Lawsuits
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Judge Denies Request to Block Paramount-Skydance Merger, Expedites Shareholder Lawsuit
A judge in Delaware Chancery Court calls for the case to be completed before FCC review of the merger finishes in early April
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CBS Files Motions to Dismiss $20 Billion Trump Lawsuit
Paramount says President Trump’s lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris is “an affront to the First Amendment”
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ACLU, 4 Non-Profit Theaters Sue National Endowment for the Arts Over Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ Order
The complaint challenges the president’s executive order that impacts non-binary and transgender people’s ability to apply for NEA grants
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Katherine Heigl Sues Local California Dog Rescue for Defamation, Breach of Contract
The lawsuit is related to a soured deal the actress’ foundation made with The Pitty Committee to help rescue dogs find permanent homes
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Rapper Xzibit’s Estranged Wife Says He Secretly Sold $170 Million Weed Company Stake, Threatened to Kill Witness | Exclusive
Xzibit, aka Alvin Joiner, was accused of threatening to kill a car detailing business owner in a restraining-order filing
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Jay-Z’s Rape Accuser Doubles Down After Rapper Sues for Defamation: ‘I Stand by My Claims’
The unnamed Jane Doe accuser dropped her charges against the music mogul and Sean “Diddy” Combs last month
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Sesame Workshop Files Lawsuit to Keep Amazon, Walmart, eBay From Selling Allegedly Counterfeit Toys
The company behind “Sesame Street” wants e-commerce sites to stop selling fake versions of their trademarked goods, or else pay $150,000 per infringed work
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New York Times Files to Dismiss Justin Baldoni’s ‘Insufficient’ $250 Million Defamation Suit
The suit fails to demonstrate the newspaper’s “purported actual malice,” according to the Times’ attorneys
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Judge Partly Denies Blake Lively’s ‘Overly Intrusive’ Subpoena for Justin Baldoni Phone Records
In separate statements, Baldoni’s team calls the decision a “big win” while Lively’s camp asks what the actor’s lawyer is “hiding”
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Blake Lively Enlists Former CIA Deputy as Crisis PR Manager in Ongoing Justin Baldoni Legal Battle
Lively’s legal team says Nick Shapiro will “advise on legal communications strategy” for the actress’ sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit
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Trump’s New FCC Chair Investigates iHeartMedia for Possible ‘Payola’ Violations
Brendan Carr gave iHeart 10 days to respond to a laundry list of questions regarding artists allegedly playing free gigs for better airtime
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Former ‘Below Deck’ Staffers Sue NBCUniversal, Bravo and Gary King for Alleged Sexual Assault and Retaliation
A hair and makeup artist alleges the reality show cast member held her hostage in a hotel room
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Audio Up Founder ‘Jingle’ Jared Gutstadt Sues Ex-Girlfriend, Calls Abuse Allegations an Extortion Plot
The composer and entrepreneur says Mary Koons, aka Scarlett Burke, is a serial liar and manipulator who harmed his business when they split
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Blake Lively Decries ‘Sexist’ Hollywood Reporter Cover Image: THR ‘Should Be Ashamed of Itself’
The illustration shows Lively as the Biblical David attacking her “It Ends With Us” co-star Baldoni’s Goliath
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Blake Lively Says Family Members, Witnesses Have Been Threatened Amid Justin Baldoni Legal Battle
The “It Ends With Us” actress’ attorneys state a witness was told their “family would be sexually assaulted and killed”