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SAG-AFTRA Beats Lawsuits Challenging COVID Vaccination Rules
SAG-AFTRA has defeated a series of lawsuits over its COVID safety guidelines outlining terms to return to work, which for a time mandated vaccination against the virus. Dorian Kingi, a stuntman with credits on dozens of films who declined to get vaccinated due to his faith and other “science, political and philosophical reasoning,” brought in […]
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Reality TV Filming Plummets in Los Angeles in Major Production Slowdown
Filming for reality television in the Los Angeles area experienced another significant drop in the second quarter of 2024 after a rough start to the year, belying expectations that unscripted production would accelerate amid industry contraction and belt-tightening coming out the strikes. That’s according to the latest production report from local film office FilmLA, which […]
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‘Fallout’ VFX House Sold: Important Looking Pirates Acquired by Dream Machine
Dream Machine FX, a global collective of visual effects houses, has acquired Important Looking Pirates, the VFX studio that worked on blockbuster series such as Stranger Things, Shogun and Fallout, a continuation of its string of purchases in the industry. The studio founded in Stockholm, Important Looking Pirates (ILP), is known for creating realistic-looking water […]
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Verizon Hit With $2.6B Anti-Piracy Lawsuit From Major Record Labels
A collection of major record labels have sued Verizon for turning a blind eye to users who illegally download content, a significant effort to curb piracy against one of the leading gatekeepers of the internet. In a lawsuit filed on Friday in New York district court, the three major music conglomerates — Universal, Sony and […]
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Producers of Rebel Wilson Movie Sue Star Over Sexual Harassment, Embezzlement Claims
Rebel Wilson has been sued for defamation by three producers behind her directorial debut, The Deb, after she accused them of sexual harassment and embezzlement. In an Instagram video on Wednesday, Wilson said she reported the producers last year when she “found out not minor things, big things” related to “inappropriate behavior towards the lead […]
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Paramount-Skydance Deal Hit With Legal Salvo From Major Shareholder
Paramount Global may soon have to turn over records related to a bid by Skydance to take control of the company. In a much-expected revolt over treatment of minority investors, billionaire money manager Mario Gabelli on Friday filed a lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court for access to Paramount’s books. The legal move could be a […]
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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 Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims Hart […]
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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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