Public Policy & Legal
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Live Nation and Ticketmaster Operated as a Monopoly, Jury Finds in States’ Landmark Antitrust Case
Live Nation Entertainment lost the weeks-long trial that several states’ attorneys general chose to pursue after the DOJ settled
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Democratic Senators Urge Court to ‘Closely Scrutinize’ Live Nation’s DOJ Settlement
“This settlement appears to be part of a larger pattern of Justice Department officials reportedly overruling antitrust enforcers for political reasons,” the lawmakers say
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Paramount CEO David Ellison Won’t Attend Senate Hearing on WBD Deal Due to Family Funeral
Paramount believes its bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery “is quite straight forward,” its head of public policy told Sen. Cory Booker
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Taylor Frankie Paul Domestic Violence Case: Salt Lake County DA Declines to File Charges
“Several incidents that were submitted do not rise to the level of criminal offenses. The remaining incidents lack sufficient evidence,” District Attorney Sim Gill says
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Kanye West Accused of ‘Malicious’ Sucker Punch Attack in Los Angeles Civil Lawsuit
The plaintiff says he was knocked out cold at a private dining venue in April 2024 and repeatedly beaten
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Cory Booker Invites David Ellison to Testify in Antitrust Hearing After Previous Absence
The senator says Wednesday’s hearing is the Paramount Skydance CEO’s chance to share commitments with workers “whose livelihoods depend on whether those promises are kept”
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UK Regulators Ready Investigation of Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The regulator is asking for views on how the $110 million deal may impact competition by April 27
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Judge Extends Nexstar-Tegna Merger’s Temporary Restraining Order
DirecTV and a group of state attorneys general are suing to block the $6.2 billion deal, which would create a local TV station giant reaching 80% of U.S. households
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Diddy’s Legal Team Questions Severity of 4-Year Prison Sentence in Appellate Court: ‘Exceptionally Difficult Case’
Sean Combs’ lawyers argue that the disgraced music mogul was sentenced to four times the typical punishment for his crimes
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Ketamine Dealer in Matthew Perry Case Gets 15-Year Sentence
Jasveen Sangha, AKA “The Ketamine Queen,” pleaded guilty last year to giving drugs to the late actor in 2023
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Jeff Shell Out as Paramount Skydance President
The media giant has been conducting an internal investigation into claims brought against the executive by whistleblower and Las Vegas gambler R.J. Cipriani
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Matthew Perry’s Stepmom Asks Court to Give ‘Heartless Woman’ Jasveen Sangha the Maximum Prison Sentence
“The pain you’ve caused to hundreds, maybe thousands, is irreversible,” Debbie Perry writes
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Lindsey Buckingham Attacker Charged With 7 Counts Including Stalking, Threats and Assaults Over 5 Years
The woman, 55-year-old Michelle Dick, allegedly threw an unknown substance on the former Fleetwood Mac singer last week
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Italy Ruled Netflix’s Price Hikes Are Illegal. Will the Rest of the EU Follow? | Analysis
“Europe is now the real legal risk for Netflix’s pricing model,” one expert tells TheWrap
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Lil Nas X’s Assault Charges to Be Dropped If He Continues Mental Health Treatment, Obeys All Laws
L.A. Judge Alan Schneider determined that the rapper’s assault charges were inconsistent with his normal conduct and related to his bipolar diagnosis
