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Dominic Patten
Executive Editor, Legal, Labor & Politics
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Dominic covers litigious Hollywood’s major lawsuits and weighs in on the current Golden Age of television with his video reviews and more. Before joining Deadline in 2012, he wrote for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, and the Toronto Globe and Mail. A frequent guest on NPR, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC and CBS, he also has been a documentary director, TV producer, national news correspondent and a newspaper editor.
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Harvey Weinstein Rushed To Hospital Over “Alarming Blood Test Results” After Protesting “Inhuman Conditions” At Rikers
Less than a week after suing the City of New York and others over “deplorable conditions” at Rikers Island jail, Harvey Weinstein is back in the hospital.
Seemingly suffering from leukemia, the convicted rapist and ailing producer is now at Manhattan’s Bellevue, where he has had frequent stints since…
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Iranian Dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi Freed From Prison Months After Charges Were Dropped – Update
UPDATED, 7:05 PM: Months after escaping Iran’s death penalty and seeing all the charges against him dismissed, rapper Toomaj Salehi finally walked out of prison today.
The announcement was made Sunday on the musician’s social media feeds:
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Accused Of Dangling A Woman Off 17th Floor Balcony, Sean “Diddy” Combs Hit With $10M LA Sexual Battery Suit
Denied bail for the third time in his East Coast federal sex trafficking case just before Thanksgiving, Sean “Diddy” Combs has now been accused of dangling a woman off a West Coast apartment building balcony in rage eight years ago.
A jury-seeking complaint was filed on November 27 in L.A. Superior…
Blood-Spattered & Underwear-Soiled Harvey Weinstein Sues NYC For $5M Over “Deplorable Conditions” At Rikers Island Jail
Awaiting a new New York trial next year on additional sex crimes charges, Harvey Weinstein seems to be wishing he was spending Thanksgiving behind bars at the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo and not at Rikers Island.
That’s certainly one of the takeaways from the long-incarcerated and…
Denied! Sean “Diddy” Combs Loses Latest Bail Attempt In Sex Trafficking Case – Update
UPDATED, 3:05 PM: The third time was not the charm for Sean “Diddy” Combs when it comes to getting out of the clink.
After taking under consideration arguments and further filings from both the U.S. Attorney’s office and the onetime music mogul’s defense team earlier this week, a federal judge on…
Alec Baldwin’s Lawyers Slam “Corrupt” Prosecution After Latest Effort To Restart Dismissed ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Case – Update
UPDATED, 10:58 AM: The Rust special prosecutor may have hopes of reviving the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, but the Emmy-winning actor’s lawyers don’t seem to be pausing their Thanksgiving preparations over this latest move by Kari Morrissey.
“We sincerely doubt Attorney General…
PR Giant R&CPMK Accuses Former Executives & Rival 2PM Sharp Of Theft, Breach Of Contract With Bicoastal Suits
"In Hollywood, people lie to each other and cheat each other and then go and play tennis," David Geffen once said, nailing it about the true business of show business. "But I don't want to be a tennis player."
R&CPMK is not playing tennis this Thanksgiving.
The uber-PR firm this week launched a…
Double Jeopardy! CBS Hits Back At Sony In Game Show Profits & Rights Battle
Less than a month after Sony whacked CBS with a breach of contract lawsuit over blockbuster game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, the soon to be Skydance-owned broadcaster is slamming Sony as a bad actor looking to snag the shows for next to nothing.
"Sony is attempting to obtain in court what…
Marilyn Manson To Pay Evan Rachel Wood’s $330K Legal Fees As Shock Rocker Deep-Sixes Defamation Suit Against ‘Westworld’ Star
Fading rocker Marilyn Manson has to pay up after pulling the plug on his long-running defamation lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood.
"Marilyn Manson — whose real name is Brian Warner — filed a lawsuit against Ms. Wood as a publicity stunt to try to undermine the credibility of his many accusers and…
Disney To Pay Out $43M In Pay Equity Class Action Deal, Will Bring Outside Consultants Onboard To Check Practices
We now know how much Disney is writing a check for to end the pay equity class-action suit that has loomed over the company for the past five years.
Set to address the up to 14,000 eligible class members of female Disney employees past and present from 2015 to today, the Bob Iger-run fun palace will…
Menendez Brothers Won’t Be Free By Christmas; Siblings’ Resentencing Hearing Pushed To 2025
Erik Mendendez and his brother Lyle Menendez will not be getting out of jail this year.
A Los Angeles judge Monday pushed a resentencing hearing for the siblings to January 30. There is a follow-up hearing on the calendar for January 31 as briefings have been requested from prosecutors and the…
Donald Trump Declares “Major Victory” As January 6 & Classified Documents Cases Dropped By Special Counsel
Just less than two months before Donald Trump returns to the White House, the former and future president saw two of his most treacherous legal battles end with whimpers.
Reading the clear writing on the wall, Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith filed paperwork Monday to drop the felony…
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