Sports & Entertainment

Sports:

• The Eleventh Circuit has revived an Alabama high school football player's suit against the school district and his former coach over incidents of sexual harassment by his teammates, finding that the allegations supported the student's Title IX and equal protection claims. Alabama Student’s Title IX Football Hazing Case Revived by Court
• Floyd Mayweather violated his agreement to fight Mike Tyson before facing off against Manny Pacquiao after formally coming out of retirement for these once-in-a-lifetime events that cannot be replicated or replaced, a global multimedia broadcasting company alleged. Floyd Mayweather hit with lawsuit over Tyson, Pacquiao bouts - ESPN
• Athletic apparel company Gymshark pays an "army" of social media influencers to promote its products online without disclosing the ad partnership to viewers, claims a proposed class action filed in New York federal court. Class Action Alleges Fitness Influencers… | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
• A mediator told a Texas federal court on Wednesday that cheerleading competition organizers and national cheer governing body U.S. All Star Federation Inc. were unable to reach a settlement this month of the organizers' antitrust lawsuit. Varsity Tumbles Past Another Jury With Third Antitrust Settlement

Entertainment:

MUSIC

• CBS Broadcasting Inc. has agreed to buy a license for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s use of “Charlie Brown” music in its May 21 final broadcast, which the song’s owner said that it will donate to charity. CBS inks licensing deal for Colbert's 'Peanuts' song 'Linus and Lucy'
• Meta Platforms Inc. failed to escape claims in federal district court that the tech giant directly infringed 243 songs owned by rapper Eminem’s publisher Eight Mile Style LCC. Copyright lawsuit against Meta over Eminem songs to proceed on direct infringement claim - with up to $109M at stake - Music Business Worldwide

FILM & TELEVISION

• Tyra Banks has filed a defamation suit against Netflix, which she said constructed a "false narrative" in its docuseries about the supermodel's hit television show "America's Next Top Model," including suggesting that a young woman on the show was sexually assaulted and Banks did nothing. Tyra Banks sues Netflix, claims 'Next Top Model' doc created false narrative
• A former writer on the television show "Matlock" sued CBS Television Studios, its showrunner and its executive producers in California state court for allegedly fostering a hostile work environment replete with racist and sexual comments. 'Matlock' writer sues CBS, alleges racism, wrongful termination
• The Walt Disney Company‘s defeat of a proposed children’s privacy class action over its alleged failure to properly designate YouTube videos as made for kids—and thus subject to restrictions on tracking data restrictions—was confirmed after a federal judge adopted an earlier tentative ruling. Disney’s Defeat of Children’s YouTube Privacy Lawsuit Confirmed