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British actors union Equity has ramped up its public battle with casting directories like Spotlight by backing an amendment in parliament that it says would stop them charging upfront fees to those looking for work. On Tuesday April 29, the House of Lords will start debating amendments to the…

Shannon Sharpe is "absolutely" innocent of the rape allegations and $50 million lawsuit  against him, Stephen A. Smith says he believes of his First Take colleague and friend. However, the relentless pragmatic sport and cultural commentator also acknowledged Friday it was inevitable that…

Superman will soar into cinemas all over the world this summer after a tactical legal win by Warner Bros Discovery and DC Comics over the estate of one of the Man of Steel's creators. Citing jurisdictional reach, or lack there of, a federal judge this week TKO'd an ambitious effort launched in Ja…

Three weeks before Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial is set to start, a hearing in New York today ruled that the shocking 2016 LA hotel security footage of the half naked Bad Boy Records founder seemingly beating then girlfriend Cassie Ventura will be shown to the jury. Moving quickly…

UPDATED with sentencing: George Santos, the former New York GOP congressman who pleaded guilty last summer to a multitude of federal charges after being expelled from the House of Representatives, was sentenced Friday to 87 months in federal prison. The sentence was handed down today inside a…

Earlier this year, a federal judge called the various bitter and big bucks-demanding lawsuits between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni over what may have occurred during the making of It Ends With Us and the film's release essentially "a feud between PR firms." Turns out back in early March Judge…

UPDATE, 1:55 PM PT: The second day of Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial in New York came to a close with defense lawyers seeking a mistrial. As dramatic as it sounds, the effort was cut short by Judge Curtis Farber within minutes. With the jury excused for the day, defense lawyers Arthur…

EXCLUSIVE, UPDATED with more details: Shannon Sharpe will almost certainly not be returning to ESPN’s First Take next week. With rape allegations, a $50 million lawsuit, and a derailed multimillion-dollar settlement surrounding the NFL Hall of Famer, the Jimmy Pitaro-run cable sports outlet has…

UPDATE, 12:45 PM: There was no sexual assault or abuse from Harvey Weinstein to the three women at the heart of his just started rape retrial in New York, the defense said in their opening statement today. Instead, attorney Arthur Aidala insisted these were mutual and consensual "friends with…

Both lawyers for Shannon Sharpe and his rape accuser confirm the First Take co-host earlier this year offered to pay $10 million to make the allegations go away, yet the former NFL player also says today the whole thing is just "a shakedown." Perhaps, but it also seems to be a contradiction in…

The Voice of America staff got a reprieve Tuesday when a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must restore the government-run broadcaster along with other networks. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that there was an absence of “any analysis whatsoever” in the decision to…

A jury sided with the New York Times after a retrial of Sarah Palin’s claims that the news outlet defamed her in a 2017 editorial. The jury deliberated for about two hours Tuesday before reaching their verdict. The June 14, 2017 Times piece, written hours after a shooter opened fire on a…