Childish Gambino took to the stage at the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday (June 30) held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
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UPDATE, 1:45 PM: In a split decision of sorts, an L.A. Superior Court judge has given Disney a month to articulate why they can’t hand over dozens of requested documents in the pay equity class action.
At the end of a hearing today, Judge Elihu M. Berle indicated he agreed with the gist of the Mouse House’s assertions on protected and redacted paperwork. This is very similar to the last time Disney faced such allegations a few years ago from the plaintiffs. However, in terms of 86 specific correspondences, primarily with outside parties, the company will have to provide justification on why it wants certain paperwork kept out of the five-year old matter.
“We are pleased that the court denied the plaintiffs’ motion, just as it did the first time the plaintiffs attempted to make this groundless argument,” said a Disney spokesperson to Deadline. The plaintiffs’ lawyers also
Certified as a class action in December 2023, the gender-centric case, initiated by Disney staffers LaRonda Rasmussen and Karen Moore in mid-2019, could now include up to 12,000 employees. Originally anticipated to encompass up to $150 million in lost wages, the case could easily grow to $300 million when all is said and done.
A May 5, 2025 starting trial has been set on the court calendar.
PREVIOUSLY, 12:29 PM: A virtual hearing set this morning in L.A. Superior Court could result in a black eye for the Walt Disney Company and its five-year battle against what is now a sprawling pay equity class action suit.
Less than a year before an estimated trial start, Monday’s recently began session finds lawyers for Disney Studios staffers LaRonda Rasmussen and Karen Moore facing off with Mouse House attorneys from Paul Hastings LLP over accusations that
Childish Gambino took to the stage at the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday (June 30) held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Donald Glover gave fans at an advance IMAX screening of A Quiet Place: Day One, a preview of his forthcoming new film Bando Stone & The New World. Check out more details below.In April, Glover announced that his next – and final – album as Childish Gambino: ‘Bando Stone & The New World’ will double as the soundtrack for his upcoming movie of the same name. Though there’s no official release date as of yet, Glover told social media followers in May: “the all new childish gambino album comes out in the summer”.Now, he’s offered the first glimpse at the film during a screening for A Quiet Place: Day One. The trailer has yet to be officially released online.
A lawsuit filed Thursday in California accuses Grammy-winning producer Diplo of distributing revenge porn.
EXCLUSIVE: As it preps for the release of notable titles like Nickel Boys, production company Louverture Films has added a handful of key execs and collaborators, including two principal partners and a chief financial officer.
Louise Govern was a key character in the Tracy Beaker cast two decades ago, but her actress is almost unrecognisable now. If you were a child in the early 2000s, it's likely that your after-school routine included watching children's TV favourites like the BBC's The Story of Tracy Beaker.The show first hit our screens over 20 years ago in 2002, and it's fair to say that the characters from the 'Dumping Ground' children's home look significantly different today compared to their youthful appearances on the show.
Disney’s efforts to have an antitrust class action from streaming subscribers dismissed has been denied one more time, but the company will now not be on the hook for any cash.
This is arguably where there’s smoke, there’s fire of a story, but it lends credence to a lot of recent online rumors growing louder and louder and hard to ignore. In a recently unearthed clip from W Magazine from nine years ago, Scarlett Johansson says she first met with Marvel she met for the characters Black Widow, The Scarlett Witch, The Wasp, and The Blonde Phantom, a project she is heavily rumored to be involved with.
Top doctors are set to launch legal action against the medical regulator after growing concerns over the use of physician associates.
Disney‘s now-abandoned Florida relocation plan for staffers has created some pretty dark legal skies.
Jeremy Vine has responded after Joey Barton was instructed to pay him £75,000 for labelling him a 'bike nonce' on social media.The seasoned broadcaster took legal action against the ex-football manager Joey for defamation and harassment following online posts where Barton also tagged Jeremy as a 'big bike nonce' and a 'pedo defender'. Gervase de Wilde, Jeremy's lawyer, informed the London hearing that the abuse commenced post Barton's remarks about women, especially those in the media and football industry, from the end of 2023.
EXCLUSIVE: To utilize an old colloquialism, the fat lady has finally sang in the legal drama between WME and La La Land composter Justin Hurwitz.
2 min read A young Sydney junior footballer has been caught in a social media firestorm after offensive tattoos, including a homophobic slur, were spotted during a recent match and posted on social […]
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Sony Pictures Classics‘ Dylan Leiner along with FilmNation’s Stefan Zorich and Paramount‘s Fabrizio Carrer were among the top film executives and companies who participated in the 13th NY Film & Entertainment Soccer Tournament for charity hosted at the Tribeca Festival. The sun-drenched event gathered 39 teams, along with more than 60 filmmakers from the Tribeca Festival, and hundreds of spectators at Brooklyn Bridge Park overlooking downtown Manhattan.
Ellise Shafer A Banijay investigation into the bombshell allegations against Russell Brand found that during his time on shows produced by Endemol, informal complaints about the comedian’s alleged inappropriate behavior were not “adequately addressed.” The investigation, conducted by law firm Lewis Silkin, notes that while no formal complaints were made against Brand during the production of “Big Brother’s Big Mouth,” “Kings of Comedy” and “Big Brother’s Celebrity Hijack” from 2004 to 2008, concerns had been raised by members of staff regarding his behavior, particularly in relation to “him asking runners to obtain phone numbers of audience members and female crew members feeling uncomfortable or intimidated.” “Brand was known to be very flirtatious with many of the women he worked with or came into contact with. He would frequently wear just his underwear in his dressing room and would sometimes be naked in front of Endemol staff,” the report states.
A major system overhaul could seen Personal Independence Payment (PIP) cash transfers replaced.
Angelique Jackson SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot developments from “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” now streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video. “You really want me to ruin this shit for you?” Donald Glover asked at an FYC panel on Tuesday, just hours after he and “Mr.
Warner Bros Pictures has acquired Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language feature debut, The Room Next Door, for release in a host of key international markets including the filmmaker’s home turf of Spain.
TMZ reported on Tuesday.In the court docs, Cyrus reportedly listed the former couple’s separation date as May 22, 2024.He cited irreconcilable differences and “inappropriate marital conduct” as the reasons for the split, per TMZ. Cyrus is also reportedly asking the court for an annulment and is claiming the marriage to Firerose was obtained by fraud.According to TMZ, Cyrus will pay Firerose $5,000 per month so she can get suitable housing in Tennessee for a period of 90 days, or until the divorce is finalized.
Madonna‘s legal team has labelled the class action lawsuit against the singer for showing up late on stage as a “harassment campaign”.More than one class action lawsuit has been filed over her late starts during her recent ‘Celebration’ 40th anniversary tour. In January, Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden, two fans who bought tickets to the December 13 date of Madonna’s ‘Celebration’ shows at the Barclays Center, filed a lawsuit against Madonna in New York for starting the concert more than two hours past the stipulated 8:30pm start time.The lawsuit accused her of not only breaching contracts with ticket buyers, but also of “false advertising, negligent representation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices”.A few months later, Madonna asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit filed against her.
Jamie Lang Disney Branded Television continues its long and fruitful relationship with the Annecy Animation Festival today with an annual presentation of project greenlights and series renewals. The company is also sharing first looks at exciting upcoming shows and specials from its preschool and kid-focused slate.