Paramount Players has indefinitely suspended their $30 million film “Assisted Living” since Cardi B dropped out of the lead role. The film was set to begin a week before it was canceled. “Insiders told the Deadline that the reason for the “Bodak Yellow” singer’s departure was due to overextension.” Paramount Players is considering “pursuing legal...Read More
Dua Lipa was hit with a lawsuit that argues that her single “Levitating” borrows Florida-based reggae act Artikal Sound System track “Live Your Life.” The lawsuit claims that Lipa heavily borrowed from their song, which they released four years ago in 2017. that their album featuring Live Your Life charted “on the Billboard charts at number 2...Read More
Oscar-winning composer of La La Land, Justin Hurwitz, sued Williams Morris Endeavor over breach of contract, good faith and fair dealing, and fiduciary duty adding up to “cynically and systemically” defrauding him. He claimed his former agency had “secret conflicts of interest” with the company that produced the concerts. They could trick him out of profits for live shows...Read More
Jay-Z won his legal claim against Parlux Fragrances last year after the company sued J for breach of contract in 2016. The company claimed he failed to fulfill his promotional responsibility per their contract. They sought $67.6 million in damages, but a jury disagreed and stated that Jay-Z was not at fault and did not need to repay...Read More
Portobello Productions are suing Benedict Cumberbatch’s production company SunnyMarch and his producing partner Adam Ackland. The lawsuit concerns the rights over a Roald Dahl script, “Danny the Champion of the World,” that the two parties agreed to co-produce in Novemeber 2019. Portobello commissioned a writer and never heard back from SunnyMatch again. Portobello claims that...Read More
