Sports & Entertainment

Entertainment:

FILM, TELEVISION & GAMES

• A Walt Disney Co. gaming executive accused the company in CA state court of discriminating and retaliating against him after he complained about a human resources executive contacting his executive coach to "dig up dirt," claiming the poor treatment is because he is Asian. Head of Disney Games is Suing Disney for Discrimination for $40M - WDW News Today
• Paramount President Jeff Shell fired back at a $150 million lawsuit filed against him in CA state court alleging he failed to pay for crisis communications services and revealed insider company information, filing counterclaims against the plaintiff he says is a professional gambler who "overplayed his hand" perpetrating a "shakedown." Paramount's Jeff Shell strikes back against Vegas gambler, alleging extortion plot
• Tyler Perry rightly escaped an actress’ lawsuit alleging her name appearing in the credits of a video recording of his play Diary of a Mad Black Woman infringed her trademark, the 9^th Circuit said. Ninth Circuit Court Upholds Fair Use in Tyler Perry Trademark Case, Affirming Artistic Expression Rights – Legal News Feed
• State enforcers asked a CA federal court to stop Nexstar Media Group Inc. from integrating with rival broadcast company Tegna Inc., after the companies closed their $6.2 billion merger despite a pair of lawsuits challenging the deal. 8 states file emergency motion to block Nexstar-Tegna merger after FCC approval

LAWSUITS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS

• IL jurors sided with Chance the Rapper over his ex-manager's claim that the rapper improperly abandoned a handshake deal to pay the manager certain commissions during and for three years after their relationship, awarding the rapper $35 and recommending the return of a website he had long used to promote and market his music. Chance the Rapper wins $35 in countersuit against former manager
• Recording artist Snoop Dogg's ice cream company and the fruit bouquet retailer Edible Arrangements have settled a trademark dispute after mediating their use of the word "swizzle" before a CN federal judge. Snoop Dogg and Edible Arrangements Settle Trademark Dispute Over “Swizzle” Use – Legal News Feed
• A RI federal court entered a final $3.3 million tax judgment against the first Survivor winner, clearing the way for the federal government to start debt collection proceedings to recoup funds tied to the former contestant's tax avoidance on his prize money. Judge Finalizes $3.3M Tax Bill Order For 'Survivor' Winner - Law360

MUSIC

• A NC man told a Manhattan federal judge that he conspired to inflate music streaming payments using an army of fake accounts and artificial intelligence-generated songs, copping to a count of conspiracy and agreeing to forfeit $8 million. Streaming fraud man who pocketed $8m using hundreds of thousands of AI songs streamed billions of times by bots pleads guilty - Music Business Worldwide