When money and comedy mix, sometimes things can get way too funny. Like at ABC, where even though the station’s comedy Family Tools is still months away from its debut, one of its stars Leah Remini is already locked in a messy squabble with her handlers over her fat pay check from the show. And…
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HOWARD STERN vs. SIRIUS XM: Starting a Fire in the House
Howard Stern is a major newsmaker with a large footprint and these days he is starting some fires inside the house of Sirius XM satellite radio. This past March, the humorist and self-styled “king of all media” sued Sirius XM [through his production company, One Twelve Inc,] in a Manhattan court alleging breach of contract…
Michael Moore versus The Weinstein Brothers: Washing Hollywood’s Dirty Laundry in Public
Hollywood is a very rich town and arguments about millions of dollars are nothing new. This past February, the controversial filmmaker Michael Moore filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against Hollywood movie producers the Weinstein Brothers (Bob and Harvey) for alleged breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud arising from their deal on the…