by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2014
Daily Mail: ‘We accept that Ms Rowling’s article did not contain any false claims’
The UK Daily Mail must pay JK Rowling "substantial damages" and had to publish a correction and apology after wrongly...
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by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2014
UK court: Tulisa ‘Homewrecker’ libel case is defamatory, libel case can move forward
The UK High Court ruled that pop singer Tulisa Contostavlos and professional athlete Danny Simpson's libel action against the Sun...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2014
Deadline Hollywood Hoaxed, ABC didn’t recast Harrison Wright in Scandal
Deadline Hollywood retracted a story after it published a hoax claiming the ABC show Scandal had re-cast the role of...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2014
Aretha Franklin Not Suing over Satire Brawl story ‘at this time’
Aretha Franklin has decided not to sue website The News Nerd over its satire story claiming she was in a...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2014
Quentin Tarantino Says Gawker Committed ‘Direct Copyright Infringement’
Quentin Tarantino re-filed a lawsuit against Gawker, and the director is now claiming Gawker "committed direct copyright infringement," the Hollywood...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2014
Lauren Silverman didn’t ditch son for Simon Cowell Christmas, PCC scored Celebs Mail on Sunday apology
Even wealthy celebrities like Simon Cowell of reality shows American Idol and X Factor still use the UK Press Complaints...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2014
Judge rules Tarantino’s lawsuit against Gawker over ‘Hateful Eight’ link can be amended, refiled
Federal judge John F. Walter dismissed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's lawsuit for contributory copyright infringement against Gawker over Gawker's article linking...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2014
Aretha Franklin lawyer on fake story: It’s ‘Garbage’ Not News
Aretha Franklin, 72, is exploring suing TheNewsNerd.com after the site published a satire story saying the iconic singer was in...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 24, 2014
UK Sun Pays Up After False Russell Brand cheated on Jemima Khan Claim
The UK Sun made a libel settlement to actor, writer and comedian Russell Brand, the Press Gazette reported. As iMediaEthics...