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HOLLYWOOD
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March 29, 2022
The Will Smith Legal Fallout
ABC, the F.C.C., the L.A.P.D… How Hollywood and the law enforcement are making sense of slapgate, one day later.
HOLLYWOOD
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March 21, 2022
The Andy Warhol Legal Diaries
Will the Supreme Court save the $1.7 trillion art market? Some in the art world are worried that a copyright ruling last year could make it unlawful to derive recognizable inspiration from something else.
HOLLYWOOD
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March 17, 2022
Inside Chris Cuomo’s $125 Million Case Against CNN
Interestingly, some of the precedent for the filing hangs on a previous suit—regarding Michael Jackson, no less—that is already being contested by some of the very same players. Plus, Fox News’ fresh legal headache.
HOLLYWOOD
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March 15, 2022
CBS Is Finally Settling Its Les Moonves Litigation
The former television executive, despite losing his $120 million severance, is still costing CBS money following his #MeToo defenestration.
WASHINGTON
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March 14, 2022
The Atlantic’s Most Peculiar Lawsuit
Ruth Shalit Barrett’s lawsuit against the august magazine’s parent company, and its own recently-filed motion to dismiss, address many complex issues about her past as a plagiarist. Naturally, perhaps, it also comes down to narrative framing.
HOLLYWOOD
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March 9, 2022
The War Comes to Hollywood
Russia’s horrific invasion of Ukraine is reshaping the global economy. And for Hollywood, that means one thing: a torrent of future litigation.
WALL STREET
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March 8, 2022
MLB Players Ponder the Emergency Option
As the stalemate between owners and players drags on, a once-unthinkable legal maneuver is now on the table.
HOLLYWOOD
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March 7, 2022
Bill Cosby’s Next Chapter
News on Cosby’s coming trial, one of the ugliest divorces in Hollywood, and Activision’s bizarre legal headache.
HOLLYWOOD
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March 3, 2022
Netflix’s Legal Crusade in Child Erotica Law
New legal filings explain the latest developments in a bizarre legal skirmish involving an indie darling, former actor D.A., and the Texas appeals court.
HOLLYWOOD
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February 28, 2022
The Bill That Could Blow Up Hollywood
Ketanji Brown Jackson could be an unpredictable vote on media cases with no easy answers. Meanwhile, a new California law is driving Netflix ballistic.