Movie studios, Netflix, and Amazon have banded together to file a first-of-its-kind copyright lawsuit against a streaming media player called TickBox TV. The complaint says the TickBox devices are nothing more than “tool[s] for mass infringement,” which operate by grabbing pirated video streams from the Internet. The lawsuit was filed by Amazon and Netflix Studios, along with six big movie studios that...Read More
Olivia de Havilland can move forward with her lawsuit alleging FX Networks falsely portrayed her in an anthology series about the infamous feud between fellow actresses Bette Davis and Joan Crawford and used her image without providing any compensation. The judge rejected defense arguments to dismiss her case on free-speech grounds. “They’re in deep trouble,”...Read More
TV One’s biopic of Bobbi Kristina Brown was given the OK to air on Oct. 8 after a judge knocked down a request by Brown’s father, singer Bobby Brown, to block the film, which he claims falsely depicts him as a bad dad and abusive husband. Manhattan federal Judge Analisa Torres said Brown’s concerns that the “Bobbi...Read More
The family of Oscar Pistorius are to sue the makers of a new film on the life of the South African sprinter, who is serving a prison sentence for murdering his girlfriend four years ago. In a statement on Tuesday, they said the film, to be released next month, was “a gross misrepresentation of the truth”. “The...Read More
A 2015 plane crash in Colombia claimed the lives of two pilots during filming of the upcoming Tom Cruise vehicle “American Made.” According to new court documents obtained by People, the action movie’s star is partially to blame. Three men were involved in the accident: cinematographer Jimmy Lee Garland, who was left without feeling...Read More
