Sports & Entertainment

Entertainment:

LAWSUITS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS

• Rapper and producer Sean Combs, professionally known as Diddy, can be sued for trademark infringement over his song “Act Bad” and related branding, a federal judge in New York ruled. Diddy Sued By Inmate Who Lays Claim To "Act Bad" Trademark
• Ice Cube’s professional 3-on-3 basketball league BIG3 is set to go public through a merger with a SPAC. Ice Cube's Big3 basketball league to go public with $290 million valuation
• A New York federal judge ruled that Blake Lively can recoup legal fees from her "It Ends With Us" costar Justin Baldoni after the dismissal of his defamation claims but found in an issue of first impression that federal procedure bars her from recovering treble and punitive damages under a new state law. Judge orders Justin Baldoni to pay Blake Lively's legal fees as legal fight nears end

FILM & TELEVISION

• A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed a suit brought by a NY radio personality who hosts a show called "The Love Zone" against Amazon Studios and Paramount over a television episode that featured a fictional radio show of the same name, saying there wasn't a risk that the episode would harm the reputation of the real-life radio show. Judge Dismisses Trademark Lawsuit Over “The Love Zone” in Amazon and Paramount Episode – Legal News Feed
• The DOJ has closed an antitrust probe into Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., saying the deal “is not likely” to hurt consumers or competition in the film and television industry. US Justice Department clears Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. merger | AP News

MUSIC

• Ricky Martin again has to face claims he copied a music video entered into a contest ahead of the 2014 World Cup as the First Circuit found the decade-old claims were dismissed too hastily. Cortes-Ramos v. Martin-Morales | 24-1805 | 1st Cir. | Judgment | Law | CaseMine