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Leah McSweeney has accused Bravo, Real Housewives producers, and Andy Cohen of exacerbating and failing to accommodate her struggles with drinking and mental health disorders during her time as a “Housewife.” Between 2019 and 2023, McSweeney appeared on Seasons 12 and 13 of The Real Housewives of New York City and Season Three of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip. During this run, McSweeney claims in the lawsuit, she worked hard to maintain her sobriety while grappling with depression and bipolar disorder.…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAmazon has been taken to court for allegedly using Artificial Intelligence (AI)  to “replicate the voices” of the actors in the 2024 remake of Road House.R. Lance Hill, the original screenwriter of the 1989 action film, sued Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) and its parent company, Amazon Studios, claiming copyright infringement.The new Doug Lyman-directed film follows an ex-UFC…

Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, whose marital woes went public around the release of his 2020 album “Reunions,” are headed separate ways in their personal lives after he filed for divorce. The “Cover Me Up” singer-songwriter filed for dissolution of his second marriage on Dec. 15, according to online court records from Williamson County, Tenn., just south of Nashville. Isbell, who branched out last year to play Bill Smith in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” married Shires, a singer-songwriter and…

A background actor involved in the movie has initiated a lawsuit against British actor Mia Goth. The complaint alleges that the 30-year-old actress, known for her role in Infinity Pool, engaged in battery against him and played a role in his unjust termination from the film, which occurred after he filed a complaint against her. The lawsuit also names the film's director, Ti West, and studio A24. A photograph of British actor Mia Goth for the Looking for Juliet 2020 Pirelli Calendar. (REUTERS) According to…

Kevin Hart remains one of the busiest stars in all of Hollywood, as he’s constantly booked and busy. Amid all of his professional obligations, though, the veteran actor and comedian now finds himself embroiled in a legal matter. It’s been reported that Hart is suing YouTuber Tasha K as well as his former assistant. This move stems from an online interview conducted between the social media maven and Hart’s former employee, who put him on blast. At present, the comic is leveling specific allegations against both his…

Lizzo’s lawyers filed a motion last week rebuffing a harassment and misconduct lawsuit brought by a former employee, calling it “meritless and salacious.” The lawsuit was brought by Asha Daniels, who worked as a wardrobe designer on Lizzo’s 2023 tour, and helped design outfits for the rapper’s “Big Grrrl” dancers. Daniels accused Lizzo and her team of racial and sexual harassment, disability discrimination, illegal retaliatory termination, and assault.  In the filing last week, Lizzo’s lawyer, Martin Singer,…

A new complaint with the FTC alleges that Toyota is engaging in false and misleading marketing of its vehicles, leading to consumer confusion over how “electrified” they really are. Last month, we covered how Toyota’s greenwashing hasn’t really changed since its new CEO, Koji Sato, took over for Akio Toyoda. Now, Public Citizen, the organization that we talked to for that story, has formally aired its grievances about Toyota’s tactics with the US Federal Trade Commission. This is just an FTC…

The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint alleging Mozilla Corp. refused to hire a former Apple Inc. employee worker because of her past labor activism. The agency's prosecutors called on Mozilla to offer Cher Scarlett the position she applied for in 2021 or a similar role, and to otherwise make her whole for damages as a result of not being hired. Scarlett and her lawyer, Laurie Burgess, believe the case has the potential to defuse one of the most powerful factors chilling workplace activism in Silicon…

In September 2022, a nearly century-old home in South Park Hill sold for the first time since the 1950s. The new owners paid $2.5 million, records show — for the land. They’d like to demolish the structure and build something much larger, plans indicate. But a handful of Denver residents are pushing to mandate preservation of the home. The property in the 5000 block of E. Montview Blvd., along one of the neighborhood’s stately corridors, is Denver’s latest setting for an owner-opposed landmark application. Three women who…

Prosecutors on Friday laid out the voluminous evidence they used to back charges of involuntary manslaughter and battery against a Moorpark professor in the death of a Jewish protester.Despite the clearest description yet of how felony charges came to be filed against Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 50, Ventura County Dist. Atty Erik Nasarenko and Sheriff Jim Fryhoff did not make public a specific timeline of what happened that led to the death of 69-year-old Paul Kessler.“Our prosecutors have reviewed over 600 pieces of…