Lawsuits
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Blake Lively Granted Confidentiality Order to Protect ‘Highly Personal and Intimate Information’ in Justin Baldoni Court Battle
The “It Ends With Us” actress won a request that will keep some information to “attorneys eyes only” in her dueling lawsuits with her co-star and director
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Nicolas Cage’s Ex-Girlfriend Drops Him From Assault Lawsuit Against Their Son
Christina Fulton dismisses the claim that the actor knew Weston Cage was violent
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Jury Rules Disney Did Not Steal ‘Moana’ Idea From Animator’s Outline or Script
A Los Angeles federal jury convened for only 2.5 hours before determining that the franchise creators never had access to plaintiff Buck Woodall’s work
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Xzibit Denies Making Death Threat, Selling Off Cannabis Assets in Divorce Feud
The rapper and MTV “Pimp My Ride” host sent a cease-and-desist letter to estranged wife Krista Joiner
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National Endowment for the Arts Removes Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ Requirements After ACLU Suit
Arts organizations applying for funding now have until the March 11 deadline to avoid the president’s new eligibility criteria
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Diddy Faces New Allegations of Forced Labor in Relation to Racketeering Conspiracy Indictment
The disgraced music mogul is accused of forcing at least one employee to participate in sexual activities with him
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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”
