Esq. | Breaking Legal News | Entertainment Law News | The Hollywood Reportertag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14639342010-10-13T12:52:29-07:00Blog 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.TypePadIrving Azoff responds to Axl Rose legal claimtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f50ad57c970b2010-10-13T12:52:29-07:002010-10-13T12:52:29-07:00By Eriq Gardner EXCLUSIVE: Earlier this year, we reported on Axl Rose's bombshell claims against Live Nation chairman Irving Azoff. Now comes the response. Azoff, as head of Front Line Management, which once represented Guns 'n' Roses, is suing Rose...hollywoodreporterWME dragged into Live Nation antitrust casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f4bf71c5970b2010-10-01T16:53:33-07:002010-10-01T18:38:08-07:00By Eriq Gardner EXCLUSIVE: Does the William Morris Endeavor talent agency hold the key to proving that Live Nation is guilty of an antitrust conspiracy? One company thinks so. My Ampitheater Inc., is asking a California judge to compel WME...hollywoodreporterAgent defection lawsuits settledtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f44156ee970b2010-09-15T09:24:44-07:002010-09-15T10:16:03-07:00By Eriq Gardner EXCLUSIVE: A settlement has been reached in the Matthew Baldwin agent defection case. Baldwin's move from to IMG to CAA in early April triggered two lawsuits in a nasty brouhaha that promised to shed light on how...hollywoodreporterWhy more talent agents might soon be defecting to rival agenciestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f32bcae4970b2010-08-23T06:10:00-07:002010-08-22T23:46:44-07:00By Eriq Gardner We might be on the verge of an important court decision that could make it easier for agents and other Hollywood representatives to jump from one employer to another. In April, Matthew Baldwin, a sports agent who...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...hollywoodreporterWould Alyssa Milano hire this man as her lawyer? (video)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f271d0a2970b2010-07-21T11:28:45-07:002010-07-21T09:48:08-07:00Roaming a red carpet at an awards show probably isn't the best way for a young lawyer to sign clients. But meet Sam Goldberg, a former child actor turned radio host turned "Mr. Law School." Apparently, he received training on...hollywoodreporterAppeals court gives life to 'Last Samurai' idea theft claim tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f0caee64970b2010-06-11T12:53:07-07:002010-06-11T12:46:06-07:00By Eriq Gardner A federal appeals panel has ruled that a court should hear a claim by two brothers who say Warner Bros. and other creators of the movie "The Last Samurai" stole their ideas after hearing a pitch and...hollywoodreporterProducer sues lawyers in Farrah Fawcett documentary flap tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20134813ba308970c2010-05-20T10:41:50-07:002010-05-20T10:41:50-07:00By Eriq Gardner Producer Craig Nevius is fighting back against lawyers representing the estate of Farrah Fawcett, escalating a nasty battle over a documentary about the late actress. Nevius alleges in a lawsuit filed Friday that Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp,...hollywoodreporterAxl Rose slams Irving Azoff in $5 million countersuittag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e2013481097125970c2010-05-18T12:08:49-07:002010-05-18T16:14:56-07:00By Eriq Gardner EXCLUSIVE: Axl Rose says his former manager tried to implement a scheme to force him to reunite with the original Guns N' Roses band members and, as part of the plot, failed to properly promote the "Chinese...hollywoodreporterNikki Finke in talks for HBO paydaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133ed82852e970b2010-05-18T10:56:03-07:002010-05-18T11:01:28-07:00By Matthew Belloni EXCLUSIVE: HBO is trying to make a deal with litigious showbiz blogger Nikki Finke. The network is negotiating an arrangement with Finke to bless "Tilda," its planned comedy about a Hollywood blogger very much like Finke. The...hollywoodreporter