Category: Cinema, TV, Radio

TV Show Has Group (BLEEP)ing Mad

The show hasn't even aired yet, and already a new CBS program is drawing fire.  And it's all about the title. The show is euphemistically referred to as (Bleep) My Dad Says.  If you've any imagination at all, you can probably fill in the "bleep" for yo… more »

Don Johnson Wins Suit with 50% Copyright Ownership

As a follow-up to an earlier post ("Better Call Your Lawyer, Bubba"), actor Don Johnson has won his case against three production companies in which Mr. Johnson claimed he was owed millions of dollars from the TV show Nash Bridges.  The total awarded by… more »

Punchy Commercials Just Asking for Trouble

Okay, does anybody else see those Volkswagen "punch dub" TV commercials and think to themselves, "This is just begging to be the subject of litigation"? Long ago, they did away with those cartoon Hawaiian Punch commercials.  (Remember?:  "Hey, how 'bou… more »

An Exchange of Bad Words and Blows

The MTV reality show, Jersey Shore, which has already stirred up controversy by ticking off Italian Americans, a state legislature, and pretty much the entire state of New Jersey, has a brand new issue to contend with.  A woman in south Florida is accsui… more »

Ooh-Ee-Ooh-Ah-Ah, Ting Tang, We’re Gonna Get Sued

Remember that Witchdoctor song recorded decades ago by Alvin and the Chipmunks?  Remember last year’s Chipmunk movie, subtitled The Squeakquel?  Well, a jury just might not be able to get that “Ooh-eeh-ooh-ah-ah” melody out of its head if it ends up sitt… more »