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HBO Tells Michael Jackson Estate to Beat It in $100M ‘Leaving Neverland’ Lawsuit

The controversial Leaving Neverland made its debut on March 3, but the estate of Michael Jackson and HBO are still fighting over the sex abuse documentary in a $100 million lawsuit. And, put it this way, they didn’t come to dance with the once proclaimed King of Pop’s crew. The matter went over to federal court in early March for jurisdictional reasons just over a week after Leaving Neverland …


Judge Tosses Out That Defamation Lawsuit Against HBO and John Oliver

A West Virginia judge has granted HBO and John Oliver’s request to have a defamation suit against them dismissed, according to The Hill. The case in question was brought against Oliver by coal CEO Bob Murray, who the comedian heavily mocked on a 2017 installment of his HBO series, Last Week Tonight. Murray threatened to sue Oliver for his comments’ which ranged from accusations …


TrueVisions May Face Class-Action Lawsuit

While regulators continue to press TrueVisions to improve compensation to subscribers after cancelling six popular pay-TV channels, some customers have taken to an online “crowd-suing” platform in hopes of pursuing a class-action lawsuit. As of 5pm Saturday, more than 1,000 people had signed up to initiate the …


HBO’s ‘Vinyl’ Prompts Lawsuit From Hip Hop Pioneer DJ Kool Herc

According to the complaint, DJ Kool Herc turned down a $10,000 offer before the series aired. The pioneers of rock and hip-hop are having a bit of a moment in courtrooms across the nation. Led Zeppelin is set to stand trial next week over “Stairway to Heaven” while Flo & Eddie of the Turtles are leading putative class actions over the broadcasting of their music on platforms like SiriusXM and …