Dominic Patten

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Dominic Patten |Sean Piccoli

Harvey Weinstein is one step closer to learning what his fate will be at the hands of the jury in his New York rape retrial. After a Tuesday morning session in front of Judge Curtis Farber haggling over material that may or may not go to the jury (it won’t), Weinstein’s Arthur Aidala-led defense rested its case – without calling its client to testify for himself. Moving deftly, the proceedings are now in closing arguments, with Aidala pleading Weinstein’s merits before the jurors.

1 week ago | deadline.com | Dominic Patten

Donald Trump and Paramount don't have a deal yet to settle POTUS' months old $20 billion 60 Minutes lawsuit, but the Shari Redstone ruled media company has put some serious millions on the table in the hopes to make this roadblock to a merger with Skydance disappear. "It's very early days," a source close to talks between Trump's lawyers and Paramount's attorneys and execs tells Deadline.

1 week ago | deadline.com | Dominic Patten

Smokey Robinson and his wife are now going after the four former employees who have accused the Motown legend of rape in a $50 million lawsuit with a $500 million defamation and elder abuse suit of their own. "The Robinsons did not abuse, harm or take advantage of plaintiffs; they treated plaintiffs with the utmost kindness and generosity," a countersuit filed Wednesday in LA Superior Court asserts of the Jane Does.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Dominic Patten

In a $500 million defamation and elder abuse action of their own, Smokey Robinson and his wife are now going after the four former employees who have accused the Motown legend of rape in a $50 million lawsuit. “The Robinsons did not abuse, harm or take advantage of plaintiffs; they treated plaintiffs with the utmost kindness and generosity,” a countersuit filed Wednesday in L.A. Superior Court asserts of the Jane Does.

1 week ago | deadline.com | Dominic Patten

EXCLUSIVE: Is it just two mates sitting around watching the UEFA Champions League final on a summer Saturday, or is it Tom Cruise & David Beckham opening the gates of Paramount cross-promotion heaven?