Time to check in with an old friend: Jason Hope—the Arizona entrepreneur whose $500,000 Christmas party made him the "Party King of Scottsdale" and ignited fake-baked nightlife warfare—is getting sued. Verizon Wireless has launched a legal battle against 26 people and companies they say are fleecing consumers with "premium messaging services," i.e., when your grandma gets a spam text message that enters her into an automatic billing cycle without her consent. Verizon says Hope is "the mastermind behind defendants' fraudulent and deceptive practices."

Shame on you, Party King of Scottsdale. But thank you for giving us another excuse to use the inherently humorous phrase "Party King of Scottsdale." [Courthouse News, image via Encore24]

Previously:

The Party King of Scottsdale's $500,000 Christmas Fete
Arizona at War: Who Is the Real Party King of Scottsdale?