Public Policy & Legal
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Harvey Weinstein Rape Retrial Declared a Mistrial Over Deadlocked Jury
The disgraced movie mogul was facing one charge of third-degree rape involving a former aspiring actress, which previously ended in a June 2025 mistrial
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Netanyahu Threatens Defamation Suit Over New York Times’ ‘Rape of Palestinians’ Piece
A spokesperson for the paper says the legal action is “part of a well-worn political playbook that aims to undermine independent reporting”
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Nancy Guthrie Sheriff Says He Thinks They’re ‘Getting Closer’ to Answers as Case Passes 100 Days
“Everyday our DNA labs are working with our investigators,” Chris Nanos says
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Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Conviction Overturned, South Carolina Supreme Court Orders New Trial
A county court clerk is said to have put “improper external influences on the jury” during the 2023 murder trial, though Murdaugh will remain in prison for his financial crimes
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Inside Disney’s Defiant Shift: Why Josh D’Amaro Is Fighting Back Against Trump
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez tells TheWrap why she is backing Disney as the company pivots away from appeasing Trump
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Industry Trends
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Tupac Shakur Producer Daz Dillinger Sues Company Founded by Late Rapper’s Mom for Unpaid Royalties
Songs identified in the filing include “Ambitionz az a Ridah,” “I Ain’t Mad at Cha,” “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted” and “Got My Mind Made Up”
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Netflix Sued by Texas AG Over Alleged ‘Dark Pattern’ of Deceptive Data Collection and Behavior Monitoring
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit also accuses the streaming giant of addicting children with features like autoplay
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Dua Lipa Sues Samsung for Unauthorized Use of Her Face on TV Packaging, Seeks $15 Million in Federal Court
The pop singer says when she asked the South Korean electronics giant to stop putting her face on boxes, their response was “dismissive and callous”
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Nick Pasqual, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and ‘Rebel Moon’ Actor, Convicted of Attempted Murder
Pasqual was charged in the 2024 stabbing attack of his estranged girlfriend, Los Angeles-based makeup artist Allie Shehorn
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Matt Damon, Ben Affleck Production Company Sued by Narcotics Officers Over Portrayal in Netflix Thriller ‘The Rip’
The Miami-Dade cops demand defamation damages from Falco Pictures and Artists Equity
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Warner Bros. Settles Village Roadshow ‘Matrix Resurrections’ Legal Dispute With $57 Million Win
The bankrupt production company owed Warner $125 million after an arbitrator ruled it had violated financing agreements on the fourth “Matrix” film
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Nexstar Skips Long-Term Earnings Forecast With Tegna Deal in Legal Limbo After DirecTV, State AG Challenge
“We believe this is a fight worth having for us, for our industry and for the future of local journalism,” CEO Perry Sook told analysts
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Business
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Blake Lively Seeks Damages, Attorneys’ Fees After ‘Resounding Victory’ With Justin Baldoni Settlement
“By admitting that Ms. Lively’s concerns ‘deserved to be heard,’ the defendants have ended once and for all the fiction that Ms. Lively ‘fabricated’ claims of sexual harassment and retaliation,” her lawyers say
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What’s Next for Blake Lively? Hollywood Weighs In on Her Career After Baldoni Settlement
“It’s over, most people won’t remember it next week,” said one leading producer
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Movies
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James Cameron, Disney Sued Over Alleged Use of Indigenous Actress’ Likeness in ‘Avatar’ Character Design
Q’orianka Kilcher says the director used a photograph of her as the basis for the Na’vi character Neytiri
