The daily gossip: Lindsay Lohan's Pitbull lawsuit fails, and more

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1. Lindsay Lohan loses lawsuit against Pitbull

In news that's sure to make gossip columnists across the globe breathe a sigh of relief, a New York federal judge has confirmed that it's officially okay to make fun of Lindsay Lohan. The judge swatted down the actress' 2011 lawsuit against rapper Pitbull, which stemmed from the relatively tame lyric "I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan" in Pitbull's single "Give Me Everything." Gigwise reports that the judge ruled that the First Amendment was more important that Lohan's "emotional distress," and added that the actress' name "was barely mentioned in the song anyway" — though it will certainly be mentioned plenty of times in all the articles about her failed lawsuit against Pitbull.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.