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EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Discovery’s Chief Legal Officer Savalle Sims, a longtime member of David Zaslav’s corporate inner circle, is leaving the media giant. The sudden news of the forthcoming departure of the company’s legal chief was unveiled by CEO Zaslav in a note to staff that was sent out in…

The Bachelorette Season 21 contestant Devin Strader has spoken out following reports about a prior arrest and restraining order related to an ex-girlfriend. In a statement on Thursday, Strader said that the situations stemmed from “a low point” in his past, arguing that the reports about it have been…

UPDATE, 2:09 PM: Sean "Diddy" Combs will be staying behind bars until his trial for sex trafficking and more, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled today. In a just short of two-hour bail appeal hearing Wednesday at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, Judge Andrew Carter rejected the proposed…

“The bankers are trying to crunch me. They'll fail.” Rupert Murdoch looked frazzled but defiant. We were having what was supposed to be a friendly coffee, but this was 2006 and he was under siege from bankers who were trying to cope with his financial…

Following recent emergency heart surgery that left him “near death”, a wheelchair-bound Harvey Weinstein returned to a New York courtroom today to plead not guilty to a new sex crime charge. The 72-year-old Weinstein is charged in a new indictment with sexually assaulting a woman in a lower Manhattan…

The guardian for Wendy Williams has filed an amended lawsuit against A+E Networks and eOne over the Lifetime documentary reality project Where Is Wendy Williams? that aired in February, claiming that the TV personality was exploited in her participation and paid just $82,000 for the project. The…

It's been a hell of a summer for MrBeast, and things don't seem to be looking up now with a potential class action lawsuit filed against the YouTube superstar and Amazon by contestants from the upcoming series Beast Games. As the anonymous "Contestant 5" states in the heavily redacted complaint…

White Horse Pictures founder Nigel Sinclair has been indicted for allegedly hiding over $25 million from the sales of stock in his former Intermedia production company in various offshore accounts. In an eight count September 13 filing from the Department of Justice, the 76-year-old producer is…

UPDATED with statement from Devin Strader — ABC and Warner Bros. find themselves in a bit of hot water with The Bachelorette after news surfaced Monday that Season 21 contestant Devin Strader was arrested for burglarizing an ex-girlfriend’s Louisiana home in 2017. The revelation calls into question the…

2nd Update, 1:26 PM: A federal judge has denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ effort to be free until his trial on sex trafficking and other charges. In an almost two hour hearing in a New York City courtroom, Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky agreed with the argument put forth by the U.S. Attorney's…

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Roth, the lawyer for Fiona Harvey, Baby Reindeer‘s real-life Martha, has responded to the show’s success at the Emmy Awards. In a statement to Deadline, Roth said: “The Emmy wins confirm that Netflix's strategy worked, going for the higher revenues and awards while leaving honesty…

UPDATE — September 17, 07:30 AM: A 26-year-old man has been charged with murdering the wife and two daughters of BBC commentator John Hunt. Kyle Clifford from Enfield, North London, appeared this morning at Westminster Magistrates’ Court where he was remanded into custody. Clifford was also charged…