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Netflix is asking a federal judge to toss out a trademark lawsuit filed against them for their interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. The lawsuit was filed against the streaming giant by the children’s book publisher Chooseco, LLC, with that company owning the trademark to “Choose Your Own Adventure.” Chooseco alleges that they held extensive negotiations with […]
On Tuesday an anonymous defamation lawsuit was filed against Netflix, FX, and the author who wrote the book that the nine-episode TV series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story was based on. The Blast reports that the person who filed this suit listed the names of Maureen Orth (who wrote the book Vulgar […]
A filmmaker is reportedly suing Dame Dash over slanderous comments he made on social media. According to The Blast, filmmaker and director Josh Webber is reportedly suing the Roc-A-Fella co-founder for $7 million and partially arrived at that amount based off of Dash’s number of social media followers. Court documents detail that Webber is alleging Dash’s following illustrates the defamation damages the […]
Conor McGregor is being sued by the man who had his phone smashed, stomped, and stolen by the UFC fighter outside the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel, according to TMZ. Ahmed Abdirzak, 22, filed the suit in Miami-Dade County Thursday, accusing McGregor of assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Abdirzak’s account alleges that he wasn’t trying to provoke McGregor, but was […]
Hipster irony is almost too much to handle at times. Case in point? The recent drama surrounding a MIT Technology Review article. The report, titled The Hipster Effect, explored the reasons why so many anti-conformists end up looking the same in their attempts to go against the grain. The lead image for the story featured a white, […]
Kanye West has been keeping fans waiting on Yandhi after his messy 2018. The G.O.O.D. Music founder’s long-awaited project might have some material that’ll edge his way back into the public’s good graces, according to engineer Kevin Celik. Celik shared a few details about Yandhi during an interview with The Lunch Table. He reveals around […]
Joey Badass has reportedly squashed his legal battle with Phillip Wilburn—a professional Trump impersonator who accused the rapper of causing him serious injuries. According to legal documents obtained by The Blast, Joey has agreed to settle a hefty lawsuit Wilburn had filed nearly two years ago. The suit stemmed from a 2016 MTV event in which Wilburn […]
“All the Way Up,” Fat Joe‘s 2016 hit with Remy Ma, is now at the center of a royalties lawsuit. Florida artist Fly Havana filed a federal suit in New York alleging that his own “unfinished version” of the song, which also features French Montana and Infared, is “identical” to the one released in 2016. According to […]
Thanks to a provision in his EMI contract that’s now been newly revealed to the public, Kanye West is not allowed to retire. West’s EMI publishing contract, currently at the center of a wide-ranging lawsuit, states that West will “remain actively involved in writing, recording and producing Compositions and Major Label Albums, as Your principle occupation.” […]
An arbitrator has ordered 21st Century Fox to pay $178.7 million to David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, executive producer Barry Josephson, and author Kathy Reichs over withheld revenue from the now-canceled TV series Bones. “This is a tremendous victory for the Bones profit participants who created and starred in the longest-running drama series to air on the FOX […]
