

The settlement was reached with Mallory Ham, 52, who sustained lacerations to her face and a broken nose, has settled for an undisclosed sum with Brandy's insurance company.

Brandy, 30, was driving on the Los Angeles 405 freeway when her Land Rover was in collision with a Toyota Corolla driven by Awatef Aboudihaj, a 38-year-old wife and mother-of-two, who died in the accident.

Police decided not to press charges on any party due to insufficient evidence.

In a complicated web of company ownership, a high flyer's legal problems could throw a wrench into a lawsuit involving Travis Barker, Adam DJ AM Goldstein and the estate of Travis's late assistant Chris Baker who died in the crash of their chartered Learjet.

The financier, Danny Pang, is out of jail on a $1 million bond, and his investment firms are currently under investigation.

Paris Hilton is going on trial in Florida accused of failing to promote her 2006 straight-to-DVD flop.

The fame-whore heiress was hit with a federal lawsuit amid claims she didn't honor her contract to promote the release of sorority flick, Pledge This.

The lawsuit – filed on behalf of film investors – is seeking more than $8 million in damages from Hilton, 28, and her entertainment company.

The famous celeb blogger, Perez Hilton, has written another apology on his website, apologizing to anyone he hurt during the continuing drama between him and Black Eyed Peas’ road manager Polo Molina.

Hilton was punched in the face by Molina after he insulted Fergie, will.i.am and the Peas’ new album The E.N.D.

David Beckham sued a London paper, The Daily Star, for spreading false accusations about him and his wife Victoria aka Posh Spice.

The Daily Star published a story in April claiming David was exchanging emails with model Mariann Fogarasy and supposedly “made a play” for her.

The paper was forced to issue a retraction and apologize to the 34-year-old soccer-playing hunk and his family.

Sasha Fierce can't handle a lil bootleggin'.

The singer is going after unknown suspects for pawning off fake goods to unsuspecting fans outside her concerts.

Diva Beyonce Knowles has filed a lawsuit today against "John Does" in New York to stop people from selling knock-offs of her CDs and merchandise at concerts. In particular at her Madison Square concerts coming up on June 21st and 22.

Rapper 50 Cent has settled his legal war over costly repairs done to his Connecticut mansion – formerly owned by Mike Tyson – and no one got shot?!