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UPDATE, 9:10 AM: Less than 24 hours after a New York judge rejected Jonathan Majors' request to have the domestic violence case against him tossed out, the Manhattan District Attorney's office has officially said they will not be prosecuting the Loki actor's accuser. "The Manhattan District…

A New York judge has ruled that actor Jonathan Majors must face trial on domestic abuse charges. In a hearing Wednesday, New York Supreme Court Judge Michael Gaffey denied a defense motion to dismiss the case and set a start date of November 29 for the trial. Gaffey also revealed that the…

It’s most of the United States vs Mark Zuckerberg over the tactics of social media platforms towards kids. Forty-one states on Tuesday filed lawsuits against Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta over strategies and algorithms they use to capture young people's attention and keep them scrolling…

EXCLUSIVE: David Walliams’ lawsuit against the producer of Britain’s Got Talent has detailed work, including a Channel 4 show, he claims to have lost after his derogatory remarks about contestants were leaked to the press. Walliams is suing Fremantle for allegedly breaking data protection laws and…

UPDATE: A spokesperson for Danny Elfman has responded to the accusations raised in the lawsuit filed against him on Thursday. "The allegations of misconduct made against Mr. Elfman are baseless and absurd. His legal team is assessing all options and he will vigorously defend these claims in…

UPDATED: A New York judge on Friday fined Donald Trump $5,000 for violating a gag order that prohibits him from disparaging courtroom staff. “Make no mistake: future violations, whether intentional or unintentional, will subject the violator to far more severe sanctions, which may include, but are…

Thanks, George. But your proposal to take the cap off union dues in order to end SAG-AFTRA’s strike isn’t legally compatible with the union’s contract. So said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher in a video posted to Instagram in response to George Clooney and other A-List actors‘ offer to pay more…

UPDATED, 10:30 AM: RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Shangela won a round in court Wednesday as a judge dismissed two of the claims in a man’s lawsuit accusing of the We’re Here co-host of rape in 2020 in Louisiana. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Fahey threw out gender violence and civil rights…

Prakazrel “Pras” Michel has entered a motion for a new trial, claiming that his lawyer blew the closing arguments at the original hearing by relying too much on artificial intelligence to craft his final pitch. Michel called AI "experimental" and said the program’s use resulted in a number of errors…

NBCUniversal News Group filed its own request to televise Donald Trump’s election conspiracy trial, citing the extraordinary circumstances of a former president facing criminal charges. In an application filed today in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., NBCU’s legal team, led by Theodore…

Scientology says that Leah Remini's harassment suit against her former Church and its leader David Miscavige should be DOA thanks to the First Amendment. "Defendants determined that the vast majority of the allegations in the 68-page, 310 paragraph long FAC implicate Defendants' constitutionally…

Just over six months after criminal charges were dropped against Alec Baldwin for the 2021 killing of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, new involuntary manslaughter claims could be put before a grand jury in a matter of weeks. Related Stories …