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Dominic Patten
Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic
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Dominic covers litigious Hollywood’s major lawsuits and weighs in on the current Golden Age of television with his video reviews and more. Before joining Deadline in 2012, he wrote for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, and the Toronto Globe and Mail. A frequent guest on NPR, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC and CBS, he also has been a documentary director, TV producer, national news correspondent and a newspaper editor.
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Israel’s Expansion Of Ground Operations In Gaza Stirs Cable News As Possible Prelude To Ground Invasion
A surge of Israeli airstrikes over Gaza this morning and announcements of further military action has cable news anticipating a ground invasion of the Hamas-run jurisdiction could finally be starting.
"Clearly something is happening tonight," Fox News' Trey Vingst said live at just before 10 pm local…
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News Networks Go To Live Dramatic Scene As FBI Surrounds Maine Mass Shooting Suspect’s Home – Update
THIRD UPDATE, 5:09 PM: The FBI is surrounding the Bowdoin, ME home of the mass shooting suspect of Robert Card, a scene captured by CNN and other news networks.
CNN captured law enforcement vehicles around the home, with spotlights shifting to various parts of the home. The network reported…
SAG-AFTRA & Studios Set More Contract Talks For Friday; “Cautious Optimism” Motto Of The Day
EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA's chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said it on the picket lines earlier Thursday, and now it seems that "cautious optimism," as an insider also characterized it today, has become the takeaway term for the state of talks between the actors guild and the studios.
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Jonathan Majors’ Domestic Violence Accuser Will Not Be Prosecuted Despite Arrest, NYC DA Makes Official; “Matter …Closed & Sealed” – Update
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…
SAG-AFTRA & Studios Don’t Meet Today As Union Takes Time To Review Latest CEO Proposal; Back Thursday
Negotiations scheduled Wednesday between SAG-AFTRA and the studios didn't happen after all — and everyone's good with that.
"It's a step in the right direction and the negotiating committee is taking the time to do a deep review," a guild source tight to the talks told Deadline this evening, noting…
SAG-AFTRA & CEOs Set Another Meeting For Wednesday; Studios’ New Proposal To Break Revenue Sharing Logjam “Flopped” In Room Today – Update
UPDATE, 7:44 PM: Talks between the studios and SAG-AFTRA didn’t go so well today, but the Guild has now confirmed the two sides will be back at it tomorrow for another attempt to end the 100-plus day strike.
“Today, the CEOs came back to the table,” SAG-AFTRA told members in an email after…
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WGA Finally Condemns “Atrocities Committed By Hamas” In Israel, Apologizes For “Tremendous Pain” Caused By Silence Over Terror Attack
After weeks of outrage from members about its silence over the terror attack against Israel, the Writers Guild is finally speaking out.
"All of us in Guild leadership are horrified by the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7th,” said WGA West boss Meredith Stiehm, VP Michele Mulroney and…
‘The Hurricane’ Screenwriter Exits WGA Over Guild’s “Repugnant” Lack Of Support For Israel After Terror Attacks
Longtime Writers Guild member Dan Gordon is resigning over the union’s lack of public support for Israel.
"I am resigning my membership in the WGA West and electing financial core status because I no longer wish to be a fellow traveler with those who hide behind the fetid veil of a morally bankrupt…
Meta’s Facebook And Instagram Sued By 41 States Over Claims Platforms Manipulate Children; Billions In Potential Penalties Sought
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…
WGA East Won’t Officially Condemn Israel Attacks; “This Will Strike Some Of You As Inadequate,” Leadership Tells Members
Mere minutes after some of Hollywood's biggest stars and executives issued a letter condemning the terror attacks on Israel and the taking of hundreds of hostages, The WGA East has publicly joined the Guild's West Coast leadership in deciding to stay silent on the murderous siege of the Jewish state two…
Thank You Joe Biden! Gal Gadot, Chris Rock, Constance Wu, Sacha Baron Cohen & Dozens More A-Listers Praise POTUS For Israel Stance & Hostage Releases
A massive collection of some of Hollywood's biggest names have commended President Joe Biden for his “unshakable moral conviction” and helping to get home some of the hostages taken by Hamas in their terror attack against Israel.
A letter to Biden posted Monday on the website NoHostageLeftBehind has…
Release Of Israeli Hostages Dominates Cable News As Invasion Looms
"We should have those hostages released and then we can talk," President Joe Biden said Monday as two more hostages were let go by Hamas amid further rising tensions and deaths in the Middle East.
Speaking at a D.C. event to announce an investment in regional tech hubs and to discuss the economy…
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