Category: Entertainment
Will Hollywood find a special place in a government coronavirus bailout?
Variety asked my views on that recently. I don't think so. While the crisis is evolving on a day-by-day and hour-by-hour basis, I think that any financial relief to Hollywood will be more generic. Every industry that has been hard hit by the virus has its hands out to...
What Might a Trump Administration Mean for Bankruptcy Lawyers?
Inauguration is still about 2 months away, but it is not too early to begin thinking about what the Trump Administration will mean for commercial lawyers in general and bankruptcy lawyers in particular. Bankruptcy Reform? We are not hearing anything about a push for bankruptcy reform as part of...
Who Says There Are No More Big Los Angeles Chapter 11 Cases?
On July 30, 2015, Relativity Media, along with 144 of its affiliates, filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The multi-million dollar entertainment company, which produced films such as The Social Network , The Fighter , Limitless , and others, is headquartered on Beverly Blvd. in Beverly Hills. As of the...
50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy, Trades In Da Club for In Da Courthouse
The rapper Curtis James “50 Cent” Jackson III filed a voluntary chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in Connecticut bankruptcy court on Monday, July 13, 2015. Jackson rose to prominence with songs like In Da Club and P.I.M.P. from his 2003 album Get Rich or Die Trying (also the name of...