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Klaris Law, a boutique media, entertainment, technology, and intellectual property firm based in New York, announced today that Nevin Law Group, a Broadway production law practice, will join its team. Nevin Law Group Founder Doug Nevin has been named partner and head of the newly-formed Theater and Live…

In a split ruling today, a state appeals court panel reinstated a grant of parole for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, overturning an earlier decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom to block her release. Related Story Gary Kent Dies: Director, Actor And Stuntman Who Helped Inspire…

"Thus with a kiss I die," wrote William Shakespeare in Romeo & Juliet, and thus echoed a Los Angeles judge today over the alleged sexual abuse and negligence lawsuit from the stars of Franco Zeffirelli Oscar-nominated 1968 adaptation of the doomed lovers play. Stating that the $100 million in damages…

Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House could prove more complicated than anticipated, at least in the terms of the calendar. A New York judge today slated March 25, 2024 as the start of the former president's criminal trial for 2016 payoff hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels over an…

Prince Harry has lost a legal challenge the would allow him to make private payments for police protection when in the UK. The Duke of Sussex’s security arrangements were altered when he and wife Meghan Markle stopped being “working royals” and his offer to pay for protection was rejected. His…

E. Jean Carroll, the writer who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation civil lawsuit against Donald Trump earlier this month in Manhattan, is seeking what her lawyers call a “very substantial” additional amount in the wake of insulting comments the former president made during a May 10 CNN town…

If you figured the war between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis was going to take a breather for the weekend, think again. A day after the Bob Iger-run Mouse House gave the aspiring White House candidate a pro-business black eye and pulled the plug on long-time plans to move 2,000 California staffers to…

All charges have been dropped against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021, and a resurrected version of the film has almost completed filming in Montana, but the legal battle could be far from over. Related Story Halyna Hutchins’ Fa…

There’s no place like prison? A federal grand jury today indicted a man in the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. Terry Martin is charged with one count of stealing a major artwork — specifically facing a charge of theft of an object of cultural heritage…

General Hospital actor Haley Pullos was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a high-speed wrong-way freeway crash in Pasadena last month, the California Highway Patrol has confirmed. The accident occurred on the 134 Freeway in Pasaden ashortly before 1:30 a.m. on April 29, according to CHP. Pullos…

The jury in Danny Masterson's rape retrial has begun deliberations. The panel went behind closed doors this morning not long after the conclusion of the prosecution's final rebuttal and a last unsuccessful move by the defense to have a mistrial declared. Following closing arguments on May 16 by…

UPDATE, 3:51 PM: "For every inconsistency, there will be some excuse to make up for it," proclaimed defense attorney Phillip Cohen Tuesday afternoon of the prosecution's case in his last pitch in Danny Masterson's rape retrial. Related Story Danny Masterson Rape Retrial Rests With Defense…