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Displaying all articles tagged:
Lawsuits
beefs
Sept. 15, 2012
New Jesse Eisenberg Film May Be Plagiarized
Is
Night Moves
a ripoff of
The Monkey Wrench Gang
?
By
Andre Tartar
beefs
Aug. 2, 2012
Raging Bull 2
Can’t Call Itself
Raging Bull 2
Because of lawsuits and stuff.
By
Margaret Lyons
lawsuits
July 5, 2012
Rihanna Suing Old Accountants for Millions Lost
Guys, she’s not in the game to
not
get rich.
By
Zach Dionne
reality tv lawsuits
May 6, 2012
CBS Readies Lawsuit Against New ABC Show
Glass House
The network argues it rips off
Big Brother
.
By
Andre Tartar
beefs
Apr. 17, 2012
The Bachelor
to Face Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Two men claim they weren’t considered for the franchise because of their race.
By
Kyle Buchanan
Apr. 10, 2012
Louis Vuitton Is Suing Warner Brothers Over The Hangover Part II
Isn’t it weird to think about the lives of people who spend all day, every day focusing on executing idiotic lawsuits like the one Louis […]
By
Adam Frucci
movies
Apr. 8, 2012
Clint Eastwood Sues Furniture Company
For selling “Eastwood” products.
By
Bryan Hood
lawsuits
Apr. 1, 2012
Weird Al Is Suing Sony Music Entertainment
For $5 million.
By
Caroline Bankoff
beefs
Mar. 13, 2012
Judge Dismisses Nicollette Sheridan’s Battery Claim Against Marc Cherry
The trial continues.
By
Margaret Lyons
watch the throne
Mar. 11, 2012
Jay-Z and Kanye Settle Copyright Suit With Syl Johnson
Watch the Throne settle.
By
Brett Smiley
Mar. 3, 2012
Julie Taymor Says
Spider-Man
Producers ‘Assassinating Her Character’
She’d sued them last November, and now they’re suing her back.
By
Andre Tartar
lawsuits
Mar. 2, 2012
The
Desperate Housewives
Trial Is Better Than an Episode of
Desperate Housewives
It’s
Law & Order
gone bananas.
By
Willa Paskin
lawsuits
Mar. 1, 2012
Nicollette Sheridan’s
Desperate Housewives
Case Heads to Court
Apparently 47 characters have been killed off the show.
By
Margaret Lyons
Feb. 11, 2012
Original
Walking Dead
Illustrator Sues Series’ Creator Over Pay
“The lawsuit is ridiculous.”
By
Andre Tartar
Feb. 5, 2012
Drake Rep: ‘Marvin’s Room’ Ex Originally Just Wanted ‘Syren Lyric Muse’ Credit
Guess the “syren lyric muse” job market’s not too hot right now.
By
Andre Tartar
lawsuits
Jan. 12, 2012
Ben Stein Says He Was Fired for His Beliefs on Global Warming
He believes God, not man, controls the weather.
By
Margaret Lyons
lawsuits
Jan. 11, 2012
The Velvet Underground Sues Warhol Foundation Over Banana Image
Run, Run, Run to court.
By
Margaret Lyons
Nov. 20, 2011
Ryan Leslie Offered $1M for Recovered Laptop, Now He’s Not Paying Up
Laptop stolen during European tour.
By
Andre Tartar
lawsuits
Nov. 15, 2011
Michael Jackson’s Brothers Get Screwed by Collectibles Dealer
The brothers moonwalked directly to court.
By
Brett Smiley
Nov. 8, 2011
The Lonely Island Sued Over
SNL
Songs
“Shy Ronnie” and “Like a Boss” are named in the lawsuit.
By
Kyle Buchanan
beefs
Nov. 5, 2011
Lawsuit: Adam Lambert Was Ineligible for American Idol
Already had a recording contract.
By
Andre Tartar
lawsuits
Oct. 28, 2011
Real World
’s Tonya Suing MTV, Castmates After Alleged Rape
Cooley’s suit says she was assaulted while filming ‘Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins.’
By
Margaret Lyons
lawsuits
Oct. 28, 2011
Melissa Joan Hart Sued by Punny Former Manager
For non-payment.
By
Caroline Bankoff
mysteries
Oct. 19, 2011
Actress Sues IMDb for Revealing Her Age
Unsurprisingly, the plaintiff wants to remain anonymous.
By
Caroline Bankoff
lawsuits
Oct. 18, 2011
Lawsuit Claims
The Hangover 2
Plot Actually Happened
Or something like that.
By
Caroline Bankoff
Oct. 17, 2011
Man Claims The Hangover Part II Was Based on His Life
Michael Alan Rubin is suing Warner Brothers, arguing that the plot of The Hangover Part II was stolen from a script he wrote about his 2007 […]
By
Hallie Cantor
lawsuits
Oct. 16, 2011
Veteran’s
The Hurt Locker
Lawsuit Dropped
Sergeant Sarver said Jeremy Renner’s character was really him.
By
Andre Tartar
beefs
Oct. 10, 2011
Woman Sues
Drive
for Having Too Few Car Chases, Too Much Anti-Semitism
Today in frivolous lawsuits!
By
Kyle Buchanan
beefs
Oct. 4, 2011
Fox Searchlight Blames Darren Aronofsky for Intern Abuse
The studio has issued a response to last week’s ‘Black Swan’ lawsuit.
By
Caroline Bankoff
movies
Oct. 3, 2011
Hurt Locker
Lawsuit Dismisses Over 20,000 Defendants
The sweeping lawsuit targeting illegal downloads just got a little less sweeping.
By
Kyle Buchanan
flashbacks
Sept. 30, 2011
Producer Would Like to See Some More of That
English Patient
Money
Flashback time.
By
Caroline Bankoff
lady gaga
Sept. 29, 2011
Lady Gaga Suing to Protect Her Name
No one trademarks “Lady Gaga” but Lady Gaga.
By
Caroline Bankoff
beefs
Sept. 26, 2011
Charlie Sheen Settles With Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros.
Another proud chapter of Hollywood history comes to a close.
By
Caroline Bankoff
lawsuits
Sept. 26, 2011
Gotti
Producer Says He Didn’t Call Joe Pesci a ‘Has-Been’
In fact, Marc Fiori is “very fond” of the actor.
By
Caroline Bankoff
insidery
Sept. 15, 2011
Nikki Finke Is Suing the
Hollywood Reporter
Biggest scoop ever!
By
Caroline Bankoff
twilight
Sept. 9, 2011
Twilight.com Is Somehow Not Under the Control of the
Twilight
Franchise
Summit Entertainment is suing to change that, though.
By
Caroline Bankoff
lawsuits
Aug. 24, 2011
How Did the
Up
House Avoid a Disney Lawsuit?
Hint: It wasn’t adorableness.
By
Margaret Lyons
lawsuits
Aug. 19, 2011
Lindsay Lohan Sues Pitbull for Rapping About Her
At least he didn’t call her a milkaholic.
By
Adam K. Raymond
lady gaga
Aug. 6, 2011
Lady Gaga Sued for Alleged Copyright Infringement
Chicago-based singer claims Gaga’s “Judas” is similar to her song “Juda.”
By
Bryan Hood
lil wayne
Aug. 5, 2011
Lil Wayne Sued Over ‘Bedrock’
Another day, another legal battle for Weezy.
By
Caroline Bankoff
Aug. 3, 2011
Real-Life Johnny Bananas Suing Entourage in Douchiest Trial of the Century
An MTV reality “star” by the name of Johnny Bananas is suing the creators of Entourage because they use that name as the title of Johnny […]
By
Adam Frucci
lawsuits
Aug. 2, 2011
Guy Nicknamed Johnny Bananas Sues
Entourage
Over
Johnny Bananas
This lawsuit is b-a-n-a-n-a-s.
By
Adam K. Raymond
lawsuits
July 26, 2011
Leighton Meester’s Mom Sues Leighton Meester
Celebrities, they’re nothing like us.
By
Adam K. Raymond
lawsuits
June 22, 2011
Tobey Maguire Sued for Attending Hollywood Poker Games
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are involved, too.
By
Kyle Buchanan
beefs
May 23, 2011
Quentin Tarantino No Longer Suing Alan Ball Over Angry Birds
His case was dismissed.
By
Kyle Buchanan
life imitates law and order
May 19, 2011
Rosie Perez Is Suing
Law & Order
Because of Back Pain
Dun-dun-dun Dick Wolf!
By
Julie Gerstein
lawsuits
May 5, 2011
Nicollette Sheridan’s
Desperate Housewives
Lawsuit Heads to Trial
The judge tossed Sheridan’s sexual-harassment claims, but the wrongful-termination part is heading for a jury.
By
Margaret Lyons
lawsuits
May 4, 2011
Mel Gibson’s Domestic-Violence Claim Dropped
Oksana Grigorieva retracts her claim of abuse.
By
Kyle Buchanan
dionne warwick
Apr. 28, 2011
Dionne Warwick Sues
Baby It’s You
Producers
What would her psychic friends say?
By
Julie Gerstein
Apr. 22, 2011
Comedian Fined $15,000 After Making Homophobic Insults Against Audience […]
As if open-mics weren’t nightmarish enough. Yesterday Canadian comedian Guy Earle was fined $15,000 after the British Columbia Human Rights […]
By
Halle Kiefer
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