Lawsuit

RON DESANTIS: DON’T MESS WITH DISNEY

This comes from a Disney insider, and although it’s more business gossip than celebrity gossip, we feel compelled to share it. Now that Disney is suing Florida governor and likely presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, the entertainment conglomerate has a drastic plan if they don’t prevail: they’re closing Disney World and cutting all ties with Florida! The insider explained that the “nuclear option” is already being discussed behind very closed doors at corporate headquarters in Burbank, and feelers are already being put out to land developers to appraise the 25,000 acres owned by the amusement park. Keep in mind, OTHER states would be THRILLED to welcome Disney. While my insider stresses it’s a long shot, they also insist that if DeSantis doesn’t back down they are prepared to call it a day. This would likely destroy Florida’s economy since Disney is the state’s largest employer and bring in billions of tourism dollars.

 

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JEREMY RENNER: WAS IT THE SNOWPLOW’S FAULT?

After nearly getting crushed to death and breaking 30 bones in that snowplow accident on January 1, Jeremy Renner is focused on the long recovery ahead of him, and of course he’s exploring his legal options. Jeremy is no stranger to litigation – his divorce from ex-wife Sonni Pacheco was anything but “conscious uncoupling” with his and hers lawsuits. When he’s not having surgery or therapy, Jeremy is consulting experts to confirm if his snowplow had a mechanical malfunction- such as a nonworking brake light. A friend says he hasn’t made any decisions on a lawsuit, but he’s hinted he could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in income if his recovery keeps him out of work for as long as expected.

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KEVIN SPACEY THOUGHT HE COULD DO NO WRONG

Hollywood has a solid history of tolerating workplace sexual harassment and enabling important predators, so any change for the better is delightful. As star and executive Producer, Kevin Spacey no doubt figured he could get away with that behavior on the House of Cards set because none of the young male crew members he preyed upon wanted to go on the record -for fear of being blackballed. Finally, ONE brave guy talked and the resulting investigation got Spacey fired and taken to court by the MRC entertainment company. Spacey was sued for revenue lost after he left the show and attorney fees, and he just LOST and the judge says he has to pay almost 31 million dollars to MRC! Hopefully this will motivate egotistical actors and executives to control themselves…

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AMBER HEARD ISN’T THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT JOHNNY DEPP

Johnny Depp has been wallowing in undeserved admiration from his fans ever since he won his libel suit against Amber Heard. His happy lawyers no doubt advised him to quickly settle a lawsuit filed against him by a crew member on the film City of Lies, before the lurid details could become public and spoil his positive aura. Fact is, Johnny was obnoxious while filming the movie – he was irresponsibly drinking and using drugs and treated co-workers horribly by keeping people waiting for HOURS or not bothering to show up at all. His ego got the best of him and he beat up a crew member who rubbed him the wrong way. It was too late to replace Depp and everyone had to power through the awful shoot, vowing not to work with Depp again. Producers pressured the crew guy to sign an agreement that he would not press charges against their leading man. He refused and they FIRED him! So naturally he did file a lawsuit, and now he’s enjoying the hefty settlement that he certainly earned.

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KESHA – A SURVIVOR AFTER YEARS IN A LEGAL BATTLE

We almost didn’t recognize Kesha when she appeared on The Today Show this morning. Gone is the tangled blonde hair and the glittery face makeup- not to mention the outrageous fashion. She looks dead serious. Is this what working with Sony music producer Dr Luke did to her? Since 2014, she has been in endless courtroom battles with him – she couldn’t get out of her contract (signed when she was 18) after claiming he abused her. He has sued her for defamation, her mother, and her lawyer (even a fan of hers) multiples times and she countersued – and mostly lost. Does she have any money left? Hopefully she can pull her life and career back together.

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JOHNNY DEPP IS NO WINNER

Johnny Depp must be very smug since his REVENGE lawsuit against Amber Heard seems to have paid off. If he had REALLY believed that Heard’s article in the Washington Post had damaged his career by inferring that he had abused her, he would have sued the Post also. It was all about his ego. What happened to free speech? Certainly the #MeToo movement has been damaged by this – women WILL be afraid to call out their abusers if they have power and money. Hollywood insiders know that Johnny was behaving very badly on sets BEFORE he even met Amber. His drug abuse and arrogant intoxication made him frequently late (with no regard for co-workers waiting all day) – if indeed, he showed up at all. Producers had grown wary of his self-indulgent rockstar attitude and tried to avoid hiring him. If you have any thoughts that Johnny was the good guy here, just read his emails revealed during the trial. Simply being in his company was abuse…

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JOHNNY DEPP IS ALREADY CELEBRATING

Johnny Depp is seen here buttering up everybody in sight at the courthouse in Virginia before he left for Memorial Day weekend. By having the court battle with Amber Heard televised, he succeeded in one thing: to Johnny’s delight, most of the internet has turned against Amber and she now has a reputation as unpleasant as Depp’s. As far as the lawsuit goes- Johnny will most likely LOSE. Yes, Amber wrote a news article about domestic abuse, but she never NAMED Johnny, so his claim that she destroyed his career is questionable. He has already lost this case in the UK and it will probably have the same result here. If HE won, Amber would probably proceed with HER lawsuit and they’d have to do this all over AGAIN. Those lawyers are just raking in the bucks…

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OMAROSA WAS NOT IMPRESSED WITH TRUMP WHITE HOUSE

Look who turned up at an event called First Ladies High Tea (that explains the hat) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel this week: Omarosa! You might recall she gained fame on Donald Trump’s TV series The Apprentice. Trump was so fond of the reality star that after she worked as a campaign staffer for him, he invited her to work in the White House as ”director of communications.” Things did not go well, and after she brought 38 people the Rose Garden to take photos for her wedding without permission, she lost her job. Not long after, she wrote an unflattering book: Unhinged: An Insider Account of the Trump White House. Of course litigious Donald SUED, and it bounced around court for a few years until last month when she WON the case and Donald has to pay HER $1.3 million in legal fees. (It was pointed out that she did NOT leak any gov’t information – she wrote her personal opinions.) Freedom of speech. Good luck collecting…

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JASON MOMOA: HOW DID I GET PULLED INTO THIS MESS?

Suddenly Jason Momoa has been thrust in to the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard lawsuit, and we wonder how he feels about that. Johnny’s rabid fans have been speculating all sorts of things about Jason and his Aquaman costar Amber – mostly because Jason started following Johnny on Instagram. Depp fans are insisting that Jason and Amber had an affair while filming, and THAT’S what broke up his marriage to Lisa Bonet. (So far there is absolutely NO evidence of that.) Depp’s fans are trying to get Amber cut from Aquaman 2. Supposedly emails between Amber and Jason are about to be revealed in court- THAT might clarify the situation. So far the only upside of the Depp/Heard debacle is that Aquaman 2 is getting loads of publicity…

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JOHNNY DEPP: NOT AS SWEET AS HE LOOKS

If you’ve been leaning toward supporting Johnny Depp in this sordid lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, take a moment to look at some details. We’ve all heard the accusations of horrible behavior on both sides and it IS hard to decide who’s telling the truth. That’s why you must consider the emails. Emails don’t lie. Here’s an example: Johnny claimed Amber told him his kids disliked him and he was a bad father. He insisted the kids actually disliked AMBER.
But an email he sent to pal Elton John (after splitting with Vanessa Paradis) tells a different story. He said his kids had fallen “head over heels” for Amber, and Vanessa was trying to “brainwash” his kids against him. That’s when he referred to Vanessa as “the French extortionist” (Keep in mind Vanessa has always been supportive of Johnny and insisted he didn’t abuse women) Johnny’s drug-addled recollections don’t match up to those awful (and numerous) emails- they are a dead giveaway…

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