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WWE-Major League Wrestling Antitrust Face-Off Ends In Settlement
WWE has settled a lawsuit brought by a rival accusing it of monopolizing the professional wrestling media market. In a joint filing, lawyers for the company and Major League Wrestling on Monday notified the court of a deal resolving the case. Details weren’t disclosed. The suit, filed last year, accused WWE of “unlawfully interfering with […]
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Elon Musk Twitter Takeover Lawsuit Gains Steam as Judge Advances Investors’ Claims
In the months after negotiating a buyout of Twitter but before being forced to consummate the deal in October 2022, Elon Musk deployed scorched-earth tactics in an attempt to lower the price of the $44 billion acquisition. On Monday, a federal judge advanced a lawsuit from investors who say they suffered losses when they sold […]
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Terrence Howard Sues CAA Over ‘Empire’ Salary
Terrence Howard is suing CAA for an alleged conflict of interest in the agency’s dealings over his compensation on Empire. In the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, Howard alleges his agents who packaged the deal with Fox prioritized the interests of themselves and the show’s producers, which it also represented, by […]
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Netflix, Adam McKay Sued for Copyright Infringement Over ‘Don’t Look Up’
In 2012, William Collier self-published a dark comedy novel called Stanley’s Comet. It focuses on the discovery by a low-level NASA scientist of a giant comet on a collision course with Earth. Initially, the government is skeptical of whether it will make impact but eventually plans a nuclear strike, which, for political reasons, is aborted. […]
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Former Recording Academy President Mike Greene Accused of Rape in Lawsuit From Ex-Employee
Mike Greene, the former president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, has been sued for sexual assault by the former head of the Los Angeles chapter of the Academy, who says he drugged and raped her in 1994. In the suit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Terri McIntyre accuses Greene […]
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Fourth Accuser Sues Sean “Diddy” Combs Over Sexual Assault Claim; Mogul Says “Enough Is Enough” in Denial
Another sexual assault lawsuit has been filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs, this time by a woman who alleges she was “sex trafficked and gang raped” by the music mogul when she was 17 years old, in 2003. The complaint, filed in New York federal court on Wednesday, marks the fourth suit filed against Combs in […]
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Disney’s Nine-Figure VFX Headache: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Profits at Stake in Trial
In March 2017, Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast opened to a monstrous $357 million globally. It marked the seventh-largest domestic debut ever and the top start for a PG title, eventually finding its place on the list of the highest-grossing films of all time with lifetime box office earnings of $1.27 billion. […]
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A3 Artists Agency Sale Talks With Gersh Spark Lawsuit Against Chairman Adam Bold
A3 Artists Agency is allegedly locked in a “state of chaos” as it confronts an “exodus of agents and their clients” to competing firms because of majority owner Adam Bold’s mismanagement of company funds, sexual misconduct and drug abuse, according to a complaint that has been filed seeking to block the sale of company’s most […]
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Disney, CAA Beat Copyright Infringement Lawsuit From Production Exec Over ‘Ad Astra’
Disney, 20th Century Studios and CAA won’t have to face a copyright lawsuit brought by production executive Madison Jones, who accused them of conspiring together to steal ideas from a screenplay he pitched for Ad Astra. U.S. District Judge Fred Slaughter found that the makers of the 2019 sci-fi film couldn’t have ripped off Jones’ […]
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‘Invincible’ Profits Showdown Heading to Trial
A legal battle between comic creator Robert Kirkman and an artist who says he was tricked into abandoning his copyright to Invincible is headed to trial, with a federal judge narrowing the scope of the case but allowing key claims to move forward. William Crabtree, a colorist for the first 50 issues who claims he […]
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Sean “Diddy” Combs Steps Down as Chairman of Revolt Amid Multiple Sexual Assault Lawsuits
Sean “Diddy” Combs has resigned as chairman of hip-hop TV network Revolt, the company said Tuesday, as he faces multiple sexual assault and battery accusations dating back to the early 1990s. Revolt said that Combs has stepped down to ensure that the network “remains steadfastly focused on our mission to create meaningful content for the […]
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WWE-UFC Merger Challenged in Lawsuit Alleging “Sham Sales Process” for Megadeal
Vince McMahon’s corporate coup that paved a path for him to force his way back onto the WWE board and merge the sports entertainment powerhouse with Endeavor’s UFC is back in the spotlight, with a lawsuit arguing that he ignored more lucrative offers at the expense of investors. A suit, unsealed in the Delaware Court […]
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