Wed Jul 28, 2010 @ 10:42AM PST
- Comcast's tab for closing the NBC Universal deal is now at $88 million and counting. We're betting that lawyers represent a good chunk of that cost. [ATD]
- The U.K. Film Council, responsible for $248 million in investment to 900 films over the past decade, has been shuttered. Naturally, filmmakers aren't pleased. [THR]
- Today in Mel: Oksana Grigorieva may sue Gibson to gain the rights to release music he executive produced and co-wrote. [TMZ]
- Yoko Ono will again oppose the release of the man responsible for killing John Lennon. [Reuters]
- Bail for Kenneth Starr, who allegedly bilked celebrity clients like Uma Thurman out of about $60 million, has been set at $10 million. [WSJ]
- Vincent Gambini from "My Cousin Vinny" is currently leading a poll conducted by the ABA Journal on the greatest fictional lawyer. There are 25 candidates. Where's Lionel Hutz from "The Simpsons"? [ABA Journal]