Esq. | Breaking Legal News | Entertainment Law News | The Hollywood Reportertag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14639342010-10-04T16:15:12-07:00Blog focusing on breaking legal news in entertainment and media. THR Esq. offers analysis on how industries in Hollywood are impacted and influenced by the law. Published by The Hollywood Reporter.TypePadEverything you need to know about 'The Social Network' and the lawtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e2013487f7b6ea970c2010-10-04T16:15:12-07:002010-10-04T16:15:12-07:00Today we've got another attorney guest post, this one from Aaron Moss, a partner at L.A.'s Greenberg Glusker and co-founder of the firm's Law Law Land blog. He follows our thoughts on the subject with the best analysis we've seen...hollywoodreporterHow Mark Zuckerberg could sue over 'Social Network'tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f4d63eac970b2010-10-04T11:15:11-07:002010-10-04T11:15:12-07:00By Eriq Gardner Each and every day, it becomes less likely that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will sue producers of "The Social Network." If he wanted to file a splashy lawsuit, he probably would have already, and, as we've reported,...hollywoodreporterCourtney Love ordered to appear for depositiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f3f85b7d970b2010-09-08T07:56:00-07:002010-09-08T01:06:15-07:00By Matthew Belloni EXCLUSIVE: Eighteen months after becoming the first major celebrity sued for defamation on Twitter, Courtney Love is finally scheduled to sit for what could be one of the wildest depositions of the year. Judge Debra K. Weintraub...hollywoodreporterWhat Conan O'Brien can and can't say at the Emmystag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e2013486777481970c2010-08-26T03:00:00-07:002010-08-25T19:43:11-07:00By Matthew Belloni EXCLUSIVE: Memo to Conan O'Brien: Watch your mouth at the Emmys. If O'Brien wins Sunday in the outstanding variety, music or comedy series category for his aborted "Tonight Show" -- a distinct possibility, given the strong Hollywood...hollywoodreporterRead the threatening letter Joe Francis' lawyer sent over 'Piranha 3D'tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f32ec8b2970b2010-08-19T19:10:48-07:002010-08-20T00:08:37-07:00By Matthew Belloni How mad is "Girls Gone Wild" mogul Joe Francis at Jerry O'Connell's coke-snorting, kid-filming character who loses his penis to ravenous fish in this weekend's "Piranha 3D"? "I believe Mr. O'Connell may lose more than his penis...hollywoodreporterBret Michaels files $5 million lawsuit against concert promoter tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e201348649101c970c2010-08-18T10:13:27-07:002010-08-18T10:01:55-07:00By Eriq Gardner EXCLUSIVE: Two weeks ago, Bret Michaels showed up in Syracuse ready to perform a concert. He arrived at the venue only to find that the gig had been postponed without his knowledge. Now, the rocker and "Celebrity...hollywoodreporterEx-manager claims YouTube video proves Lil Wayne lied under oath tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e2013486221d13970c2010-08-11T09:45:56-07:002010-08-11T09:45:57-07:00By Eriq Gardner EXCLUSIVE: Rap superstar Lil Wayne has a lil' problem on his hands thanks to the discovery of a YouTube video that allegedly shows he perjured himself in a deposition in a multi-million dollar civil case. The claim...hollywoodreporterWill the Salahis sue us for calling them White House party crashers?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e2013486045553970c2010-08-05T19:16:50-07:002010-08-05T19:31:35-07:00By Matthew Belloni Kudos to attorney Lisa Bloom, who last night blasted out one of our favorite press releases of the year. In it, she warns journalists not to refer to clients Michaele and Tereq Salahi as "party crashers" because...hollywoodreporterJudge Joe Brown wins ruling in his own lawsuittag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e2013485d542ac970c2010-07-29T11:17:09-07:002010-07-29T11:05:59-07:00By Eriq Gardner Does it matter that Joe Brown of the "Judge Joe Brown Show" isn't licensed to practice law in California? One guy, Mark Schweninger, thinks so. He's suing Brown for fraud and slander after appearing on the CBS...hollywoodreporterBrad, Angelina win settlement of U.K. casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f27a24ad970b2010-07-22T13:04:10-07:002010-07-22T13:09:06-07:00Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have settled with the British paper News of the World over a "false and intrusive" story that said the couple was planning to split. The case went all the way to London's High Court today,...hollywoodreporter