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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…

The first serious rebuke of Donald Trump's return to the White House has come from a close ally of the MAGA POTUS. Keeping it short and sweet Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts told Trump and his minions to hold their horses when it comes to attacking judges and calling for impeachment over…

Going into full anti-MSM mode, Justin Baldoni is determined that the New York Times will not get itself dismissed from the It Ends With Us star and director's sprawling $400 million and counting legal brawl with Blake Lively. "This dispute should be resolved by a jury at trial," a wide-ranging M…

The very private Gene Hackman will be allowed to retain some of that privacy posthumously, at least for a few more weeks. Almost three weeks after the two-time Oscar winner and spouse Betsy Arakawa were discovered dead at their Santa Fe home, a New Mexico judge Monday granted their estate's…

Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, the troubled indie producer and financier of The Matrix and Joker franchises and more, filed for Chapter 11 in a Delaware court Monday, citing ongoing arbitration with longtime partner Warner Bros as well as an overly ambitious studio expansion. The company…

UPDATE, 2:42 PM: The Menendez brothers will have to wait another month to discover whether they have a chance of getting their sentences of life without parole reduced or reassessed. Unsurprisingly, the previously rescheduled resentencing hearing set to begin March 20 has been kicked down the…

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial for sex trafficking and more has been pushed back a week to May 12 following a hearing Friday in New York federal court. The shift from the original May 5 start date came during a session on the superseding indictment of forced labor against Combs that prosecutors brough…

UPDATED with CNN statement: Heading to trial on sex trafficking charges and more in less than two months, Sean "Diddy" Combs on Thursday made a very Donald Trump move and defended himself by accusing the mainstream media of peddling fake news. In a big swing as he faces life behind bars if found…

Trying to plug leaks, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have succeeded in what can be shown to whom in their legal conflict with Justin Baldoni, at least for now. “The parties have levelled accusations of theft of trade secrets and the disclosure of confidential sensitive information against one…

UPDATED with comment from Eckhart and Fox: A federal judge dismissed Fox News from a sexual assault lawsuit that a former employee filed against former anchor Ed Henry. U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams rejected Jennifer Eckhart’s retaliation and other claims. Eckhart, a former associate…

A high-ranking Justice Department pardon attorney says she was fired just a day after she noted her lack of a recommendation for Mel Gibson’s restoration of his gun rights. The official, Elizabeth G. Oyer, alleged she was explicitly told the reinstatement should come due to Gibson’s status as a newly…

Buck Woodall's five-year battle with Disney over who really created Moana looks to have come to an end, with a Los Angeles jury on Monday finding for the House of Mouse in the animated franchise dispute, at least for now. While the panel of six women and two men determined in just under three…