Mexican singer and actress Mary Boquitas was shut down by a Los Angeles judge Friday after she tried to countersue two Jane Does for defamation. The women named her as a co-defendant in the blockbuster sex abuse lawsuit filed last year against pop diva Gloria Trevi and disgraced Mexican music producer Sergio Andrade.
At a morning hearing, Judge Ralph C. Hofer ruled that Boquitas had no grounds to sue the Does for defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress considering their “allegedly defamatory statements are all found in (their) complaint,...
At a morning hearing, Judge Ralph C. Hofer ruled that Boquitas had no grounds to sue the Does for defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress considering their “allegedly defamatory statements are all found in (their) complaint,...
- 12/22/2023
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Metallica are set to wrap up the 2023 North American leg of their highly successful “M72 World Tour” with upcoming stops in St. Louis and Detroit. Ahead of the St. Louis gigs on November 3rd and 5th, the band’s official merchandise company Merch Traffic has filed a lawsuit to prevent the sale of bootleg T-shirts and other unauthorized items around the stadium.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the trademark-infringement suit was filed on Thursday (October 26th) in St. Louis federal court against various John and Jane Does seeking to sell counterfeit Metallica items.
The newspaper also reports that Merch Traffic took similar action in other states, including New York, Texas, and New Jersey, during previous stops on the tour.
Per the lawsuit, Merch Traffic claims, “The infringing merchandise is of the same general appearance as plaintiff’s merchandise and is likely to cause confusion among prospective purchasers.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the trademark-infringement suit was filed on Thursday (October 26th) in St. Louis federal court against various John and Jane Does seeking to sell counterfeit Metallica items.
The newspaper also reports that Merch Traffic took similar action in other states, including New York, Texas, and New Jersey, during previous stops on the tour.
Per the lawsuit, Merch Traffic claims, “The infringing merchandise is of the same general appearance as plaintiff’s merchandise and is likely to cause confusion among prospective purchasers.
- 10/27/2023
- by Heavy Consequence Staff
- Consequence - Music
Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology will come before the court in September 2025 – two full years from now – to face a civil lawsuit filed by three victims who say the organization viciously harassed them for reporting the “That ’70s Show” to authorities and ultimately leaving the church.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Tuesday lifted a stay on the civil case that was in place until the criminal trials played out, and set the September 22, 2025 start date. Masterson was convicted of raping two women and sentenced earlier this month to two successive 15-year sentences.
The Jane Does, all former church members, originally filed their civil complaint in 2019, seeking unspecified damages for what they say was a harrowing and cruel harassment campaign. Each described incidents of stalking, surveillance, vandalism to their cars and property, and even the poisoning of pets.
The Church of Scientology, which failed to convince the...
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Tuesday lifted a stay on the civil case that was in place until the criminal trials played out, and set the September 22, 2025 start date. Masterson was convicted of raping two women and sentenced earlier this month to two successive 15-year sentences.
The Jane Does, all former church members, originally filed their civil complaint in 2019, seeking unspecified damages for what they say was a harrowing and cruel harassment campaign. Each described incidents of stalking, surveillance, vandalism to their cars and property, and even the poisoning of pets.
The Church of Scientology, which failed to convince the...
- 9/26/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Having publicly hoped earlier this year that Danny Masterson would be found “innocent” of rape charges in his retrial, Ashton Kutcher also sought to convince the judge in his That 70s Show co-star’s case of what a great guy the defendant is.
“Not only is he a good friend to me I’ve witnessed him be a good friend to others and the kind of brother others would be lucky to have,” Kutcher wrote Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo late last month as Masterson awaited sentencing on being found guilty of two counts of rape this spring. “As a role model, Danny has consistently been an excellent one. I attribute not falling into the typical Hollywood life of drugs directly to Danny,” Kutcher said as one of many high profile names like Mila Kunis advocating on Masterson’s behalf.
On September 7, 47-year-old Masterson was sentenced to 30 years behind bars by Judge Olmedo.
“Not only is he a good friend to me I’ve witnessed him be a good friend to others and the kind of brother others would be lucky to have,” Kutcher wrote Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo late last month as Masterson awaited sentencing on being found guilty of two counts of rape this spring. “As a role model, Danny has consistently been an excellent one. I attribute not falling into the typical Hollywood life of drugs directly to Danny,” Kutcher said as one of many high profile names like Mila Kunis advocating on Masterson’s behalf.
On September 7, 47-year-old Masterson was sentenced to 30 years behind bars by Judge Olmedo.
- 9/8/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, 10: 15 Am: Facing up to 30 years behind bars for being found guilty last month of two counts of rape, Danny Masterson will be sentenced on August 4.
A week after an LA jury delivered its partial verdict, Judge Charlaine Olemdo announced the sentencing date today at a downtown hearing.
Taken away in handcuffs on May 31 at the conclusion of his sexual assault retrial, the That 70s Show actor is currently being held in custody in “administrative segregation” in the LA County Men’s Central Jail. Defense lawyers have indicated they will appeal last week’s verdict. However, as of today, no appeal has been filed.
The criminal trial panel was deadlocked on count 3 of the initial charges. That count concerned prominent Scientologist Masterson’s former long-term girlfriend and ex-Scientologist Christina B a.k.a. Jane Doe #3., who testified in both the first trial and the retrial. “I am devastated that...
A week after an LA jury delivered its partial verdict, Judge Charlaine Olemdo announced the sentencing date today at a downtown hearing.
Taken away in handcuffs on May 31 at the conclusion of his sexual assault retrial, the That 70s Show actor is currently being held in custody in “administrative segregation” in the LA County Men’s Central Jail. Defense lawyers have indicated they will appeal last week’s verdict. However, as of today, no appeal has been filed.
The criminal trial panel was deadlocked on count 3 of the initial charges. That count concerned prominent Scientologist Masterson’s former long-term girlfriend and ex-Scientologist Christina B a.k.a. Jane Doe #3., who testified in both the first trial and the retrial. “I am devastated that...
- 6/7/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The jury in Danny Masterson’s rape retrial has begun deliberations.
The panel went behind closed doors this morning not long after the conclusion of the prosecution’s final rebuttal and a last unsuccessful move by the defense to have a mistrial declared.
Following closing arguments on May 16 by deputy D.A. Ariel Anson and then closing arguments by defense attorney Phillip Cohen, deputy D.A. Reinhold Mueller was the last person to address the jury in the downtown LA courtroom, before Judge Charlaine Olmedo sent the panel to come up with a verdict.
Facing over 40 years behind bars if found guilty on a trio of rape charges, Masterson’s first trial started on October 18, 2022 and ended in a mistrial being declared on November 30 after the jury remained deadlocked.
Despite attempts by the defense to get the case dismissed, the retrial of the That 70s Show actor began on April...
The panel went behind closed doors this morning not long after the conclusion of the prosecution’s final rebuttal and a last unsuccessful move by the defense to have a mistrial declared.
Following closing arguments on May 16 by deputy D.A. Ariel Anson and then closing arguments by defense attorney Phillip Cohen, deputy D.A. Reinhold Mueller was the last person to address the jury in the downtown LA courtroom, before Judge Charlaine Olmedo sent the panel to come up with a verdict.
Facing over 40 years behind bars if found guilty on a trio of rape charges, Masterson’s first trial started on October 18, 2022 and ended in a mistrial being declared on November 30 after the jury remained deadlocked.
Despite attempts by the defense to get the case dismissed, the retrial of the That 70s Show actor began on April...
- 5/17/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
We don’t know what’s more intimidating — getting kidnapped or meeting your significant other’s parents. Unfortunately for Charlie Nicoletti from ABC‘s The Company You Keep, he had to endure both trials. But perhaps the two events were connected in The Company You Keep Season 1 Episode 4, “All In,” which premiered on Sunday, March 19, following a short hiatus.
[Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from The Company You Keep Season 1 Episode 4, “All In.”]
Catherine Haena Kim as Emma Hill and Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie Nicoletti | ABC/Eric McCandless The CIA kidnaps Charlie in ‘The Company You Keep’ Episode 4
The Company You Keep Season 1 Episode 3 ended on a cliffhanger when people grabbed Charlie off the streets and shoved him into their van. And when episode 4 begins, Charlie is in an interrogation room, hooked up to a lie detector. As it turns out, the CIA and Emma are behind the kidnapping.
When Emma filled out a relationship form...
[Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from The Company You Keep Season 1 Episode 4, “All In.”]
Catherine Haena Kim as Emma Hill and Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie Nicoletti | ABC/Eric McCandless The CIA kidnaps Charlie in ‘The Company You Keep’ Episode 4
The Company You Keep Season 1 Episode 3 ended on a cliffhanger when people grabbed Charlie off the streets and shoved him into their van. And when episode 4 begins, Charlie is in an interrogation room, hooked up to a lie detector. As it turns out, the CIA and Emma are behind the kidnapping.
When Emma filled out a relationship form...
- 3/20/2023
- by Sarah Little
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging sexual assault, coercion of an abortion and involuntary infamy against Steven Tyler, best known as the lead singer of Boston-based rock band Aerosmith.
The alleged abuse took place in the 1970s, when the plaintiff, Julia Misley, formally known as Julia Holcomb, was a minor and Tyler was in his mid-twenties. The lawsuit was initially filed in December 2022 but was amended on Tuesday to include the singer’s name as Defendant Doe 1, leaving Does 2-50 unidentified.
In Memoriam 2022: 100 Great Celebrities Who Died In 2022
According to the lawsuit, Misley first met the defendant in 1973, when Aerosmith was performing in Portland, Oregon. The suit alleges that Tyler, who was 25 at the time, took the just-turned-16-year-old plaintiff to his hotel room and “performed various acts of criminal sexual conduct” on her. He is then said to have purchased a plane ticket for Misley to accompany...
The alleged abuse took place in the 1970s, when the plaintiff, Julia Misley, formally known as Julia Holcomb, was a minor and Tyler was in his mid-twenties. The lawsuit was initially filed in December 2022 but was amended on Tuesday to include the singer’s name as Defendant Doe 1, leaving Does 2-50 unidentified.
In Memoriam 2022: 100 Great Celebrities Who Died In 2022
According to the lawsuit, Misley first met the defendant in 1973, when Aerosmith was performing in Portland, Oregon. The suit alleges that Tyler, who was 25 at the time, took the just-turned-16-year-old plaintiff to his hotel room and “performed various acts of criminal sexual conduct” on her. He is then said to have purchased a plane ticket for Misley to accompany...
- 2/9/2023
- by Nicky Kashani
- Uinterview
You can be a hater all you want, but you can't deny the truth: James Cameron's "Titanic" – returning to theaters soon for its 25th anniversary – is one of the most epic romances in film history. Though it only lasts a few days, Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack's (Leonardo DiCaprio) relationship has been enchanting audiences for decades. As Rose puts it, Jack "saved me in every way that a person can be saved." While "Titanic" has a moderately hopeful message, it's also profoundly sad.
At this point, it's fair to say that you know how "Titanic" ends if you're reading this article. But in case you forgot: Jack doesn't survive. But he was far from the only one with this fate. More than 1,500 people died during the real-life sinking of the Titanic. While much of the movie details the joy and excitement of first love, "Titanic" becomes a disaster film in its latter half.
At this point, it's fair to say that you know how "Titanic" ends if you're reading this article. But in case you forgot: Jack doesn't survive. But he was far from the only one with this fate. More than 1,500 people died during the real-life sinking of the Titanic. While much of the movie details the joy and excitement of first love, "Titanic" becomes a disaster film in its latter half.
- 1/16/2023
- by Kira Deshler
- Slash Film
Crime shows can take on many forms. There are procedurals, shows like "Homicide: Life on the Streets" and "Law and Order" (and its endless spin-offs), and then, there are the gritty masterclass dramas, shows like "The Wire" and "The Sopranos." Some favor the process, some the outcome, though all abound with the kind of detached criminal activity audiences fervently eat up. Just look at "Breaking Bad's" 16 Emmy wins.
"NYPD: Blue," "Hill Street Blues," "Criminal Minds," "CSI," and the like endure because they're accessible. They're fun. They're mainstream. Crime dramas like "Better Call Saul" are critically acclaimed and instantly recognizable. However, some crime dramas slip through the cracks. The John and Jane Does of crime shows, the ones that, for one reason or another, never quite found their audience. Whether they were canceled too soon, premiered during "Game of Thrones'" triumphant reign, or featured a misstep or two that alienated huge swaths of their audiences,...
"NYPD: Blue," "Hill Street Blues," "Criminal Minds," "CSI," and the like endure because they're accessible. They're fun. They're mainstream. Crime dramas like "Better Call Saul" are critically acclaimed and instantly recognizable. However, some crime dramas slip through the cracks. The John and Jane Does of crime shows, the ones that, for one reason or another, never quite found their audience. Whether they were canceled too soon, premiered during "Game of Thrones'" triumphant reign, or featured a misstep or two that alienated huge swaths of their audiences,...
- 1/8/2023
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
A woman who claims to have had an illicit relationship with Steven Tyler in the Seventies when she was a minor has filed a lawsuit against the Aerosmith singer, accusing him of sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The lawsuit was filed following California legislation that temporarily waived statutes of limitations for childhood sexual abuse allegations.
In the suit filed in Los Angeles and obtained by Rolling Stone, the plaintiff Julia Holcomb alleges that Tyler convinced Holcomb’s mother to grant him guardianship over her when she was 16 years old,...
In the suit filed in Los Angeles and obtained by Rolling Stone, the plaintiff Julia Holcomb alleges that Tyler convinced Holcomb’s mother to grant him guardianship over her when she was 16 years old,...
- 12/30/2022
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ Review: A Basic Whitney Houston Biopic Sets Her Wikipedia Page to Song
A music biopic so broad and hacky it makes “Jersey Boys” seem like “All that Jazz,” Kasi Lemmons’ well-acted but laughably trite “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody” is an anonymous portrait of a singular artist — a by-the-numbers “Behind the Music” episode that needs 146 minutes to say almost nothing about a once-in-a-lifetime voice. Not even “Bohemian Rhapsody” was so obviously written by the guy who wrote “Bohemian Rhapsody,” as Anthony McCarten’s algorithmic script
Here’s young Whitney as a choir soloist at the New Jersey church where she discovers her love for music. There she is at Arista Records’ HQ listening to the demo track for her future hit single, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”. Once her career takes off, the rest of her life is reduced to a diminishingly unsophisticated series of reactions to whatever happened in the previous scene, which doesn’t express Houston’s struggle...
Here’s young Whitney as a choir soloist at the New Jersey church where she discovers her love for music. There she is at Arista Records’ HQ listening to the demo track for her future hit single, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”. Once her career takes off, the rest of her life is reduced to a diminishingly unsophisticated series of reactions to whatever happened in the previous scene, which doesn’t express Houston’s struggle...
- 12/21/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The film scores of the 1990s were as rich and varied as the films themselves, as the decade saw — well, heard — established masters peak (John Williams) or push themselves in new directions (Philip Glass), bold outsiders bring new genres into the narrow conversation of what movie music “should be”, and singular iconoclasts revolutionize how that music is recorded (remember the time when Neil Young just improvised the entire score for “Dead Man” by watching a rough cut in his studio?).
Women like Rachel Portman and Deborah Wiseman continued to make headway in a field from which they’ve long been excluded, while some of the most essential composers of the 21st century (Carter Burwell) began to hit their stride and point towards an even brighter future. Hell, even “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot” had Alan Silvestri going absolutely nuts over the soundtrack.
Here are our picks for the 25 best movie scores of the ’90s.
Women like Rachel Portman and Deborah Wiseman continued to make headway in a field from which they’ve long been excluded, while some of the most essential composers of the 21st century (Carter Burwell) began to hit their stride and point towards an even brighter future. Hell, even “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot” had Alan Silvestri going absolutely nuts over the soundtrack.
Here are our picks for the 25 best movie scores of the ’90s.
- 8/16/2022
- by David Ehrlich, Christian Blauvelt and Leila Latif
- Indiewire
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