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Latest News in Media & Entertainment
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March 06, 2026
'Just Ye. No Mister': Rapper Testifies In Ex-Worker's Suit
Insisting that attorneys call him "just Ye. No 'mister,''' the rapper formerly known as Kanye West took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday to defend himself from allegations he shorted a former worker who completed services on his Malibu home, saying he didn't recall most details of his interaction with the plaintiff.
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March 06, 2026
Meta Witness Says Spotty Audits Show Commitment To Safety
A trust and safety expert witness for Meta defended the company Friday over shortcomings laid out in internal audits, telling a jury that the audits' existence refutes the New Mexico attorney general's claims that Meta did not take user safety seriously.
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March 06, 2026
Chance The Rapper Owes For TV, Other Deals Too, Jury Hears
Disagreement over public reception of Chance the Rapper's debut album caused an irreparable rift that ultimately left the artist's former manager unpaid for previously agreed commissions alongside a Netflix show and certain other opportunities he helped secure before their relationship ended, Illinois jurors heard Friday.
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March 06, 2026
Breyer Urges Attys In Heated Twitter Investor Trial To Cool Off
The judge overseeing a California federal trial over Twitter investors' allegations that Elon Musk intentionally tanked the company's stock urged lawyers to cool down over the weekend and "gain composure," after a heated fight in which a lawyer for the investors called a Musk attorney's conduct disgraceful.
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March 06, 2026
Meta, Google Begin Defense As Mental Harm Plaintiff Rests
Attorneys for the plaintiff in a landmark bellwether California trial in a suit accusing Instagram and YouTube of harming children's mental health rested their case Friday, opting not to call the plaintiff's mother to testify live despite the defense portraying her as the potential cause of the plaintiff's mental health struggles.
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