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WME Wins $1.95M From Tommy Lee Jones; Actor Appeals

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday October 11, 2012 @ 7:42pm PDTTags: Marty Singer, Tommy Lee Jones, William Morris Endeavor

The No Country For Old Men actor today filed an appeal (read it here) of the state Labor Commissioner’s recent ruling in favor of his former agency William Morris Endeavor. On October 1, the California State Labor Commissioner rejected Tommy Lee Jones’ request to bar the agency’s recovery of $1.95 million in commissions from his role as Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in the 2007 film. The recent ruling also said the agency did support the actor in his multi-million-dollar battle with Paramount over his NCFOM back-end compensation. Jones was awarded $15 million in that action. This case arises from WME seeking 10% of that award. The October 1 ruling also found that subsequent actions by WME did not prevent Jones from getting a role in the 2010 remake of True Grit (although the role eventually went to Jeff Bridges). “Everyone did their job here, including WME albeit with a few bumps along the way. And in the end, Jones received every dollar he was entitled to,” said the ruling from commissioner Julie A. Su. Jones first filed his petition in January 2010, with an amendment in February 2011.
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Charlie Sheen Acts Up For Marty Singer

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday April 18, 2012 @ 9:38pm PDTTags: Anger Management, Charlie Sheen, Marty Singer, Two and a Half Men

Keeping it classy, Charlie. Sheen made a ‘surprise’ appearance tonight as the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Entertainment Law Section honored Marty Singer as its Entertainment Lawyer Of The Year. Singer, of course, represented Sheen during the legal war with Warner Bros and executive producer Chuck Lorre over the actor’s messy exit from the hit CBS TV series Two And A Half Men. Alluding to that battle, Sheen claimed onstage, “I never screwed any hooker as hard as Marty screwed Warner Brothers. I got a 100 million reasons to say thank you to Marty.” Sheen then stopped and assured the Lavely & Singer litigator, “Marty, I didn’t write this shit.” Longtime Singer client Tom Arnold emceed the dinner, whose celeb guests included Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Travolta, Kelly Preston and Dog The Bounty Hunter in person at the Beverly Hills Hotel. William Friedkin and Sharon Stone were guest speakers, as were last year’s honoree Ken Kleinberg and Singer’s daughter Jacqueline. Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Scarlett Johannson, Priscilla Presley, Don Rickles, Paula Abdul and publicists Stan Rosenfield and Paul Bloch appeared in a tribute video to Singer. Earlier in the evening, Jeff Goldblum narrated a video about the history of the BHBA. “Here, tonight, I recognize some of the people I sued,” Singer joked. Read More »

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Saul Zaentz Sues Miramax-Disney (Again!) Over Oscar-Winner ‘The English Patient’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday September 29, 2011 @ 7:23pm PDTTags: Lawsuit, Marty Singer, Miramax, Miramax Disney

That legendary 90-year-old movie producer Saul Zaentz is litigious is nothing new. Today he’s suing Miramax and Disney for breach of contract alleging he hasn’t seen enough profit from the 15-year-old Best Picture Oscar-winner The English Patient. He’s accusing the studios of blatant self-dealing and manipulation … Read More »

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Judge Rules No Circus Trial For Charlie Sheen

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday June 15, 2011 @ 12:12pm PDTTags: Charlie Sheen, Chuck Lorre, Lawsuit, Marty Singer, Two and a Half Men, Warner Bros. TV
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LA Superior Court Judge Alan Goodman just issued a ruling in both Charlie Sheen vs. Warner Bros TV and Sheen vs. Two And A Half Men co-creator Chuck Lorre lawsuits: they will have to be settled in arbitration and … Read More »

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Sheen, Lorre, & Warner Bros Back In Court

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Tuesday April 19, 2011 @ 3:30pm PDTTags: Charlie Sheen, Chuck Lorre, Lawsuit, Marty Singer, Warner Bros

2ND UPDATE: The judge took it under advisement.

UPDATE 2:15 PM: Wow, this hearing took all morning, broke for lunch, and resumes any minute this afternoon. So far the only decision made is that the judge is letting a lone video camera film in the courtroom. Team Sheen and the media wanted it, Team WB/Lorre … Read More »

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Chuck Lorre Wins Round Vs. Charlie Sheen

By NIKKI FINKE AND NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday March 16, 2011 @ 5:16pm PDTTags: Charlie Sheen, Chuck Lorre, Howard Weitzman, Marty Singer, Warner Bros

As we told you back on March 10, it was unlikely that Charlie Sheen would ever get his day in court against Warner Bros and/or Chuck Lorre. This is even more true today. The latest development is that Lorre’s lawyer … Read More »

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NO DAY IN COURT? Warner Bros Succeeds In Putting Charlie Sheen Dispute Into Arbitration; May Include Chuck Lorre, Too

By NIKKI FINKE AND NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday March 10, 2011 @ 5:39pm PSTTags: Charlie Sheen, Chuck Lorre, Marty Singer, Warner Bros

EXCLUSIVE: Just hours after the international media feasted on Charlie Sheen’s juicy lawsuit against Warner Bros. and Chuck Lorre comes news that it may not go any further. We’ve learned that Warner Bros. has succeeded in officially putting the contract dispute into arbitration. “It’s been … Read More »

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Charlie Sheen Unleashes Attorney Marty Singer On Warner Bros. And CBS

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday February 28, 2011 @ 1:02pm PSTTags: Charlie Sheen, Charlie Sheen Lawsuit, Charlie Sheen Marty Singer, Charlie Sheen Warner Bros TV, Marty Singer, TV, Two and a Half Men, Two and a Half Men Production
Nellie Andreeva

Here is the latest hourly Charlie Sheen update: the troubled actor is following on his repeated threats that he would sue Two and a Half Men producer Warner Bros. TV and network CBS.

Warner Bros. TV confirmed a TMZ report that top litigator Marty Singer has sent a letter to the … Read More »

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Steve McPherson’s Lawyer Marty Singer Faxes Letter To The Hollywood Reporter Demanding “Apology And Retraction”

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday July 30, 2010 @ 6:33am PDTTags: Janice Min, Marty Singer, Steve McPherson, Steve McPherson ABC, Steve McPherson Lawyer, Steve McPherson Marty Singer, Steve McPherson Resignation, Steve McPherson Rumors, The Hollywood Reporter

EXCLUSIVE: Last night, at 9:13 PM, outgoing ABC Entertainment Group President Steve McPherson’s pit bull litigator Marty Singer faxed the following letter to The Hollywood Reporter. It accuses THR of becoming an “outrageous scandal sheet” now that former US magazine editor Janice Min and new publisher Lori Burgess are in charge. “It appears that … Read More »

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Steve McPherson Hires Pit Bull Marty Singer

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Thursday July 29, 2010 @ 5:08pm PDTTags: Journalism, Marty Singer, Steve McPherson, Steve McPherson ABC, Steve McPherson Lawyer, Steve McPherson Marty Singer, Steve McPherson Resignation, Steve McPherson Rumors, The Hollywood Reporter, Trades

I hear that Steve McPherson, who resigned as ABC Entertainment Group president this week, has asked pit bull litigator Marty Singer to specifically target The Hollywood Reporter. If you haven’t noticed, the front page of THR is increasingly resembling TMZ as a Hollywood scandal sheet now that former US magazine … Read More »

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