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Microsoft Hit With Antitrust Suit From Gamers Seeking to Block Activision Deal
Filed less than two weeks after the FTC sued, the suit points to potential scenarios of Microsoft illegally quashing competition by making titles exclusives to Xbox or degrading the quality of games on rival consoles.
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Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty of Rape in L.A. Trial As Jury Reveals Mixed Verdict
A jury convicted Weinstein of rape but acquitted him on a count of sexual battery by restraint. The jury said it was deadlocked on the other charges.
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‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Will Pay Record $520M in FTC Privacy and Billing Settlement
Of the total, $275 million is a penalty related to allegations that the company violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and $245 million is a refund to customers for unwanted in-game purchases.
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Microsoft Hit With Antitrust Suit From Gamers Seeking to Block Activision Deal
Microsoft was hit with another antitrust suit, this time from gamers, seeking to block the tech giant’s $69 billion bid to buy Activision Blizzard. The suit filed on Tuesday in federal court in California alleges that the deal will suppress competition in the gaming industry. It comes less than two weeks after the Federal Trade […]
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Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty of Rape in L.A. Trial As Jury Reveals Mixed Verdict
After ten days of deliberations, Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape in a Los Angeles trial, the jury found on Monday. But, in a mixed verdict, the 12-member jury acquitted Weinstein of another sexual assault charge related to a different Jane Doe accuser and couldn’t reach a decision on three other counts. This trial centered […]
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‘Criminal Minds’ Producers to Pay $3M to Settle Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Claims
ABC Signature will pay $3 million to resolve claims of sexual harassment and retaliation brought by the state of California on behalf of a group of crewmembers. The California Civil Rights Department in May 2020 sued Disney, ABC Signature and others and individuals alleging that they violated the Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Ralph […]
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‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Will Pay Record $520M in FTC Privacy and Billing Settlement
Epic Games will issue the largest customer refund in history in connection with unwanted charges in Fortnite — $245 million — and pay a record penalty of $275 million for alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. “Epic put children and teens at risk through its lax privacy practices, and cost consumers millions […]
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Amber Heard Settles Defamation Fight With Johnny Depp
Amber Heard has settled her defamation fight with ex-husband and fellow actor Johnny Depp. The Aquaman star announced her decision Monday in a lengthy Instagram post. Heard said the decision followed “a great deal of deliberation” and provides her with an “opportunity to emancipate myself from something I attempted to leave over six years ago […]
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Celebrities Shilling Crypto Face More Than Just Mockery
To the uninitiated, the world of cryptocurrency exists on the outskirts of traditional finance. But every once in a while, more people catch a glimpse. This year’s coveted commercial breaks during the Super Bowl fit the bill, as several now-infamous ads featured stars hawking crypto. Larry David appeared in a spot for FTX, as did […]
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Weinstein Jurors Haven’t Reached a Verdict in 9 Days of Deliberations
Jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial have not reached a verdict on the ninth day of considering the case. They won’t deliberate Thursday or Friday. The jury has requested for testimony to be read back Monday, when it will resume deliberations. It’s unknown whose testimony will be heard. Jurors — nine men and three women […]
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Social Media Influencers Charged With Alleged $100M Stock Manipulation Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged eight social media influencers with securities fraud in an alleged $100 million scheme to manipulate stock prices using their Twitter and Discord accounts, the agency said Wednesday. The complaint accuses the influencers of recommending stocks they had purchased and said that they intended to hold to their legion […]
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Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” Copyright Suit Settles Before Trial
A copyright suit against Taylor Swift from two songwriters accusing her of lifting the lyrics to her 2014 hit single “Shake It Off” has been dropped a month before trial. A federal judge dismissed the case after the two sides agreed to resolve the suit in a settlement, according to court documents filed on Monday […]
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Celebrity Promoters Sued Over Bored Ape NFT Endorsements
Jimmy Fallon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Justin Bieber have been sued in a proposed class action accusing them and a host of other celebrities who promoted Bored Ape Yacht Club nonfungible tokens of fraud. The suit claims the celebrities misled their followers into buying BAYC NFTs, among other unregistered securities issued by Yuga Labs, to pump […]
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FTC Sues to Block $69B Microsoft, Activision Merger
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Microsoft’s $69 billion bid to buy video game publisher Activision Blizzard, alleging that the deal will enable the tech giant to suppress competition in gaming. The move represents another aggressive step taken by competition regulators to rein in consolidation of the tech industry. It marks a […]
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Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather Beat Investor Suit Over Crypto Promotions
A federal judge dismissed on Wednesday a lawsuit against celebrity endorsers of the cryptocurrency EthereumMax accusing them of fraudulently misleading their followers into buying EMAX tokens only to sell their stakes once its value was inflated. The proposed class action alleged the celebrity promoters, including Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather and Paul Pierce, conspired with the […]
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Bill Cosby, NBCUniversal Sued Over Rape Allegations Dating Back to ‘The Cosby Show’
Five women are suing Bill Cosby and multiple companies involved with The Cosby Show under a New York law that temporarily suspends the statute of limitations on sexual assault claims. The suit alleges the companies facilitated sexual assault by “bestowing Bill Cosby with power or the appearance of power at The Cosby Show and beyond.” […]
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Johnny Depp, Amber Heard Ask Appeals Court to Examine Opinion and Truth in Defamation Fight
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard continue to exchange legal barbs in a Virginia appeals court, setting the stage for a higher-level debate about the line between opinion and defamation. On Nov. 23, Heard appealed a verdict that she defamed ex-husband Depp by calling herself a survivor of domestic abuse in an op-ed in The Washington […]
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Taylor Swift “Ticket Sale Disaster” Sparks Suit Against Ticketmaster, Live Nation
Swifties are seeing red over issues they had with Ticketmaster while trying to buy tickets to Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, and they’re taking the live entertainment giant to court. A presale open to “verified” fans who registered in advance through Ticketmaster turned into a “ticket sale disaster,” which resulted in some people waiting in […]
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Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Trial Now in L.A. Jury’s Hands
Over the course of five weeks, 44 witnesses have testified in Harvey Weinstein’s trial over accusations that he sexually assaulted four women and four others whose accusations didn’t lead to charges. Prosecutors, wrapping up their closing arguments on Friday, said that the Jane Doe accusers and witnesses individually came forward without knowing each other’s stories […]
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