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Rebel Wilson - Rebel Wilson had recently won a A$4.7 million (US$3.5 million) libel case against Bauer Media over articles that allegedly portrayed her as a serial liar and damaged her reputation.

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Rebel Wilson - The ‘Pitch Perfect’ star has now been told to repay the majority of the sum following an appeal by the publisher, as reported by the BBC.

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Kesha and Dr. Luke - In what has been an extensive legal battle between Kesha and her long-term producer Dr. Luke, the singer is now facing a US$50 million defamation suit for her allegations of Dr. Luke’s physical, emotional, and verbal abuse.

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Kesha and Dr. Luke - These included a claim that the producer had raped fellow pop star Katy Perry, as revealed as part of a text message exchange between Kesha and Lady Gaga.

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Sean Penn - Sean Penn sued ‘Empire’ co-creator Lee Daniels for US$10 million. Daniels compared Penn to ‘Empire’ star Terrence Howard as they’ve both had domestic problems.

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Katie Holmes - Katie Holmes reached a settlement of US$50 million when she sued The Star for running an article calling her a drug addict.

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Tom Cruise - Tom Cruise sued a porn actor for US$10 million. The gay actor claimed he had an affair with Cruise, causing the end of his marriage to Nicole Kidman.

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Scarlett Johansson - Scarlett Johansson sued a French author for €50,000, but was only awarded €2,500. She said being the inspiration for a character who had multiple affairs defamed her.

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Donald Trump - US President Donald Trump sued Univision for not airing the Miss Universe pageant, which he used to own. Univision decided to drop the pageant after Trump's controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants. The case was ultimately settled for an undisclosed amount.

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Cameron Diaz - Cameron Diaz sued The Sun newspaper for an undisclosed sum of money after they ran a story claiming she was seen kissing a man while she was dating Justin Timberlake.

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Russel Brand - Comedian Russel Brand took The Sun to court for claiming he had cheated on his girlfriend, and was awarded “substantial damages of at least five figures.”

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Keira Knightley - Keira Knightley sued The Daily Mail for using a picture of her in an article about anorexia. She won £3000.

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Sharon Stone - Sharon Stone sued a Beverly Hills surgeon who claimed he had performed plastic surgery on her. Stone said his claims hurt her chances of finding work, but she later dropped the case.

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J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling sued The Daily Mail for libel after they ran an online story about her time as a single mother at her old Edinburgh church, which “caused her distress” and damaged her reputation.

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James Woods - James Woods filed a US$10 million defamation lawsuit against Twitter user @abelisted for calling him a "cocaine addict."

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - In 2010, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie won “undisclosed damages” after suing British newspaper News of the World over a story that claimed the two were splitting up and dividing their assets.

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Roman Polanski - Director Roman Polanski took Vanity Fair to court over a “false allegation” that made him seem “indifferent” to the memory of his murdered wife. He won £50,000 in damages.

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Kate Hudson - Kate Hudson won an undisclosed amount in a libel case against the National Enquirer, which ran an article suggesting she suffered from an eating disorder.

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Jesse Ventura - Professional wrestler Jesse Ventura filed a lawsuit against the late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle after the two had a brawl in a bar. Kyle allegedly damaged Ventura's reputation when he claimed the wrestler had disparaged the military. Ventura walked away with US$1.8 million.

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Shakira - Shakira hit some of her former employees with an extortion and defamation lawsuit after they threatened to expose her personal life—unless she paid them US$500,000.

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Marilyn Manson - Marilyn Manson sued a woman for US$50,000 on five different defamation counts after she claimed they were engaged and that he was “pro-Nazi and racist.”

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Jim Carrey - Jim Carrey sued Australian magazine Woman's Day for an article that claimed he was a “groper,” and that several actresses had refused to work with him because of that.

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Janice Dickinson - Janice Dickinson sued Bill Cosby for defamation on the basis that he damaged her reputation by “publicly branding her a liar” after Dickinson claimed he had raped her.

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Rob Lowe - Rob Lowe filed a US$1.5 million suit against his family’s former nanny after she allegedly tried to blackmail him. He later dropped the charges.

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Kate Winslet - Kate Winslet won a £25,000 defamation case against The Daily Mail after the paper claimed she had lied about her workout routine.

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Hulk Hogan - Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan sued his ex-wife Linda Bollea for claiming that he was involved with fellow wrestler Brutus Beefcake.

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Steve Wynn - Mogul Steve Wynn won US$40 million in damages after suing ‘Girls Gone Wild’ founder Joe Francis, who had publicly claimed Wynn sent him death threats.

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Frankie Boyle - Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle won a libel suit against The Daily Mirror after the newspaper labelled him a racist. He walked away with around £55,000.

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Lindsay Lohan - In 2011, Lindsay Lohan sued rapper Pitbull for using her name in the lyrics "I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan." She ended up losing the legal battle.

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