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‘Moana 2’ Sparks Copyright Lawsuit As Animator Revives Idea Theft Claims
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Fox Sports’ Legal Drama Over Hostile Work Environment May Grow as Case Proceeds
A hairdresser has sued the network, executive Charlie Dixon and host Skip Bayless for sexual battery in a lawsuit that's named some of the network's top broadcasting talent.
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Business
Warner Bros. Discovery Hires Priya Aiyar as Chief Legal Officer
The exec will take over the role from longtime David Zaslav lieutenant Savalle Sims, who exited the company at the end of last year.
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Alec Baldwin Sues Over ‘Rust’ Prosecution, Claims Civil Rights Violations
In dismissing the criminal case against the actor, the court found that the prosecution “intentionally and deliberately withheld” key evidence.
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Judge Rules Against Disney-Fox-Warner Sports Streamer As FuboTV’s Lawsuit Advances
The lawsuit targets allegedly anticompetitive bundling requirements that FuboTV claims lead to increased costs for consumers, who are forced to pay for content they don’t watch.
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ABC News to Apologize and Pay $15M to Settle Defamation Suit Brought By Trump
The money will be donated to "a Presidential foundation and museum" established by Trump.
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‘John Wick’ Composer Sued for Creating Digital Replica of Singer’s Voice For Use in Productions
Azam Ali accuses Tyler Bates of breach of contract for using her voice on productions he scored without consent or payment.
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Paula Abdul Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against ‘American Idol’ Producer Nigel Lythgoe
The lawsuit accused Lythgoe of assaulting Abdul during one of the early seasons of 'American Idol' and years later, when she was a judge on 'So You Think You Can Dance.'
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Writers Guild Calls on Studios to Take “Immediate Legal Action” Against AI Companies
The union is arguing that tech companies "looted the studios’ intellectual property" while Hollywood's major companies stood by.
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‘Love Is Blind’ Contestants Are Employees, National Labor Relations Board Complaint Says
An agency office in Minnesota is alleging that producers for the hit Netflix dating show had contestants sign contracts with illegal provisions.
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‘Strange Darling’ Distributor Sues Over Box Office Underperformance
Magenta Light Productions claims that the indie horror hit would have made roughly $10 million more at the box office had Spellbinder, its marketing partner, lived up to its end of the deal.
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Trump to Nominate Andrew Ferguson to Head FTC as Hollywood Eyes Consolidation
Ferguson is expected to stray from rules adopted by the agency under current chair Lina Khan that some have criticized for hampering dealmaking.
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Former IRA Volunteer Marian Price Takes Steps to Sue Disney Over Depiction in ‘Say Nothing’
The Republican's lawyer says that the FX limited series, which streamed in the U.S. on Hulu, made "unjustified" allegations that "cause our client immeasurable harm in exchange for greater streaming success."
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SAG-AFTRA Members Sue Union Health Plan Over Data Breach
Personal information obtained in the breach includes names, social security numbers and health insurance details. The union notified members nearly three months after the incident.
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Rupert Murdoch Loses Bid to Change Family Trust
A district court will have the final say on the matter. More litigation could follow.
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Comcast, Warner Bros. Discovery Settle Lawsuit Over Refusal to Partner on Harry Potter Series
Sky alleged that Warner Bros. Discovery breached a deal over alleged obligations to present it with opportunities to co-produce at least four shows per year from 2021 to 2023.
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Netflix Gets Mixed Verdict in Invasion of Privacy Trial Over ‘Our Father’ Documentary
A trio of women accused the streaming giant of disclosing their names without their consent in the documentary.
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TikTok Fails to Win Appeal of Bill Banning Social Platform
A bipartisan bill signed by President Biden earlier this year would force the ByteDance-owned app to either divest its U.S. business or be banned as of Jan. 19, the day before President Trump's inauguration.
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‘Stereophonic’ Settles Lawsuit With Fleetwood Mac Producer
In the initial suit, Ken Caillat and his co-author Steven Stiefel alleged that the script of 'Stereophonic' used copyrighted material from their 2012 book.
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Ghislaine Maxwell Prosecutor Joins Sean “Diddy” Combs Sex Trafficking Case
The rap mogul's defense team has aggressively challenged the prosecution at every turn.
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