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Roberto Clemente
Eriq Gardner March 26, 2025
CMG Worldwide, a once-dominant agency in posthumous talent representation, is entangled in legal battles over James Dean and Roberto Clemente rights. But does Hollywood’s long-standing fixation on “life rights” miss the bigger picture?
ike Perlmutter
Eriq Gardner March 18, 2025
The battle between Perlmutter, the former Marvel chairman and Trump buddy, and his onetime Palm Beach neighbor, which started over some tennis courts, is back on the legal docket. The outcome may impact defamation cases nationwide.
Jon Feltheimer Lionsgate
Eriq Gardner March 11, 2025
After Lionsgate broke out its movie studio from Starz, some bondholders found themselves left out in the cold. Now they’re going to court.
Pat Sajak Alex Trebek
Eriq Gardner March 4, 2025
The fight over the streaming future of Sony’s long-running quiz show and Wheel of Fortune represents a full-scale, high-stakes, and final deconstruction of a half-century of TV dealmaking, and an industry model that has been in decline for years.


Baldoni and Lively
Eriq Gardner February 26, 2025
News and notes on the latest in the Lively-Baldoni saga—from the Leslie Sloane escape attempt to the attorney’s-eyes-only memo—plus some victories for Jay-Z and Francis Ford Coppola.
Steve Wynn
Eriq Gardner February 19, 2025
Trump allies sense a more favorable environment for waging lawfare against media companies, raising the question of whether the Supreme Court might reconsider Times v. Sullivan—and what the media might do to fight back.
Rockmond Dunbar
Eriq Gardner February 12, 2025
Hollywood’s next battle lines with Washington’s culture warriors are already being drawn in L.A. courthouses. Naturally, of course, two cases involving actors and vaccine mandates have a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. angle.
David Zaslav, James Gunn
Eriq Gardner February 5, 2025
Copyright nemesis Marc Toberoff is looking to block Warner Bros.’ summer blockbuster from taking flight in key international markets. But the consequences of his lawsuit could be legal kryptonite for other studios, too.


John Powers Middleton
Eriq Gardner January 29, 2025
A scandalous Hollywood breakup—no, not Baldonigate—is now slated for trial, as an heir to a Major League Baseball team battles a top movie producer and a crisis publicity firm wants its $1.5 million bill paid.
drake
Eriq Gardner January 22, 2025
News and notes on the most polarizing and perplexing entertainment and media lawsuits of the moment: Drake staring down his archrival’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime show, Justin Baldoni gearing up for a protracted fight, and CNN’s political settlement calculus.
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