Judge likely to allow Blake Shelton to sue tabloid In Touch

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2015 file photo, singer Blake Shelton watches from the sidelines prior to an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. A federal judge in Los Angeles said Monday, April 11, 2016, that she is inclined to allow Shelton’s defamation lawsuit against the publisher of In Touch Weekly to proceed. The country star sued the tabloid over a September 2015 cover story that stated he was headed to rehab for a drinking problem. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes, File)