A Federal Communications Commission commissioner said Saturday that Kamala Harris' appearance happened Saturday night live violated the equal time rule. “This is a clear and blatant effort to circumvent the FCC's equal time rule,” Commissioner Brendan Carr said he wrote on X, formerly Twitterin response to news of his scheduled appearance. The FCC's equal time … Read more
Sony Pictures Television is suing CBS, alleging that CBS failed to honor its distribution contract Danger! AND Wheel of Fortune in union. Sony produces the two long-running game shows, which are perennially among the most-watched syndicated shows on television. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that CBS missed a contract deadline … Read more
After a season of upheaval and internal strife, Outfest was sued by its former executive director for defamation, harassment and discrimination. Damien Navarro, in a lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, says he repeatedly warned Outfest's board of directors, many of whom blamed him for its collapse, of the organization's dire financial situation, … Read more
Rebel Wilson is countering The Deb producers Amanda Ghost, Cameron Gregor and Vince Holden, accusing them of a “disturbing pattern” of “theft, bullying and sexual misconduct.” The cross-complaint comes months after Ghost, Gregor and Holden sued Wilson for defamation in July after she initially accused them of sexual harassment and embezzlement in an Instagram video. … Read more
Lauryn Hill is being sued for fraud and breach of contract by Fugees bandmate Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, who claims he was cheated out of his fair share of profits from the group's tour last year. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in New York, Michel accuses Hill of unlawfully cutting 40% of the … Read more
A recently revised complaint in Wendy Williams’ lawsuit against Lifetime parent company A+E Networks over the release of a documentary chronicling her deteriorating mental and physical state seeks to use all profits from the project to fund her medical care. The amended complaint, filed Sept. 16 in New York County Superior Court, says Williams received … Read more
A dispute over whether Francis Ford Coppola displayed unprofessional behavior on Megalopolis The situation is escalating and multiple parties are filing cross-suits. Coppola filed suit on Wednesday Variety for defamation. He denied claims that traditional checks and balances to protect against sexual harassment were not in place and accused the publication of falsifying statements. That … Read more
Racial justice nonprofit Color Of Change accuses the Country Music Association of snubbing Beyoncé at the 2024 awards ceremony. Despite having had a highly successful album and single at #1 on both the country and pop charts, with Carter the cowboy and “Texas Hold 'Em”: The Grammy-winning star was completely excluded from the awards ceremony … Read more