Tracy Morgan’s New Jersey incident now has a day in court
The next court date for Walmart truck driver Kevin Roper whose truck crash on the New Jersey Turnpike injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed his friend is set for November 9th. Roper was behind the wheel and reportedly awake for 28 hours in the June 7, 2014 accident on the NJ Turnpike involving Morgan and […]
Harry Shearer files $125 million lawsuit over “This is Spinal Tap” royalties
1984 mockumentary This is Spinal Tap is required viewing for anyone into comedy or wanting to start a band. The Rob Reiner-directed film about the waning days of a hapless heavy metal band is hysterical and much of it still holds true today. The film’s stars, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, and Michael McKean co-created the film […]
Bill Cosby’s latest legal battle could land him 10 years in jail
Bill Cosby is back in court, and as Deadline reports, this latest legal battle could result in a ten-year sentence for the former king of comedy. Cosby’s been attending pre-trial proceedings for a cast that won’t begin until late May, in Allegheny County, New York; he’s been charged with sexual assault against a woman who was, […]
Owen Benjamin vs. Patreon lawsuit, what are the possible implications?
A peruse of Twitter the last couple of days showed a lot of Creators on the platform get a bit worried about the fan-supported platform going away. Why? The reason just might be comedian Owen Benjamin. The former Sullivan & Son star become a lighting rod for controversy the last few years as he began […]
Dave Chappelle subject of a lawsuit stemming from a 2015 banana incident
Dave Chappelle is being sued because of a banana. If you can remember way back to 2015, you might remember that Chappelle made headlines while performing at a show at the Lensic PAC in Santa Fe. It was during that show that someone in the audience threw a banana peel at him while he was […]
Now all of Spinal Tap is suing over unpaid “This Is Spinal Tap” royalties
Back in October, Harry Shearer filed a lawsuit against Vivendi Studios, the folks that own the rights to This Is Spinal Tap, the legendary film he was a co-creator and star of. Shearer claimed that the studio owed him over $125M in back royalties from the movie and merchandise sales that he never saw recieved […]
Conan O’Brien is working to halt a lawsuit accusing him of stealing jokes
Conan O’Brien is being called a joke thief and that has his blood boiling. The TBS late night host knows the weight of an accusation like that and says it makes him, “physically ill.” “Accusing a comedian of stealing a joke is the worst thing you can accuse them of, in my opinion, short of […]
Rob Schneider sued for $1.5Million dollars over a movie
Rob Schneider will have to see the court man for he and his brother/producing partner are being sued by investors based around his direct to DVD movie, The Chosen One. A flick I can’t honestly say I knew existed or have seen. But I’d imagine it went down something like this. Plaintiffs, George and Nancy Gamble […]