The businesswoman challenging Beyonce’s trademark bid for her daughter’s name Blue Ivy Carter has been accused of trying to score a $10 million (£7.1 million) payday to end the court battle. The Formation hitmaker has been locked in a legal fight with Veronica Morales, owner of events planning firm Blue Ivy Company, for the past...Read More
A former student of James Franco is suing the director over The Disaster Artist, claiming that he was duped into selling his screenplay for the movie for just $5,500. The Disaster Artist lawsuit accuses Franco and his production company of failing to live up to their agreement with him as an uncredited writer. Ryan Moody, who was a student at Franco’s...Read More
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Kanye West has emerged unscathed after settling his lawsuit with insurer Lloyd’s of London out of court, following the cancellation of some shows in his 2016 Saint Pablo tour. West cancelled the remaining dates on his 2016 tour following several erratic performances which ended in the artist checking into UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital centre in November...Read More
The family of a Pulitzer-winning playwright has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Guillermo del Toro and Fox Searchlight alleging that the Oscar-nominated film The Shape of Water is a “derivative” work that has “glaring similarities” to a 1969 play. David Zindel, son of American playwright Paul Zindel, filed the complaint Wednesday alleging that Del Toro’s critically...Read More
