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Baldoni and Lively
Eriq Gardner February 26, 2025
News and notes on the latest in the Lively-Baldoni saga—from the Leslie Sloane escape attempt to the attorney’s-eyes-only memo—plus some victories for Jay-Z and Francis Ford Coppola.
Steve Wynn
Eriq Gardner February 19, 2025
Trump allies sense a more favorable environment for waging lawfare against media companies, raising the question of whether the Supreme Court might reconsider Times v. Sullivan—and what the media might do to fight back.
Rockmond Dunbar
Eriq Gardner February 12, 2025
Hollywood’s next battle lines with Washington’s culture warriors are already being drawn in L.A. courthouses. Naturally, of course, two cases involving actors and vaccine mandates have a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. angle.
David Zaslav, James Gunn
Eriq Gardner February 5, 2025
Copyright nemesis Marc Toberoff is looking to block Warner Bros.’ summer blockbuster from taking flight in key international markets. But the consequences of his lawsuit could be legal kryptonite for other studios, too.


John Powers Middleton
Eriq Gardner January 29, 2025
A scandalous Hollywood breakup—no, not Baldonigate—is now slated for trial, as an heir to a Major League Baseball team battles a top movie producer and a crisis publicity firm wants its $1.5 million bill paid.
drake
Eriq Gardner January 22, 2025
News and notes on the most polarizing and perplexing entertainment and media lawsuits of the moment: Drake staring down his archrival’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime show, Justin Baldoni gearing up for a protracted fight, and CNN’s political settlement calculus.
Shou Zi Chew
Eriq Gardner January 15, 2025
News and notes on two of the most consequential legal battles that the entertainment industry has countenanced in years, both of which are nearing their conclusions right now.
Justin Baldoni
Eriq Gardner January 8, 2025
New combatants have joined the escalating battle between the movie star and her director, who’s upping the ante with a somewhat dubious $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times for journalistic malpractice.


Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively on set in ends with us
Eriq Gardner December 27, 2024
Lively may have fired the first shot in this Hollywood P.R. legal war, and Bryan Freedman has already threatened to sue Baldoni and Abel and Nathan's foes into oblivion. But an August 14 memo from Steph Jones to Wayfarer may help illustrate where this is headed.
Prince Harry
Eriq Gardner December 26, 2024
It’s been nearly 30 years since Rupert Murdoch’s News Group tabloid empire allegedly first hacked Prince Harry’s voicemail messages. But rather than settle, like Hugh Grant and Sienna Miller, the Duke of Sussex is putting The Murdoch Machine on trial. I spoke with a U.K. lawyer for a preview of the legal drama.
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