Public Policy & Legal
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‘The Rip’ Director Joe Carnahan Accused of Sexual Battery by Ex-Girlfriend
Michelle Crosby also accused the director of assault and stalking
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FCC Chairman Responds to Kimmel After Equal Time Rule Change: ‘If You’re Fake News, You’re Not Going to Qualify’
Brendan Carr says talk shows who don’t want to comply with the agency’s new guidance can move to streaming or cable
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Indie Film Coalition Urges State AGs to Block Warner Bros. Sale
The letter signed by orgs like Art House Convergence and IDA comes ahead of a Senate Judiciary hearing on Netflix’s planned acquisition
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Universal Music Group, Concord and More Sue Anthropic Over Alleged Piracy, With Potential $3 Billion in Damages
“We believe this will be one of the largest (if not the single-largest) non-class action copyright cases filed in the US,” the music companies say
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Diddy’s Ex-Sex Worker Sues Netflix, 50 Cent for $20 Million, Claiming ‘The Reckoning’ Doc Distorted Testimony
Clayton Howard says the docuseries undermines his own sex trafficking lawsuit against Diddy and Cassie Ventura, who he claims was an accomplice and “primary trafficker”
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Travels to Utah to Support State’s AI Transparency Bill
“I’m worried about [my kids] growing up in a future that’s dominated by these amoral AI businesses,” the actor and vocal tech activist says
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Meta Blocks Instagram and Facebook Users From Posting ‘ICE List’ That IDs Homeland Security Employees
A company spokesman says its policies prohibit sharing personally identifiable information
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TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Days Before Trial, but Instagram and YouTube Remain in the Hot Seat
Plaintiffs had alleged that the apps were designed to addict young people, increasing depression and suicidal thoughts
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Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Prepare for Trial Over Social Media Addiction Lawsuit
Snap, the company behind Snapchat, was also named in the legal dispute but settled last Tuesday
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Melissa Gilbert Reflects on ‘Extraordinarily Difficult Time’ Amid Husband Timothy Busfield’s Child Sex Abuse Charges
The “Little House on the Prairie” actress says she’s “moving forward one step at a time”
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Stars at Sundance Express Grief, Outrage at Minnesota Violence: ‘I Was Crying All Afternoon’ | Video
“Cinema is an empathizing machine, and in the darkest time, you hope that art doesn’t feel indulgent,” “Zi” director Kogonada tells the Park City crowd
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Beverly Hills Theater Apologizes for Canceling Israeli Comedian Who Refused Political ‘Loyalty Test’
Guy Hochman was asked to issue a statement denouncing “genocide, rape, starvation, and torture of Palestinian civilians” in order to perform at the Fine Arts Theater
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Man Arrested After Racially Charged Assault of Congressman at CAA’s Annual Sundance Party
The man in question reportedly told attendees he’s “proud to be white” and punched another man
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Pharrell Williams Sued by Former Producing Partner Chad Hugo, Accused of Withholding Money
“Such willful, fraudulent and malicious conduct warrants theimposition of punitive damages,” Hugo’s attorney writes
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FCC Chair Sees ‘Competition Concerns’ With Netflix–Warner Bros. Merger
The $83 billion deal is currently under review by the Department of Justice, but would not fall under Brendan Carr’s jurisdiction
