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…
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Charlie Sheen Sues Warner Bros. “Big” Time: Who’s Winning Yet?
Last month, the Charlie Sheen saga entered a brand new phase when the Hollywood studio Warner Bros. fired him from the hit CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men. At the time he was fired, Sheen was yet to complete about eight episodes in the 24- episode schedule of his latest contract signed in May…
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…
Standoff at the Golden Globes: The Big Rumble in the Backroom
On January 16, celebrity British comedian Ricky Gervais will host the 68th Annual Golden Globes ceremony with all its usual fanfare and more. Only this time there are such dark clouds gathering on the horizon that the awards ceremony of January 2011 may well be the last time that we’ll see the Globes the way…
A windfall for J. Lo’s ex? Not so fast
Before she was Mrs. Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez was Mrs. Ojani Noa. That little known 11-month marriage to a Cuban chef is causing the comedic star of The Wedding Planner and the upcoming The Back-Up Plan some serious headaches. J. Lo, as Jennifer Lopez is known to her fans, sued Noa for breach of contract…