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Britney Spears’ Conservators Spar Over Security Costs as Threats Escalate
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Kardashians to Collect More Than $11.5 Million Over Years-Long Cosmetics Dispute
The Kardashian sisters’ $11.5 million judgment in a legal battle over the Kardashian Beauty cosmetics line has been affirmed by a California appeals court. Kim, Khloe and Kourtney have been engaged in a legal battle with Haven Beauty and Hillair Capital since 2016. The dispute stems from a five-year license agreement the sisters made in […]
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Business
“I Don’t Flinch in the Face of Adversity”: Shawn Holley Talks Name Partner Status and Career Highlights
Shawn Holley has long been a respected pillar of the legal community, and now her name is on the door of one of Hollywood’s top entertainment law firms. The new Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump Holley moniker not only acknowledges Holley’s achievements but also continues honoring the legacy of the late Howard Weitzman, the firm’s co-founder […]
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Business
Disney’s Insurer Sues Over Production Costs During Hollywood’s Reboot
Who will be picking up the tab for the extra cost to make movies and TV shows late in 2020, when state governments eased shutdown orders but infections were surging? That’s the crucial question that will be answered by a big lawsuit filed Thursday by Fireman’s Fund against Disney. The insurer will at least be […]
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Britney Spears’ Conservators Spar Over Security Costs as Threats Escalate
Pretty much everyone in the orbit of Britney Spears is getting death threats. That’s why her father, Jamie Spears, thinks spending $50,000 a month on 24-7 security for Jodi Montgomery…
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Kardashians to Collect More Than $11.5 Million Over Years-Long Cosmetics Dispute
The Kardashian sisters’ $11.5 million judgment in a legal battle over the Kardashian Beauty cosmetics line has been affirmed by a California appeals court. Kim, Khloe and Kourtney have been
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“I Don’t Flinch in the Face of Adversity”: Shawn Holley Talks Name Partner Status and Career Highlights
Shawn Holley has long been a respected pillar of the legal community, and now her name is on the door of one of Hollywood’s top entertainment law firms. The new Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump…
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Disney’s Insurer Sues Over Production Costs During Hollywood’s Reboot
Who will be picking up the tab for the extra cost to make movies and TV shows late in 2020, when state governments eased shutdown orders but infections were surging? That’s the crucial question…
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Blumhouse Sues ‘Boss Level’ Producers, Hulu Over Recutting Deal
Blumhouse Productions says it was “swindled” by the producers of Boss Level after it was brought in to recut and salvage the film because the initial version failed to sell. Boss Level…
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Trump Organization Charged With Tax Crimes
After a yearslong investigation, the Manhattan DA has filed tax-related criminal charges against the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg. “Beginning from at…
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L.A. Courts End Remote Audio Program After Illicit Britney Spears Hearing Recording Surfaces
It didn’t take long for audio from Britney Spears’ June 23 conservatorship hearing to make the rounds on the internet, despite a clear and emphatic warning from the L.A. County Judge Brenda…
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Former Fox News Correspondent Ed Henry Files Defamation Suit Against Channel
Former Fox News correspondent Ed Henry — who was fired from the channel last year over sexual misconduct claims — is suing his former employer and Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott for defamation, lobbing…
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Bill Cosby Freed: Experts Weigh In on Due Process
Bill Cosby has been released from prison. It’s a decision that is already being criticized by victims of sexual crimes and the public at large, but attorneys canvassed by The Hollywood Reporter…
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James Franco to Pay $2.2M to Settle Sexual Misconduct Suit
James Franco and associated entities have agreed to pay $2,235,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging he pushed acting students into performing in increasingly explicit sex scenes on camera. The…
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Dr. Luke Suffers Blow on Road to Libel Trial Against Kesha
On Wednesday, Kesha Rose Sebert scored her biggest victory thus far in the seven-year-long legal fight over whether she defamed Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald by publicly accusing the star producer…
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How Will #FreeBritney Deal With a “Ruthless” Probate System? Law Experts Assess
After more than a decade of rumblings that Britney Spears was unhappy with her long-standing conservatorship, on June 23 she told a Los Angeles judge she wants the “abusive” arrangement to end…
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