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A new TV project on the rise of US tabloid culture created by “American Psycho” author Bret Easton Ellis and “Trainspotting” scribe Irvine Welsh had hit a legal snag. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series — “American Tabloid,” which is being produced by London-based Burning Wheel Productions — has been served a legal warning …

Dozens of former McDonald’s franchisees say the fast-food giant steered them toward restaurants in poor, crime-ridden neighborhoods because they were black. The 52 entrepreneurs made the allegations in a sweeping racial discrimination lawsuit accusing McDonald’s of sending them on a “financial suicide mission” and denying them the same opportunities it gave white franchisees. “McDonald’s proclaims …

A lawyer representing a woman who claimed that former NFL star Warren Sapp plowed into her during a Super Bowl party for ESPN has been issued an order to pay Sapp’s legal fees. “This was a bulls–t case!” Sapp told Page Six exclusively. “They tried to extort me to payout on some s–t I didn’t …

McDonald’s blasted its former CEO Steve Easterbrook on Monday for seeking to wiggle out of the company’s lawsuit accusing him of accusing him of lying about trysts with underlings. In a fiery statement Monday, the fast-food giant called Easterbrook’s bid to dismiss the suit as “morally bankrupt,” and argued in legal papers that he should …

Epic Games said Wednesday it will not remove a direct payment feature it enabled on Apple devices recently, a move that would mean iPhone users will not receive the latest version of the popular video game “Fortnite.” A legal battle ensued after Epic rolled out its own method of in-game purchases for “Fortnite” on Apple’s …

A California judge denied Roman Polanski’s bid to be reinstated to the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars. The controversial director sued the Academy in April 2019 after it expelled him in May 2018, alleging he had been thrown out without any warning or fair process. The director behind “Rosemary’s …

So-called “King of Bachata” Romeo Santos acted more like a dictator when it came to child care, according to a lawsuit brought by his frazzled former nanny, who says he worked her into the ground without paying her a dime of overtime. Marlene Jean-Louise says she regularly worked around 144 hours a week caring for …

A former employee of TMZ and its sister site TooFab is accusing the news outlets of firing her after she complained of sexism. Bernadette Zilio, who worked for the websites between 2015 and 2020, described the work environment as “100% a bro fest” and a “[f]reaking frat house,” in papers she filed with the Equal …

Jamie Lynn Spears is set to play a more significant role in her sister Britney Spears’ conservatorship, new court records show. The 29-year-old former Nickelodeon star has been named the trustee of Britney’s “SJB Revocable Trust,” which was initially set to protect the pop star and her children’s finances, according to The Blast, which obtained …

Epic Games won a partial victory in its legal battle with Apple when a federal judge barred the Silicon Valley titan from kneecapping the “Fortnite” maker’s trademark development tool. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers barred Apple from restricting access to the Unreal Engine — which powers three-dimensional graphics in many video games — in …