Public Policy & Legal
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State AGs Preparing Lawsuit to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The move comes amid a months-long investigation into whether the $110 billion deal would harm competition
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James Handy, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Jumanji’ Actor, Killed by His Girlfriend’s Son
Suspect Michael Gledhill was arrested for one count of murder
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Paramount Slams Lawsuit to Block Warner Bros. Merger: ‘Misguided Attempt to Politicize Antitrust Law’
The media giant has asked that a California court dismiss the legal action
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Piers Morgan Tells SXSW London He’s ‘Disappointed’ They Didn’t Defend Cenk Uygur After UK Ban
“It would have been quite nice for them to stand up actually for free speech,” the “Uncensored” host says at the festival
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Declines to Testify Before House Judiciary on Media Rights Deals
The league cited “ongoing litigation” related to the Sports Broadcasting Act in a letter to committee chairman Jim Jordan
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Paramount Chief Lawyer Slams ‘Fear-Mongering’ Warner Bros. Merger Critics
Makan Delrahim alleges “antisemitic views” are motivating some of the merger’s opponents
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House Judiciary Committee Asks Roger Goodell to Testify on NFL’s Media Rights Deals
The June 10 hearing will examine the modern impact of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961
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Tyler Robinson Hearing Will Be Open to the Public, Judge in Charlie Kirk Murder Case Rules
Robinson, accused of shooting the Turning Point USA founder in September, asked the court to keep preliminary hearing under seal
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How LA’s Fight for Its Entertainment Future May Tilt a Tight City Election
Both the close mayoral primary and a winner-take-all city council race have made Hollywood part of the debate
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Judge Orders Trump to Remove His Name From Kennedy Center
The president, meanwhile, rails against the ruling and says he’s transferring ownership of the institution back to Congress
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CNN Sues Perplexity for Unlawfully Distributing News Content, AI Company Responds: ‘You Can’t Copyright Facts’
“Perplexity, a company valued at tens of billions of dollars, should not be able to steal from entities that create the original content Perplexity exploits,” a network spokesperson says
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Keanu Reeves Asks Judge to Consider ‘Leniency and Mercy’ in Director Carl Rinsch Sentencing
“The Gift” director was found guilty of scamming Netflix out of $11 million back in December
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Matthew Perry’s Assistant Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison in Ketamine Death Case
Kenneth Iwamasa, who injected the actor with the drug the day he died, previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine
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Spencer Pratt Calls Karen Bass and Nithya Raman ‘Demonic Entities,’ Says God Wants Him to Be Mayor of LA
“After I walked off that stage, I was like, ‘Okay, God, I see you. You want me to be the Mayor of L.A.,’” the former reality star tells Vanity Fair
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Melania Trump Lands Legal Victory as Judge Tosses Michael Wolff’s Epstein Lawsuit, Citing ‘Tactical Gamesmanship’
Wolff sued the first lady after her lawyers threatened him with a $1 billion defamation lawsuit for linking her to Jeffrey Epstein
