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‘Making A Murderer’ detective sues Netflix for defamation

December 18, 2018 at 9:08 a.m.

A retired sheriff's detective sued Netflix for defamation on Monday, alleging that the hit series "Making a Murderer" falsely suggested that he planted evidence to frame a murder suspect. Andrew...

In this combination of photos, Tom Arnold, left, attends a premiere on Oct. 10, 2017, in Los Angeles and Mark Burnett speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 2, 2017, in Washington.

Mark Burnett will not be prosecuted in Tom Arnold scuffle

December 17, 2018 at 4:01 p.m.

Mark Burnett will not be prosecuted for an altercation with Tom Arnold at an Emmy party last month. The Los Angeles City Attorney's office, which handles misdemeanor cases, decided on...

Roy Moore sues Sacha Baron Cohen for $95M over ‘Who Is America?’

December 12, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.

Former Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore filed a $95 million lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen and Showtime on Wednesday, alleging that he was duped into appearing on "Who Is America?"...

Harvey Weinstein attends his arraignment in court, in New York, Monday, July 9, 2018.

Harvey Weinstein attorney says he was misquoted in ‘roles for sex’ interview

December 17, 2018 at 4:11 p.m.

Harvey Weinstein's attorney said Friday that his client was misquoted in an interview published Friday, and that he did not admit to trading movie roles for sex. Weinstein was quoted...

Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

John Lasseter will exit Disney at the end of the year

December 13, 2018 at 6:09 a.m.

John Lasseter, once the most powerful man in animation, will leave the Walt Disney Co. at the end of the year following a sexual harassment scandal, the company announced on...

Judge says Richard Simmons can’t sue over Enquirer’s transgender claim

December 17, 2018 at 4:50 p.m.

In a strange victory for trans rights, an L.A. Superior Court judge indicated Wednesday that he would dismiss Richard Simmons' defamation suit against the National Enquirer and Radar Online. Simmons...

Bill Nye claims Disney withheld $28 million in ‘Science Guy’ profits

March 30, 2019 at 12:35 a.m.

Bill Nye is accustomed to explaining complicated concepts to children, but even he has struggled with the byzantine mess that is studio accounting. According to a lawsuit filed Thursday in...

Richard Simmons sues National Enquirer over story about transitioning to a woman

June 4, 2018 at 10:28 p.m.

Richard Simmons filed a libel suit Monday against the National Enquirer and Radar Online, alleging that the publications relied on a blackmailer for stories claiming the former fitness guru was...

‘Power Rangers’ actor pleads guilty to killing roommate

December 17, 2018 at 5:12 p.m.

An actor who starred in the "Power Rangers" TV series pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter in the stabbing death of his roommate in 2015. Ricardo Medina, 38, of Green Valley,...

Chicago man to plead guilty to hacking celebrity photos

December 17, 2018 at 5:47 p.m.

A Chicago man has agreed to plead guilty to hacking into the Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts of over 300 people, including the accounts of 30 celebrities, according to federal...

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