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entertainment28 days ago•15 min saved

CBS Moves to Dismiss Ex-Matlock Writer’s Harassment Suit, Calls Allegations Fabricated

CBS has moved to dismiss ex-Matlock writer John Lowe’s racial and sexual harassment lawsuit, arguing the allegations are fabrications and that his non-renewal was a creative decision protected by California’s anti-SLAPP statute; Lowe claims discriminatory conduct including a Juneteenth slur and a late-night call, but CBS contends he was hired in October 2023 and left in July 2024 and that the accusations lack witnesses or substantiation.

via Deadline|

#anti-slapp #cbs #entertainment

entertainment1 month ago•16 min saved

Netflix counters Tyra Banks suit with anti-SLAPP move over Reality Check doc

Netflix has filed an anti-SLAPP motion in Los Angeles Superior Court to toss Tyra Banks’s defamation suit over its docuseries Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, arguing that editorial decisions are non-actionable and Banks would have preferred a different edit; a October 30 hearing is set as Netflix defends the film and its directors against Banks’ claims.

via deadline.com|

#americasnexttopmodel #anti-slapp #entertainment

us-news1 month ago•1 min saved

Musician awarded $252k after Kennedy Center cancellation amid Trump-name renaming flap

A DC Superior Court ordered the Kennedy Center to reimburse musician Chuck Redd about $252,480 in legal fees after dismissing the center’s anti-SLAPP suit over his Christmas Eve cancellation connected to the decision to add Donald Trump’s name to the building; the center plans to appeal, while a separate federal ruling had previously deemed the rename unauthorized and paused planned renovations at the venue.

via The Guardian|

#anti-slapp #chuck-redd #kennedy-center

politics4 months ago•2 min saved

Judge tosses Kennedy Center breach suit against Chuck Redd over Trump-name controversy

A DC Superior Court judge dismissed the Kennedy Center’s breach-of-contract suit against jazz musician Chuck Redd after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance; the court found there was no binding contract and held the case an improper anti-SLAPP action tied to Redd’s public objection to adding Donald Trump’s name to the Center, with the dismissal granted “with prejudice.”

via The Guardian|

#anti-slapp #breach-of-contract #chuck-redd

politics4 months ago•115 min saved

Wolff Vows Fresh Legal Front After Anti-SLAPP Ruling

A federal judge tossed Michael Wolff’s anti-SLAPP suit against Melania Trump after ruling he was trying to litigate a dispute before a formal lawsuit existed, but Wolff says he will continue pursuing the claims via state and/or federal routes, arguing his remarks were protected speech; the judge criticized “tactical gamesmanship,” leaving the legal battle far from over.

via The Daily Beast|

#anti-slapp #donald-j-trump #lawsuit

politics4 months ago•2 min saved

Federal Judge Dismisses Michael Wolff’s Preemptive SLAPP Bid Against Melania Trump

A U.S. district judge dismissed Michael Wolff’s anti-SLAPP attempt to block Melania Trump’s forthcoming defamation suit, ruling the move preemptive and an improper forum-shopping tactic. The court declined to exercise jurisdiction and said the dispute should be litigated like any other in the proper forum, with Melania continuing her defamation case in Florida after Wolff’s comments tied to Epstein and the Trump administration.

via The Guardian|

#anti-slapp #defamation #forum-shopping

legal4 months ago•3 min saved

Kardashian Wins Fees: Man Ordered to Pay $167K Over Misidentified Instagram Photo

A New York man named Ivan Cantu was ordered to pay Kim Kardashian’s attorneys over $167,000 in legal fees after he sued over her mistaken Instagram post that wrongly identified him as a Texas death-row inmate. The suit was dismissed on an anti-SLAPP basis, and Kardashian’s fee request was largely granted (reduced from $186,320).

via PetaPixel|

#anti-slapp #instagram #kim-kardashian

politics5 months ago•16 min saved

Judge Dismisses Patel's Defamation Suit Against Figliuzzi, Citing Hyperbole

A U.S. district judge tossed Kash Patel’s defamation claim against Frank Figliuzzi, ruling that Figliuzzi’s remark about Patel spending more time in nightclubs than at the FBI’s Hoover building was “rhetorical hyperbole” and not defamation. Patel cannot recover attorneys’ fees under Texas’ anti-SLAPP law. This comes a day after Patel filed a separate $250 million suit against The Atlantic, which is unrelated to this ruling.

via Deadline|

#anti-slapp #defamation #fbi

politics5 months ago•3 min saved

Judge tosses Patel defamation claim over nightclub remark

A Houston federal judge dismissed Kash Patel's defamation suit against Frank Figliuzzi over a nightclub remark, ruling it was rhetorical hyperbole and not a factual statement; the decision does not award costs under Texas anti-SLAPP law, and Patel's separate $250 million defamation case against The Atlantic is ongoing.

via CNBC|

#anti-slapp #defamation #fbi