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FIFTY FIFTY have been denied an injunction to suspend their contracts with agency Attrakt.Yesterday (August 28), the Seoul Central District Court rejected the injunction request the girl group had filed back in June, per Yonhap News Agency. At the time, the quartet claimed that their agency had “violated contract terms and took actions that resulted in the destruction of a relationship based on trust”.Attrakt CEO Jeon Hong-joon briefly spoke to Yonhap News Agency following the decision, saying that he now plans to “focus on the criminal lawsuit against Ahn Sung-il and Director Baek”, as translated by Koreaboo.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor A federal judge in Florida has granted a preliminary injunction that bars the state from implementing a new law that seeks to severely restrict drag performances, a move that has alarmed the entertainment industry. U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Presnell issued the order on Friday that bars state officials from implementing the law passed last month that restricts the ability of businesses to offer drag performances if the venues are open to minors. The case was brought by the Orlando, Fla. outpost of the restaurant chain Hamburger Mary’s, which launched in San Francisco in 1972. “This statute is specifically designed to suppress the speech of drag queen performers,” Presnell wrote in his 24-page order. Given that factor, the legislation is “not sufficiently narrowly tailored to survive strict scrutiny.” Presnell notes in his opinion that Florida already has laws on the books that help restrict children from being exposed to lewd or obscene material, even with parental consent.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Netflix and Korean public broadcaster MBC on Thursday defeated a court application for an injunction to stop the airing of their documentary “In The Name of God: A Holy Betrayal.” The 8-part series began airing from Friday (March 3). It is a Netflix Original, meaning that the streamer has global rights, including in Korea. The show examines “the chilling true stories of four Korean leaders claiming to be prophets [and] exposes the dark side of unquestioning belief.” Among its subjects is Christian Gospel Mission, also known as Providence, and also known as Jesus Morning Star, or JMS. It shares those initials with its controversial leader Jeong Myeong-seok (aka Jung Myung-seok) who is currently awaiting trial in Korea for sexually assaulting some of his female followers.

Rammstein have again secured an injunction from the courts in Hamburg, Germany banning Viagogo from facilitating the sale of touted tickets for the band’s 2023 tour.As the live sector has started to get back to normal following the COVID pandemic, the debate around secondary ticketing – so the resale of tickets by touts online – is becoming a bigger talking point again, with many artists keen to stop tickets for their shows being sold at a marked-up price on platforms like Viagogo.It’s not the first time Rammstein and their tour promoter has gone legal to formally stop tickets for their shows being touted. They got a similar injunction in the Hamburg courts back in 2018 in relation to their 2019 tour.

Vans has gone back to court, accusing MSCHF of breaching a court order over the trainers it created with rapper Tyga. The shoe company says that MSCHF continued to ship its ‘Wavy Baby’ shoes after an injunction ordered it to halt their sale.In a new legal filing yesterday, Vans said that MSCHF has “intentionally and repeatedly flouted the authority of the court” by continuing to ship orders as recently as Wednesday.“The shipments were not irreversible orders picked up shortly after the injunction issued”, Vans’ legal team writes.

A New York court has issued a temporary restraining order stopping Tyga and MSCHF from selling and promoting their Wavy Baby trainers following legal action filed by shoe maker Vans.MSCHF is also the company behind Lil Nas X’s Satan Shoes which resulted in a similar legal run in with Nike last year, the Satan Shoes actually being Nike trainers that had been meddled with.That particular dispute was settled after MSCHF agreed to recall all the Satan Shoes it had sold. But the legal bust up ensured that the already controversial collaboration with Lil Nas X was an even bigger news story, and it also provided the rapper with an entire marketing concept for his next single release campaign.The Wavy Baby project with Tyga is more ambitious in terms of the shoe itself.

Cardi B has been victorious in court once more, when on Monday (April 4), a judge ordered YouTuber Tasha K to take down over a dozen videos and social media posts deemed “false and defamatory” by a jury verdict in January.A filing received by the court last Thursday (March 31) claimed the recent $4million defamation verdict against the host of UnWineWithTashaK required an additional court order, one that would force the removal of any remaining defamatory statements from her social media and prevent her from “repeating and republishing” her “patently false” statements.The filing called Tasha K (real name Latasha Kebe) a “constant ongoing threat”.Per the judge’s ruling, Tasha K reportedly has five days (after being served with the order, obtained by Rolling Stone) to remove statements that allege Cardi B “performed a debasing act with a bottle”, has herpes and HPV, has used cocaine, and has committed adultery and engaged in prostitution.Cardi B (real name Belcalis Cephus) sought the injunction after securing $4million in punitive damages (raised from $1million just hours after receiving the defamation verdict) after Kebe was found liable for defamation, invasion of privacy and causing emotional distress.On the fourth day of January’s week-long trial, Cephus told the court that she had felt “helpless” and “extremely suicidal” over the “false” online rumours.

A federal judge has denied WME’s request for a preliminary injunction that would have ended the WGA’s boycott of the agency until the antitrust case can go to trial. It’s a major legal victory for the guild, and should add pressure on WME to settle the long-running dispute and sign the WGA’s franchise agreement, as have all the other major talent agencies.

The WGA has asked a federal judge to reject a request by WME and CAA for a preliminary injunction that would force the guild to drop its group boycott against the agencies.

Sir Elton John’s ex-wife, Renate Blauel, is taking the singer to court.

Elton John’s ex wife has been praised for launching a legal action against the star.

Sir Elton John's ex-wife, Renate Blauel, is taking the singer to court.The German sound engineer has sought an injunction against the Rocket Man star, who she was married to from 1984 to 1988.Blauel has kept a low profile since the split from Sir Elton, but she filed an injunction application last week and is now heading for a high court battle with her ex in London.However, her lawyer has told the BBC his client "hopes to resolve the matter privately and amicably."It is not clear what brought about the legal action or indeed what's at the centre of the dispute.Blauel has never discussed her marriage to Sir Elton - a fact he has always found admirable."For years afterwards, whenever something happened to me, the press would turn up on her