Sports & Entertainment

Sports:

• Two NASCAR teams — including one owned by Michael Jordan — are seeking more than $364 million in damages from the private stock car racing organization in their lawsuit claiming the league made it impossible for a rival series to form, the teams’ expert testified Monday. NASCAR Owes Teams $364M For Monopoly Harm, Jury Told – Law360
• A Connecticut judge bristled at a celebrity doctor’s failure to overturn key records that may bolster a former WWE staffer’s abuse claims against the company, saying on Monday that his prior order to unearth the documents “is not being taken seriously.” Judge Prods Doctor To Disclose Records In WWE Abuse Fight – Law360

NCAA

• An effort to regulate college sports backed by the NCAA, the U.S. Olympic organization and the White House has faltered in Congress, with opponents raising concerns over the wide-reaching power it gives the NCAA and its most powerful programs. An NCAA-backed effort to reshape college sport regulations has hit a wall in Congress – AP

NBA

• NBA star Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat pleaded not guilty to federal charges Monday, the last of the basketball players tied to alleged illegal mafia linked gambling rings to appear before a judge in a Brooklyn federal courtroom. Miami Heat star Terry Rozier pleads not guilty in sports betting case – CBS News

NFL

• Former NFL star Antonio Brown is aiming to have his second-degree attempted murder charge dropped in Florida, and his defense team has cited the state’s stand-your-ground law as the basis for dismissal, according to a report from ESPN’s Anthony Olivieri. Antonio Brown cites stand-your-ground law in bid for dismissal of attempted murder charge – SI

Entertainment:

MUSIC

• Taylor Swift asked a FL federal court to dismiss a poet’s $25 million copyright infringement lawsuit against her, calling it a “frivolous and harassing lawsuit” claiming copyright infringement of concepts and words that cannot be owned by one person. Woman Accused of ‘Harassing’ Taylor Swift in Lawsuit – Newsweek
• Apparel retailer PacSun promoted its products and brands in social media posts that used hundreds of songs by artists including Dua Lipa and Bruno Mars without permission, Warner Music Group Corp. told a federal court. US fashion retailer PacSun, which generates ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ annually, sued by WMG for alleged infringement of 290+ works in TikTok and Instagram posts

FILM & TELEVISION

• Netflix has triumphed in the bidding war for Warner Bros. and HBO, announcing a deal that could combine two of the three biggest streamers with one of the largest traditional movie and television studios. Netflix announces deal to buy Warner Bros. and HBO | CNN Business But Netflix’s victory is not assured – Paramount has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros./HBO, promising to release more than 30 films theatrically per year. Paramount Promises to Release 30 Films in Theaters in Warner Bros. Bid
• A FL appellate court revived a woman’s lawsuit alleging she was falsely portrayed as a sex worker and pimp in a Peacock docuseries, finding that the television program was capable of defamatory meaning. Defamation Lawsuit Over Peacock TV Docuseries “Duplicity: A True Story of Crime and Deceit” Can Go Forward 

LAWSUITS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS

• A FL federal jury awarded $75,000 in damages to Megan Thee Stallion in her trial against online personality Milagro “Mobz World” Cooper, ruling that the rapper’s reputation was injured over accusations of lying in court and after a deepfake porn video was shared across the internet. The judge later reduced the award to $59,000. Megan Thee Stallion wins defamation suit against blogger
• Cher was granted about $187,000 in royalties by a CA federal judge who ruled that the money had been incorrectly retained by her late ex-husband and one-time musical collaborator Sonny Bono‘s estate. Cher Scores Near-Complete Victory in Royalties War, Mary Bono Vows Appeal