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Kevin Hart Sued for Botching Apology Meant to Vindicate Ex-Friend in Sex Tape Scandal
Kevin Hart is facing a lawsuit for allegedly failing to properly vindicate a former friend, who was charged by prosecutors for trying to extort the actor with a sex tape and is the subject of a Netflix docuseries over his involvement in the scandal. The complaint, filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims […]
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As Redbox Collapses, 1,000 Employees Haven’t Been Paid, Judge Says
The parent company of Redbox is shuttering as its former chief executive fields accusations that he mismanaged the business and failed to pay workers, whose health care benefits have been denied. A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday said he’d appoint a trustee to probe whether money meant to pay employees were misappropriated. Chicken Soup for […]
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Archegos Founder, Charged With Manipulating ViacomCBS Stock, Found Guilty of Fraud
Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang has been convicted of fraud related to the 2021 collapse of his private equity firm that was behind a massive market manipulation scheme that inflated its portfolio by more than $34 billion in a single year. After an eight-week trial, a New York federal jury on Wednesday […]
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Paramount’s Merger With Skydance to Test DOJ’s Tolerance for Big Media Consolidation
Dan Gregor, a writer and producer on Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers and How I Met Your Mother, started his career roughly 20 years ago, during an era when Hollywood looked vastly different. Back then, it was normal for him to develop a pitch for a TV show and take it to multiple networks. With […]
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Ryan Murphy’s ‘All’s Fair’ Nabs $14M in California Tax Credits
Five TV series — three new and a recurring and miniseries — will receive $58 million in tax credits for shooting in California. The projects, announced by the state’s film office on Wednesday, are headlined by All’s Fair, a legal drama from 20th Television and executive producer Ryan Murphy that’ll feature Halle Berry and Glenn […]
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Alec Baldwin Is on Trial, With a Media Circus Following Him in New Mexico ‘Rust’ Shooting Case
“Will you be a free man in two weeks, Mr. Baldwin?” someone shouted, as Alec Baldwin arrived at the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Tuesday morning for the first day of his trial. Baldwin flicked the legal pad he was carrying at a journalist who had thrust a microphone into […]
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CBS Sued by Former Anchor Jeff Vaughn Over Alleged Racial Quotas
CBS Broadcasting and its parent Paramount Global are facing a discrimination lawsuit from former anchor Jeff Vaughn, who accuses his ex-employers of implementing policies that favor the hiring of individuals from certain groups and firing older, white, heterosexual men. Vaughn, in a lawsuit filed on Monday in California federal court, says he was replaced in […]
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As Apple and OpenAI Grow Partnership, Studios Stand on Sidelines of AI Battle
OpenAI is partnering with Apple to give the iPhone maker a role on its board, Bloomberg reported, affording the Sam Altman-led firm another foothold into Hollywood as the industry grapples artificial intelligence tools that have the potential to upend production, along with livelihoods of creators who’re concerned about being replaced by the tech. As part […]
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Fox News Sued By Hunter Biden Over Fictionalized Trial Miniseries
Hunter Biden is suing Fox News over a fictional six-part miniseries in which it staged a criminal trial related to his foreign business dealings. In a lawsuit filed on Sunday in New York’s state Supreme Court, Biden alleges the series “intentionally manipulates the facts” and “distorts the truth” while displaying images of him in the […]
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Producer Steven Paul Found Liable for Copyright Infringement Over Counterfeit DVDs
Producer Steven Paul — who is said to be among suitors to take control of Paramount Global and has a deal to co-produce and finance films with the National Amusement-controlled company — has been found liable for copyright infringement in a lawsuit accusing him of manufacturing and distributing counterfeit DVDs of faith-based film I Believe, a […]
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NFL Ordered to Pay $4.7B After Losing ‘Sunday Ticket’ Trial
The National Football League has been hit with a roughly $4.7 billion verdict after a jury found that its broadcast model violates antitrust laws. A Los Angeles jury on Thursday agreed with fans who claimed they overpaid for NFL Sunday Ticket. The decision, which was reached after less than a full day of deliberations, could […]
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OpenAI Sued by Center for Investigative Reporting as Media Takes Diverging Paths on Tech Giant
OpenAI and Microsoft have been sued by another news organization for using articles to train its artificial intelligence systems, this time by the Center for Investigative Reporting. In a lawsuit filed in New York district court, the nonprofit newsroom, which produces Mother Jones and Reveal, alleges the Sam Altman-led firm “copied, used, abridged, and displayed” […]
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