NBCUniversal’s general counsel on Thursday received a letter from top Hollywood lawyers alleging that “a day of reckoning” is coming because of the “sordid and dark underbelly” of the media giant’s reality television empire. According to the letter, veteran entertainment attorneys Bryan Freedman and Mark Geragos together represent “a significant number” of people employed by…
Ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s high-powered media lawyer, Bryan Freedman, sent what appeared to be a major warning shot at Fox News in his first public comments since Carlson left the network, telling Axios it is “beyond preposterous” to try to keep Carlson from speaking to his audience as the former top-rated cable news…
As CAA says goodbye to ICM agents in the wake of its $750 million acquisition, the situation has devolved to the point where several of the ousted ICM people have hired a top litigator. “Takeovers are difficult, both culturally and logistically, so nobody expected these cutthroat CAA and ICM agents to form a drum circle…
ESPN personality Sage Steele has filed a lawsuit against the network and its parent company, Walt Disney, over allegations that her free speech rights were violated. In a complaint filed in a Connecticut court on Wednesday, Steele alleged that the sports media outlet retaliated against her for comments she made in a podcast interview last…
“Freedman is an expert in crisis litigation, the type that’s heavy in late night phone calls and corporate drama. He represented Mike Richards and Chris Harrison in their respective employment disputes with Sony over Jeopardy! and WarnerMedia/ABC over The Bachelor. Now he’s repping Chris Cuomo as the former CNN anchor responds to his termination. “How do employers…
Quentin Tarantino s attorney said Wednesday that he has every right to create and sell a series of “Pulp Fiction” NFTs. The statement from lawyer Bryan Freedman comes a day after entertainment company Miramax filed a lawsuit over the director’s plans to create and auction off a series of NFTs based on his scripts for…
Los Angeles Superior Court judge Michael R. Powell has ordered Dr. Dre to pay his estranged wife, Nicole Young, almost $300,000 in spousal support per month for the foreseeable future, potentially for life. Dre, 56, whose real name is Andre Young, must now pay his wife of 24 years monthly spousal support in the exact…
According to the Wall Street Journal, the actor/rapper is in a heated battle with the studio over the beloved Friday franchise. The parties reportedly agreed to make a fourth installment, titled Last Friday, back in 2012, with Cube was set to be paid a total of $11 million for his on- and off-camera roles. However,…
“[Freedman has] represented a series of high-profile clients including Mariah Carey, Alanis Morisette, Linkin Park, Lil Pump, Seth Rogen, Vin Diesel, Octavia Spencer, Kate Beckinsale, Bella Thorne, Maria Menounos, Jodie Sweetin, Julia Roberts, Robert Downey Jr. and Christopher Nolan.” “Freedman has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer,” a “peer-based award” given to the top 5…
Chris Harrison may hand “The Bachelor” a bombshell legal filing rather than a rose. Harrison has retained power attorney Bryan Freedman, the same lawyer who represented Gabrielle Union in her recent dispute with “America’s Got Talent” at NBC, Page Six has exclusively learned. READ MORE Image Credit: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia…