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EXCLUSIVE: Hell on Wheels, starring Anson Mount, ran for five seasons on AMC and became one of the network's biggest hits. Twelve years on the western drama about the construction of the first transcontinental railroad across the U.S., is at the center of a legal dispute between the for-sale eOne and…

"Does the state want us to invest more, employ more and pay more taxes or not?" Disney CEO Bob Iger rhetorically asked today of the on-going attacks on the Mouse House by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. "There’s .. a false narrative that we’ve been fighting to protect tax breaks as part of this,' the…

Disney Parks & Experiences generated the bulk of parent profits and about a third of total revenue last quarter with a noteworthy swing in international from Hong Kong to Shanghai to Paris. Total sales at the divison called Disney Parks, Experiences and Products jumped 17% to $7.8 billion, the…

Shock rocker Marilyn Manson just got a legal shock as a California judge tossed out most of the fading musician's defamation case against Evan Rachel Wood over the Westworld actress' claims of abuse during the former couple's relationship. “The Court grants Wood's special motion to strike in part,&#8221…

(Updated with more details) A federal jury in Manhattan just found Donald Turmp liable today in the civil battery and defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll. The writer claimed that that the one-time real estate mogul raped her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. While not…

Jonathan Majors could be imprisoned for up to a year if found guilty of a charge unveiled this morning in his domestic violence case. At the same time, the actor’s attorney today slammed proceedings as a by-product of “the racial bias that permeates the criminal justice system.” Related Story …

No one was expecting an apology and in fact Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch applauded "the highest journalistic standards" displayed at Fox News, saying the near $800 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems was a business decision made to resolve the dispute and "avoid the acrimony of multi-year…

A former Los Angeles television news producer was indicted today on federal charges alleging he distributed more than 100 videos and images of child pornography online. Phil Drechsler, 60, of Santa Clarita, who worked for KNBC-TV until he departed in February, allegedly shared more than 117 videos…

Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right group Proud Boys, was convicted along with three other members of the organization for their roles in the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The convictions were perhaps the highest profile cases so far brought by the Justice Department…

A jury found today that Ed Sheeran did not wrongfully copy Marvin Gaye’s classic “Let’s Get It On” with his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud.” The jury reached a unanimous verdict after just under three hours of deliberations. The lawsuit was brought by the heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye's co-writer on…

Shangela, an actor and former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant who also co-hosts the docuseries We’re Here, is being sued by a former production assistant on the latter show who says he was raped by the star after a wrap party in February 2020. The actor denies the allegations. In a detailed nine-page…

Disney's seemingly successful efforts to outfox Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' power grab to control the area around Disney World are "not even worth the paper they were printed on," according to a countersuit filed Monday by the GOP presidential aspirant's replacement board. "The District is entitled to…