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Joe Rogan loves to be known for straight talk, and the podcast kingpin certainly stripped down his take on Blake Lively’s accusations of sexual harassment and an online smear campaign by Justin Baldoni to very simple three words this weekend. “They f*cked up.” Putting himself firmly in…

A federal judge today denied OpenAI's motion to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit by The New York Times, a major development in a closely watched case that will test the limits of what AI firms can use, and how, to train their large language models. "The Court hereby denies (1) OpenAI’s…

UPDATE, 4:24 PM: Extraction producer David Guillod is not going to be charged with sexual assault, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said today.  “After an extensive review of the evidence by the Sex Crimes Division, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has determined that…

(Updated with Stephanie Jones lawyer statement) After 24 hours of dismissal motions, accusations of doubling crossing, stay denials and more, the multi-pronged legal trench warfare between It Ends With Us stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has gone to Def Con One – at least according to Bryan…

Sony's It Ends With Us adapted Colleen Hoover's powerful story about domestic violence and a resilient woman, but drama between stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni behind the scenes and afterwards has lingered beyond the film's release in theaters. Arriving to the big screen last August and later…

With a strong recommendation that Justin Baldoni and his team catch up on California law, Blake Lively wants the latest version of her It Ends With Us co-star’s $400 million defamation and extortion against her, Ryan Reynolds, the New York Times, publicist Leslie Sloane and Vision PR tossed to the…

Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit weren’t doing it all for the nookie — they wanted their money also. The $200 million lawsuit filed by the band over unpaid royalties is rollin’ forward after a judge ruled against Universal Music Group’s motion to dismiss. Filed in October in L.A.’s Central District…

Federal prosecutors have indicted Carl Rinsch for allegedly taking $11 million from Netflix for a long promised sci-fi series that was never made. In a case with Keanu Reeves cameos, some bad crypto deals, a pledge to be able to control lightning, five Rolls-Royces and a scathing portrait of an…

Village Roadshow Entertainment hit Delaware court today after filing for Chapter 11 amid a sea of red ink, legal costs and debt that’s been ratcheting up financial pressure on the indie producer and financier. A lawyer for the company told a judge at a hearing that the company is "open to all…

Charges in the February death of Adan Manzano, a Telemundo TV sports reporter in the New Orleans area to cover the Super Bowl, have been upgraded to second-degree murder, the Kenner (Louisiana) Police Department said Tuesday. Danette Colbert, 48, has been charged with second-degree murder in the…

(Updated with statement from Baldoni lawyer) Claiming that Justin Baldoni has nothing but “clickbait” falsehoods and “hurt feelings” on him, Ryan Reynolds wants out of the It Ends With Us star’s $400 million defamation and extortion suit against the Deadpool leading man, Blake Lively, the New York Tim…

EXCLUSIVE: Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole have named Tiffany Graddick, Stephanie Myer and Raymond Tambe to the firm's partnership group. They join colleagues Matt Johnson, P.J. Shapiro, Greg Slewett, Tara Kole, Wendy Kirk, Patrick Ragen and Deb Lintz in the group. Since joining JSSK, Graddick…