Basking in the applause. Johnny Depp was taken aback after receiving a standing ovation during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
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Eva Green has claimed that “justice prevailed” after successfully suing a production company over the collapse of an abandoned sci-fi film.The Casino Royal star was set to play the lead role in dystopian thriller A Patriot, but the production company, White Lantern Films, collapsed in October 2019.After the film was abandoned, Green sued the production company, claiming she was still entitled to her $1m (£810,000) fee.On Friday (April 28), the judge ruled in Green’s favour, stating that the actress was entitled to her fee. The counter claim, alleging that Green jeopardised the film by abandoning it, was dismissed.The judge said (via The Independent) : “In particular, I find that Ms Green did not renounce her obligations under the artist agreement; nor did she commit any repudiatory breaches of it.”Following the ruling, Green said in a statement: “My professional reputation has been upheld.“In this legal action I was forced to stand up to a small group of men, funded by deep financial resources, who tried to use me as a scapegoat to cover up their own mistakes,” she said.
“I am proud that I stood up against their bully-boy tactics.“They made false allegations about me in public court documents which the judge has now shown are totally incorrect.”Green also criticised media coverage of the trial, saying: “A few people in the press were only too delighted to re-print these lies without proper reporting. There are few things the media enjoys more than tearing a woman to pieces.“It felt like being set upon by hounds.
I found myself misrepresented, quoted out of context and my desire to make the best possible film was made to look like female hysteria. It was cruel and it was untrue.”She added: “I fought tooth and nail to
.Basking in the applause. Johnny Depp was taken aback after receiving a standing ovation during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough has come to an end, now that a settlement has been reached over the control of Lisa Marie Presley’s estate. Priscilla’s lawyer, Ronsen Shamoon, shared more information about the case.
A point of closure. Lisa Marie Presley’s mother, Priscilla Presley, and daughter Riley Keough have reached a settlement in the battle over her trust.
Priscilla Presley is taking some time to meet with her friends in Los Angeles, amid her legal battle with granddaughter Riley Keough. The 77-year-old star was spotted wearing an all-black outfit and having a casual conversation during a recent dinner outing.
Tom Hanks is busy promoting his new novel, “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece,” which is inspired by his career in front of the camera.
Two months later, around the same time Cosmo was cracking his first smiles, Johansson and Disney settled the suit. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Johansson’s payout reportedly eclipsed $40 million. In the history of Hollywood, the stars who have successfully sued studios are few and mostly men, from Burt Lancaster to Kevin Costner to Sylvester Stallone, with Olivia de Havilland and Elizabeth Taylor being rare exceptions.
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Ed Sheeran’s victory another high-profile headline-grabbing song-theft legal battle – this time over whether or not he ripped off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ when he wrote his 2014 song ‘Thinking Out Loud’ – plus two sets of proposals for better regulating the sale of tickets put forward in US Congress late last month and another industry-led campaign launched last week that says it will advocate for “a ticketing experience better than the nightmare many fans and artists currently navigate”.SECTION TIMES01: Ed Sheeran (00:05:36)02: US tickets (00:18:52)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Non-idiot (allegedly) Ed Sheeran testifies on first day of Thinking Out Loud song-theft trial• Ed Sheeran gets his guitar out in court as song-theft case continues• Ed Sheeran calls musicologist’s actions “criminal” in Thinking Out Loud song-theft trial• Ed Sheeran losing will remove “an essential element in every songwriter’s toolkit”, argues lawyer in song-theft case• Ed Sheeran did not rip off Let’s Get It On says jury in song-theft case• Live Nation responds to proposed new ticketing regulations in the USALSO MENTIONED• The Great Escape conferenceMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news
Details are emerging after Tiger Woods‘ ex Erica Herman filed new court documents that accuse him of sexual harassment.
Britney Spears’ tell-all is… apparently telling ALL. And that may be a bit too much for a few fellow celebs’ liking.
Eva Longoria is on a mission to inspire with her upcoming movie, Flamin’ Hot.
Eva Longoria is on a mission to inspire with her upcoming movie, . In June, the actress will make her directorial debut with the film that tells the story of former PepsiCo executive, Richard Montañez, who began his career as a janitor in the Frito-Lay company and worked his way up as one of the minds behind the Flamin' Hot Cheetos snack. The film — based off of Montañez's memoir, with the same name — will focus on his journey from gang life in Los Angeles, to one of the most successful snack marketing executives. The film will not only celebrate Montañez but shine a light on a snack that Longoria said has been a staple in the Latino community. «I was sent the script and fell in love with the story,» Longoria said during a recent interview with. «It was really one of the only things where I was like, 'I am the only person who can tell this story.' I knew the community, I knew Richard.
May the Fourth be with you, “Star Wars” fans. And with three upcoming films announced at last months Star Wars Celebration, the “Star Wars” universe has plenty to be excited about on the holiday this year.
Writer-comedian Adam Conover, creator and host of Adam Ruins Everything and member of the WGA Negotiating Committee, had been outspoken on social media in the run-up to the guild’s talks with AMPTP, the collective bargaining representative of the major Hollywood studios.
An Australian fashion designer born with the name Katie Perry has won a trademark battle against a certain Katy Perry in her home country.The two Perrys first started sparring over who had the right to sell clothing products using the name Katy/Katie Perry within Australia back in 2009. The singing Perry sent the designing Perry a stern legal letter, resulting in the latter hitting out at the former online.The singer insisted that the stern letter was not as threatening as the designer made out – and was not the start of any legal battle in the courts – but was just a routine correspondence sent as part of her own company’s bid to register some trademarks in Australia.However, the dispute did ultimately end up in court, albeit years later and at the instigation of the designer Perry.
Allegations of theft and greed over control of the late guitarist Johnny Winter’s music are flying, the Associated Press reports.
Richard Madden has the Internet talking!
to the tune of $1 million. Justice Michael Green said the actor “did not renounce her obligations under the artist agreement,” and was still entitled to her fee. Green’s dislike of her former producers was so pronounced, the judge’s official ruling described Seal as someone the actor “clearly detested even though she only met him once.”Following the ruling, Green posted along statement on Instagram, condemning the press for its reporting on her case.
Producers White Lantern Film and SMC Speciality Finance have responded to losing a high court case against actress Eva Green in the UK over the collapse of their sci-fi pic A Patriot.
Eva Green was awarded $1 million by a British court on Friday (April 28) for a movie that was never produced.
Eva Green was awarded $1 million Friday by a British court in her dispute over the collapse of a project she feared was destined to become a “B movie” that could ruin her career.