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CAA Denies Prior Knowledge of Harvey Weinstein’s Crimes in Suit From Julia Ormond
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Endeavor Beats Idea Theft Lawsuit Over IPO Marketing
A consultant claimed that he emailed CEO Ari Emanuel a blueprint that saved the company's second effort at an IPO but wasn't compensated or credited.
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Jonathan Majors Found Guilty of Assault, Harassment
The verdict was reached Monday by a six-person jury after over four hours of deliberation spread across three days. The actor is set to be sentenced on Feb. 6.
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Activision Blizzard Reaches $54.8M Settlement to Resolve Pay Disparity, Discrimination Claims
The agreement with California's Civil Rights Department includes a workers' compensation fund of more than $45 million, and unclaimed funds will be donated to charitable organizations focused on gender equality and advancing women in the video game and technology industries.
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CAA Denies Prior Knowledge of Harvey Weinstein’s Crimes in Suit From Julia Ormond
When Julia Ormond sued CAA faulting the agency for encouraging her to take a meeting with Harvey Weinstein that eventually led to her being assaulted, the suit asked a pivotal question that may decide the case and lead to more legal action against the company depending on the answer: When did CAA’s top agents discover […]
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Endeavor Beats Idea Theft Lawsuit Over IPO Marketing
Endeavor won’t have to face a lawsuit from a consultant, who accused the company of stealing marketing materials from him that allegedly salvaged its $10.3 billion initial public offering. In a ruling, unsealed on Friday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gregory Keosian found that David Carde didn’t have an implied contract with Endeavor when he […]
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Jonathan Majors Found Guilty of Assault, Harassment
A New York jury found Marvel actor Jonathan Majors guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and guilty of harassment. The verdict was reached by a six-person jury after roughly over four hours of deliberation spread across three days. Majors, wearing a gray suit and black dress shirt and tie, stood with his attorneys, […]
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Activision Blizzard Reaches $54.8M Settlement to Resolve Pay Disparity, Discrimination Claims
Activision Blizzard has reached an approximately $55 million settlement with California’s Civil Rights Department to resolve pay disparity and discrimination claims, the agency announced on Friday. The gaming giant behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft had been accused of discriminating against women denying them promotion opportunities and paying them less than men for doing […]
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Disney’s Legal Woes Mount As Exec Notes “Pay Equity Nightmare” in Unsealed Court Docs
In 2014, Nancy Dolan — manager of creative music marketing at Disney — was denied a promotion to director over the objections of her supervisor, president of music Mitchell Leib, who said she was “worth her weight in gold.” He urged higher-ups to reconsider the decision. “Nancy back-filled and took over the entire position of […]
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‘Green Book’ Writer’s $34M New Movie Production Sued By IATSE Over Alleged Unpaid Crew
The producers of That’s Amore ran out of money and skipped town without paying $570,000 in wages to dozens of workers while continuing to incur costly expenses to promote the movie, according to a complaint filed against the production. In a lawsuit, filed in New York federal court on Dec. 8, IATSE says that it […]
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Bob Iger’s Disney Self-Evaluation Revealed in Pay Discrimination Fight
In 2019, Disney just couldn’t miss. The company’s stock had catapulted to a then-all time high off the back of Disney+’s debut, the acquisitions of 21st Century Fox and operating control of Hulu, and a record year at the box office led by Avengers: Endgame. The board thought Bob Iger had a fantastic year stewarding […]
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Jonathan Majors Trial: Closing Arguments Focus on Ex-Partner as “Liar” or Victim of Abuse
Closing arguments for Jonathan Majors’ trial took place Thursday, with his defense attorney repeatedly calling his ex-partner “a liar,” while the prosecution described it as a case of domestic violence. Majors faces four charges of misdemeanor assault, aggravated harassment and harassment after he called 911 on March 25, when he said he found his ex-partner, […]
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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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Jonathan Majors Trial: Defense Rests Case, Judge Releases 911 Call
New York Criminal Court Judge Michael Gaffey, who is presiding over the Jonathan Majors trial, approved the release of several pieces of evidence to the media Wednesday, and defense rested its case for the actor after one day of testimony. Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday, then the jury will begin deliberations. Majors faces […]
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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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‘Yellowstone’ Boss Taylor Sheridan Sues His Star Cole Hauser Over Coffee
Another Yellowstone fight is a-brewin’! Co-creator and showrunner Taylor Sheridan has filed a lawsuit against one of his own stars — Cole Hauser, who plays the fan-favorite, murderous-yet-romantic Rip. The whole thing is over coffee. Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch — a filming location for Yellowstone and 1883 — filed suit in a Texas federal court against […]
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Marvel Settles Fight Over Spider-Man, Doctor Strange Rights
It looks like Marvel won’t be bringing its battle over the rights to Spider-Man and Doctor Strange into the new year. Attorneys for the company and the estate of Steve Ditko on Wednesday notified the court that they’ve reached an amicable settlement and expect a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice to be filed in the […]
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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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