Quibi Patent Suit Moves Forward, as Judge Drops Three Claims

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe news that Kamala Harris would join the Democratic presidential ticket hit Hollywood with a jolt on Tuesday, as the entertainment community celebrated the elevation of its home-state senator.Harris has long-standing connections to the industry, thanks to more than a decade as a rising star in California politics. Her showbiz connections also come close to home.

Jared Leto‘s Tron movie will be moving forward once again, as Disney has hired a director to helm the project.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe long-gestating American Song Contest series is getting close to fruition and is now targeting a debut during the holiday season 2021.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAn attorney for the state of New Jersey urged a judge on Wednesday to keep theaters closed, arguing that fans are free to watch movies at home without creating a risk to public health.The National Association of Theatre Owners, and several major theater chains, are seeking an injunction that would allow theaters to reopen in the state. U.S.

its statement. The Trump Administration has been weighing whether to ban or force a sale of TikTok over concern that ByteDance may be sharing data of American users with the Chinese government. Microsoft says it will continue talks with ByteDance and will decide whether or not to complete the sale by September 15.

It looks like Microsoft is very serious about buying ownership of TikTok.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has filed a request to extradite Harvey Weinstein, as it seeks to try him on five counts of sexual assault and rape.The D.A.’s office had previously filed a detainer on New York State prison authorities, the first step in a process that has been slowed considerably by the coronavirus pandemic.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe state of New Jersey issued a lengthy defense on Friday of its order closing movie theaters, arguing that theaters pose an “unnecessary” danger amid a raging pandemic.The major theater chains — AMC, Regal Cinemas and Cinemark — have sued the state, seeking to force a reopening on First Amendment grounds.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterIt has been a long six years since Scott Sava persuaded some Chinese investors to give him $13.5 million to make an animated film.An illustrator from Franklin, Tenn., Sava had written a graphic novel for his twin boys about a magic box of animal crackers, and he wanted to adapt it to the screen.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterA Chris D’Elia prank show that was in the works at Netflix is no longer moving forward, a Netflix spokesperson has confirmed. The move comes in the wake of multiple women alleging that the comedian and actor tried to engage with them sexually when they were as young as 16.The Los Angeles Times first reported the news.

COVID-19 escalates in Spain, Sony Pictures Releasing has moved up — not back — the local release of Santiago Segura’s family comedy “Father There is Only One 2,” the country’s biggest potential national blockbuster for 2020.Originally scheduled to open in Spanish theaters on Aug.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterTwo women who allege they were sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein have asked a bankruptcy judge to liquidate the Weinstein Co. estate, following the collapse of a global settlement last week.The women, Dominique Huett and Wedil David, filed the motion in Delaware bankruptcy court.

Summer Lovin’, a prequel to the movie Grease, is in the works at Paramount Pictures and the movie is making big moves right now!

Mo’Nique‘s discrimination lawsuit against Netflix is moving ahead.

Justin Bieber is hitting back at the women who accused him of sexual assault on Twitter. The two people who anonymously accused the Baby singer can now be identified.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterHockey star Jeremy Roenick sued NBC Sports for wrongful termination on Friday, claiming the network discriminated against him as a straight man after he made off-color remarks on a Barstool Sports podcast.Roenick also alleges that the network retaliated against him because he was an outspoken supporter of President Trump in 2016.Roenick was let go after joking on the “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast about having a threesome with his wife and Kathryn Tappen, a

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA federal judge has upheld a state order closing movie theaters in Michigan, rejecting an owner’s claim that it infringed on his First Amendment right to hold a Juneteenth film festival.Emagine Royal Oak, a theater in the Detroit suburbs, sued Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and two other state officials on June 22, arguing that the state’s order amounted to an unlawful prior restraint on speech.But in a ruling on Thursday, U.S.