Public Policy & Legal
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LA City Council Approves Free Permits for Microshoots, $1 Permits for City-Owned Property
The slashed fees come as on-location shooting in Los Angeles continues to sink despite California’s expanded incentive program
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Danny Masterson Loses Rape Conviction Appeal, Judges Uphold 30-Year Prison Sentence
The 89-page ruling also rejected the actor’s claim that the trial judge was biased against Scientology
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Neil Young Sues Trump for $10 Million Over ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ Usage – Again
“The song is the opposite of everything that Donald J. Trump stands for,” the filing states
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Trump DOJ Accuses James Comey of Leaking Classified Intel to New York Times in New Charges
The former FBI director’s legal team says that the 2016 article has already been investigated twice and should be dismissed
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LA Film School Whistleblower Lawsuit Thrown Out After Plaintiffs Use ChatGPT on Filing
The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice on grounds that the claims that the school inflated its job placement figures happened outside the statue of limitations
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‘Miami Vice ’85’: Man Arrested After Wielding Knife on Brooklyn Set
Alex Perez, 23, was taken into custody late Friday after the incident involving a crew member on the Universal Pictures production
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Jared Kushner’s Lawyer Demands Vanity Fair Pull Book Excerpt Over ‘False and Defamatory Allegations’
“We have seen no indication that Vanity Fair conducted any independent verification of these claims,” Chad Mizelle writes
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Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Take Legal Action Against My Chemical Romance Over Uniforms Worn at Concert
“Their refusal threatens ongoing and irreparable harm to the reputation and goodwill Silver Star has cultivated in the DCC brand,” the filing states
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Lone FCC Democrat Urges Broadcasters to Push Back on Brendan Carr’s Regulatory Review Threats
“Reporting the results of a poll this administration happens to dislike does not come close to meeting those standards,” Anna M. Gomez says of the so-called “fake polls”
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Piers Morgan Questions Meghan Markle’s Response to ‘Shocking’ Allegations About Her Father
The Philippines Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the criminal claims levied against Thomas Markle
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Trump Must Sit for $10 Billion BBC Defamation Deposition by Early December, Judge Rules
The Dec. 11 deadline comes after the president canceled his planned Oct. 16 date due to a “matter of national importance,” though he was actually campaigning in Georgia
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Los Angeles On-Location Filming Drops Again by 4.8% in Q3, FilmLA Study Shows
California’s expanded tax incentive has only mitigated L.A.’s ongoing shoot decline amidst an international backslide in production spending
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Meta Hit With $25 Billion Fine in Cambridge Analytica Privacy Case
New Mexico Judge Francis J. Mathew’s ruling comes after a jury found more than 43 million violations of state consumer protection laws
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CNN Threatens New Legal Action Against Trump White House Over Air Force One Access
The network demands an end to its exclusion from presidential press pools by Thursday, or else it will return to court
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Mariah Carey Prevails in Brother’s $20 Million Memoir Lawsuit
“[Mariah] believes the importance of the court’s decision goes well beyond her own interests,” the singer’s lawyer, John Rosenberg, says
