Ana de Armas. Photo: Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images Two Ana de Armas fans are real down bad right now. On August 28, a U.S. district judge threw out a lawsuit they had filed, letting Universal off the hook over their claims that it had duped people into watching the film Yesterday by including de… Continue reading Ana de Armas Fans Lose Lawsuit Over ‘Yesterday’ Trailer
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Nick Carter Facing Third Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Photo: Mauricio Santana/Getty Images A third woman has come forward and accused Backstreet Boy Nick Carter of sexual assault. According to Rolling Stone, a woman only identified as A.R. claims that Carter assaulted her multiple times when she was 15. A.R. filed a sexual assault lawsuit on Monday. The filing alleges that Carter gave A.R.… Continue reading Nick Carter Facing Third Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Lizzo Dancers Settled a Payment Dispute Before New Lawsuit
Lizzo. Photo: Robert Okine/Getty Images Months before a new lawsuit over workplace misconduct threatened to endanger Lizzo’s positive brand, her team quietly settled a payment dispute with 14 dancers who said they appeared in the megastar’s HBO Max documentary without their consent, the Los Angeles Times reports. None of the dancers who settled their claims… Continue reading Lizzo Dancers Settled a Payment Dispute Before New Lawsuit
Michael Oher Promotes New Book Amid Tuohy Lawsuit
Michael Oher. Photo: Claudia Rosenbaum In his first public appearance since controversy surrounding his adoptive family broke, former NFL player and subject of The Blind Side Michael Oher declared he had no choice but to stand up for himself. “How I continue to fight back when your back is against the wall, that is how… Continue reading Michael Oher Promotes New Book Amid Tuohy Lawsuit
Blind Side Michael Oher Conservatorship Lawsuit, Explained
Photo: Ralph Nelson/Warner Bros. While promoting his latest book, When Your Back’s Against the Wall, former NFL star Michael Oher leveled some shocking news about the fairy-tale life depicted in the Academy Award–winning movie The Blind Side. In court papers filed on August 14, Oher states that he was not adopted as a teenager by… Continue reading Blind Side Michael Oher Conservatorship Lawsuit, Explained
Blind Side Author Michael Lewis Denies Lawsuit Allegations
Photo: David Levenson/Getty Images Michael Lewis, who wrote The Blind Side as well as other book-to-film phenoms Moneyball and The Big Short, spoke to the Washington Post about the lawsuit filed against his former subjects. Michael Oher has alleged in his suit that the Tuohys never adopted him, instead putting him in a conservatorship. Oher… Continue reading Blind Side Author Michael Lewis Denies Lawsuit Allegations
Diving Into Sarah Silverman’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI, Meta
Photo: Michael Kovac/FilmMagic When Sarah Silverman sued artificial-intelligence titans OpenAI and Meta Platforms on July 7, her copyright lawsuits seemed to present a relatively straightforward allegation: These companies didn’t secure Silverman’s and other authors’ permission before using their copyright works, including her 2010 autobiography The Bedwetter, which isn’t okay, per these suits. Silverman is joined… Continue reading Diving Into Sarah Silverman’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI, Meta
What Did Lizzo Do? How to Talk About Her New Lawsuit
Photo: Steve Jennings/WireImage Okay, so a fresh lawsuit came down the pipeline yesterday aimed at the pop star Lizzo, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc., and dance director (SK?) Shirlene Quigley, and yeah, it’s a doozy. Real quick: Three former dancers, Crystal Williams, Arianna Davis, and Noelle Rodriguez, are filing a total of… Continue reading What Did Lizzo Do? How to Talk About Her New Lawsuit
Why is Lizzo Being Sued for Harassment? Lawsuit, Explained
Lizzo. Photo: Dave Simpson/WireImage Three of Lizzo’s former dancers have filed a lawsuit against her, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT), and dance captain Shirlene Quigley. The dancers, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez, allege sexual, religious, and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault, and false imprisonment, according to a press release. Following the announcement… Continue reading Why is Lizzo Being Sued for Harassment? Lawsuit, Explained