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A fresh pair of eyes. Amber Heard fired her lawyers after her trial with Johnny Depp. The Aquaman star’s reps confirmed that a key player in Heard’s legal case is leaving while a new team joins her.

Good afternoon Insiders. We have truly entered holiday season but in TV and film Land things simply don’t slow down. I’m Max Goldbart and here’s your list of the week’s biggest headlines.

EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA has collected more than $1 billion in dues and “agency fees” from its active members and financial core non-members since its founding 10 years ago with the merger of SAG and AFTRA, according financial reports the union files with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Rebekah Vardy has said she is "not at all worried" about having to pay legal fees, as she laughed off claims she will have to sell her holiday home in Portugal. The WAG, 40, is set to pick up the brunt of the reported £3 million legal costs after she lost her High Court Wagatha Christie libel case against Coleen Rooney last week. Rebekah and her husband Jamie own a luxury villa on an exclusive golf resort, which they have previously referred to as their "sanctuary".

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon will crank up the price of Prime membership fees in Europe and U.K. — in some cases by 43% — with the ecommerce giant citing rising expenses and inflation for the hike.In the U.K., the annual price of Prime will increase 20%, from £79 to £95.

The company that created stage sets for Kanye West’s concerts is suing the rapper.

Kanye West is being sued $7.1million (£6million) by an LA production company over claims of unpaid fees for a series of events.According to the lawsuit, which was filed yesterday (July 14) at Los Angeles County’s Superior Court, West and his team owe Phantom Labs for fees on his ‘Donda 2’ livestream earlier this year, his cancelled Coachella 2022 appearance, last year’s ‘Free Larry Hoover’ concert with Drake, a number of his Sunday Services and the rapper’s studio spaces, reports Variety.The company alleges that, as the unpaid bills began piling up from multiple projects, it was assured that everything would be paid up once the rapper now known as Ye, collected a reported $9million (£7.6million) fee for appearing at Coachella.When West pulled out of that appearance with weeks to spare, the company said it was on the hook not just for the millions already owed for past collaborations but for money it had also paid other vendors for the cancelled festival appearance.The rapper allegedly hired Phantom Labs in October 2021 to “run a renovation project” at a Los Angeles warehouse West was converting into an office and creative space. The rapper also allegedly hired the company to produce four consecutive Sunday Service events in November of that year.

Another day, another Kanye lawsuit. And yes, that is the second time we’ve said that this week.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most expensive Manchester United player on this season's Fantasy Premier League (FPL), while new signing Tyrell Malacia comes in at a modest £4.5m.

TalkTV has been forced to make a public apology to mental health charity Mind after claiming live on air that it funded the legal fees of asylum seekers.

Lena Headey is being sued for $1. 5 million (£1. 2 million) by her former agency for allegedly failing to pay commission fees for projects including Thor: Love and Thunder.

New legislation targeting hidden fees and predatory “anti-consumer ticketing practices” in New York State’s live event industry, including theater, sports events and concerts, was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Variety confirmed on Thursday. Court documents seen by the outlet indicate that she joined Troika in 2005 with her personal representative, Michael Duff, who left his previous position at Lou Carl Associates to join the organization at the time.

The WGA’s historic reshaping of the talent agency business will take full effect at the end of business today, after which agency packaging fees will no longer be permitted under the guild’s franchise agreement.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced proposed new measures to stop rip-off agents taking advantage of people and pocketing their tax repayments. Taxpayers can use Repayment Agents to make claims for tax refunds, and many are happy with the service they receive.

Martin Lewis is not happy about it. The MoneySavingExpert founder slammed energy firms for charging customers "outrageous" exit fees from fixed tariffs.

Ed Sheeran and his co-songwriters have been awarded over £900,000 in legal costs after winning their High Court copyright trial over the hit Shape Of You earlier this year.At a trial in March, the singer and co-writers, Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon, faced accusations that their track ripped off a 2015 song by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue.However, Mr Justice Zacaroli concluded Mr Sheeran ‘neither deliberately nor subconsciously’ copied a phrase in the song.Mr Sheeran, his co-authors and their music companies originally launched legal proceedings in May 2018, asking the High Court to declare they had not infringed Mr Chokri and Mr O’Donoghue’s copyright.Two months later, Mr Chokri – a grime artist who performs under the name Sami Switch – and Mr O’Donoghue issued their own claim for ‘copyright infringement, damages and an account of profits in relation to the alleged infringement’. The pair had alleged that an ‘Oh I’ hook in Shape Of You is ‘strikingly similar’ to an ‘Oh Why’ refrain in their own track.But in his previous judgment, Mr Justice Zacaroli concluded: ‘Mr Sheeran had not heard Oh Why and in any event that he did not deliberately copy the Oh I phrase from the Oh Why hook.’He dismissed the counterclaim and granted a declaration to Mr Sheeran and his fellow songwriters that they had not infringed the copyright in Oh Why.Following the ruling, lawyers for Mr Chokri and Mr O’Donoghue had said that Mr Sheeran and the other claimants should pay their own legal costs, claiming they had failed to provide documents and demonstrated ‘awkwardness and opacity’.

Mixmag, Andy Vas – owner of the German-based Yore Store – said: “There’s no way people will want to pay €20 for shipping on a €10 or €15 record.”Vas told the publication that international markets – the United States’ in particular – are crucial to the longevity of German record labels and stores. He continued: “I’ve been doing this since 1998, and the US is our strongest market for selling records.

Premier League spent a combined £75million - Liverpool surpassed that total with Darwin Nunez alone. But even more eye-opening deals saw Rivaldo swap Brazil for Deportivo La Coruna for £5.4million.

Blac Chyna might have to sign up for a few more celebrity boxing matches. Following Chyna’s attempt at suing members of the Kardashian-Jenner family, it’s been revealed that they are now seeking over $390,000 in legal fees.Per People, the legal team representing Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, and Kylie Jenner submitted a petition asking that Chyna, real name Angels White, pay the hefty sum of almost $391,094.76 to cover court costs, including jury fees, deposition costs, “models, enlargements, photocopies of exhibits” and more.The lawsuit against Kris, Kim, Khloé, and Kylie surrounded her contract at E! in for her short-lived reality series with Robert Kardashian Jr,Rob & Chyna, citing intentional interference.

Rochdale council has been ordered to waive more than £7,000 in care fees after failing to provide adequate support to a ‘vulnerable’ man who was ‘unable’ to manage his own finances. An ombudsman’s investigation found the authority’s failings not only led to ‘Mr Y’ - who has autism, depression, anxiety, and short-term memory issues - racking up a ‘significant debt’, but also caused him distress.