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in a long-running legal battle over the Ramones, a former business manager for the iconic punk band claimed.Shira Scheindlin — who ruled in 2013 that stop-and-frisk was unconstitutional and was later booted from the case by an appeals court for impartiality — has allegedly shown “outrageous and improper behavior” throughout the dispute between guitarist Johnny Ramone’s widow, Linda Cummings-Ramone, and lead singer Joey Ramone’s brother, who goes by the stage name Mickey Leigh, according to court papers.Lawyers for Leigh wants to vacate Scheindlin’s December decision forcing former business manager David Frey to step down, claiming the jurist lacked jurisdiction. Frey violated the terms of RPI’s agreements when he failed to present deal for a potential Netflix movie about Leigh’s book, “I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Punk Rock Family Memoir,” to the company for approval, Scheindlin found.It took decades for the band, whose four founding members were from Queens, to become a commercial success with its eponymous April 1976 debut going gold 38 years after it debuted.Earlier this year, Frey sued Cummings-Ramone for defamation after she previously accused him of threatening to leak a sex tape of her.“Judge Scheindlin exceeded her bounds and usurped jurisdiction on issues over which she lacked the power to decide,” Frey’s lawyer’s claimed in a January filing seeking to vacate her decision and also accusing her of “often screaming at defense counsel for inconsequential acts.”A transcript included in court records shows Scheindlin chastising Frey’s lawyers for failing to provide evidence ahead of time and for dragging out proceedings.“Ms.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Most legal observers regard President Trump’s lawsuit over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris as frivolous. Nevertheless, parent company Paramount Global has been angling to settle the case, given that the administration has the power to stall or block its merger with Skydance. Doing so would likely generate backlash from CBS journalists and others who would see it as another major media organization capitulating to the president in hopes of currying favor.

Rihanna is sticking by her man.

In a surprising turn of events, tennis sensation Jannik Sinner, currently ranked World No. 1, has agreed to a three-month suspension following a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The suspension, effective from February 9 to May 4, 2025, comes after the 23-year-old Italian tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid clostebol in March 2024.

If you break the rules of the road, you could find an unpleasant letter in the mail, but it's important you don't ignore it. Motorists who receive more than 12 or more penalty points on their licence within three years will receive a court summons in the post.

A man viciously attacked by a stranger as he walked to the shop has told how he's now scared to leave the house alone.

Savina Petkova Brazil’s RT Features, producer of Walter Salles’ Oscar-nominated “I’m Still Here,” is backing “Porto” director Gabe Klinger‘s São Paulo-set wine world dramedy “Isabel,” which is currently in post-production. “Porto,” the director’s previous film, executive produced by Jim Jarmusch, was acquired for theatrical distribution in over forty markets after its San Sebastián premiere in 2016. “Isabel” tells the story of a woman in her early 50s who wants to open her own wine bar after being the head sommellière for a Michelin-starred restaurant.

Police have seized cannabis with a value of about £70,000 from a flat in Glasgow.

A former school dinner lady has been found guilty of terrorism offences after she planned to travel to join the Islamic State. Farishta Jami, 36, was convicted of two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism.

A former dinner lady who has been unmasked as a terrorist had saved up £1,200 to pay for one-way flights to Afghanistan for herself and her children after planning to join Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), police have revealed.

Rudie Obias If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Michael Jordan is an icon. Not just on the basketball court, but in pop culture too — even after retiring from the NBA more than 20 years ago.

A neighbour has been jailed after splitting a woman's head open with a bat in a row over cats pooing in his garden.

One of the men who hatched a plan to kill a dad in an 'execution-style murder' was attacked less than two weeks before the fatal shooting, it has been revealed.

It’s a done deal: Hulu and 20th Television will not be proceeding with a TV adaptation of Sarah J. Maas’ bestselling fantasy book series A Court of Thorns and Roses.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Justin Baldoni asked a judge on Friday to prevent Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds from accessing years of his phone and text records, which he said could reveal location data and his web browser history. In a letter to the court, Baldoni’s lawyer Mitchell Schuster argued that Lively’s subpoenas are “flagrantly overbroad.” “It is hard to overstate how broad, invasive, and atypical these Subpoenas truly are,” Schuster wrote.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Hulu’s TV adaptation of Sarah J. Maas’s wildly popular romantasy book series “A Court of Thorns and Roses” is officially scrapped. Produced by Disney’s 20th Television, the project has been in the development stage at Hulu (also a Disney property) since March 2021.

The lawsuit against Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs has been dropped.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer The lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jay-Z over the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in 2000 has been dismissed by the attorney representing the Jane Doe, according to a court filing made on Friday in New York. The voluntary dismissal, reviewed by Variety, was filed by attorneys Tony Buzbee and Antigone Curis, claiming that the Jane Doe who accused the musicians of sexual assault “hereby gives notice that the above-captioned Action is voluntarily dismissed, with prejudice.” Because it was dismissed with prejudice, the suit cannot be refiled as it is in its present form.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is still facing a criminal trial in May over sex trafficking and more, as well as dozens of sexual assault cases, but the Bad Boys Records founder and Jay-Z are now no longer are being accused of raping a 13-year-old girl back in 2000.

Axel Rudakubana's sentence will not be referred to the Court of Appeal, the Attorney General has said. The Southport child killer, 18, was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com The American Civil Liberties Union is collaborating with the creative team behind the Oscar-nominated short “A Lien” on an impact campaign working to protect the rights of immigrants. The campaign will be led by the production company Willa, focusing on litigation and advocacy work to create empathetic conversations around border policies and the rights of asylum seekers.