Updated, 12:33 Pm: A federal judge in Manhattan has thrown out a sexual assault lawsuit filed last year against Former Recording Academy President Neil Portnow after the accuser cited safety concerns over her name being revealed in court.
The suit filed in early November alleged that Portnow drugged and raped the plaintiff in a New York City hotel room in 2018, when he was still chief of the Academy. Judge Analisa Torres of Federal District Court dismissed the suit without prejudice, which means that it could be refiled later.
“Jaa Doe’s request to dismiss her claims against me follows the decision of the fifth set of attorneys to withdraw from representing her,” Portnow said in a statement after the dismissal. “The latest attorney was the only one to actually file a lawsuit, as all of the prior ones chose not to continue once my counsel highlighted written communications from Jaa...
The suit filed in early November alleged that Portnow drugged and raped the plaintiff in a New York City hotel room in 2018, when he was still chief of the Academy. Judge Analisa Torres of Federal District Court dismissed the suit without prejudice, which means that it could be refiled later.
“Jaa Doe’s request to dismiss her claims against me follows the decision of the fifth set of attorneys to withdraw from representing her,” Portnow said in a statement after the dismissal. “The latest attorney was the only one to actually file a lawsuit, as all of the prior ones chose not to continue once my counsel highlighted written communications from Jaa...
- 5/20/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
A federal judge dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit filed against CEO Neil Portnow in 2023 over a week after the Jane Doe accuser who filed the suit requested the dismissal.
The accuser’s allegations against Portnow first surfaced in January 2020 as part of his successor Deborah Dugan’s discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after she was ousted just over a week before the 62nd Grammy Awards.
While Portnow called the sexual assault accusations “ludicrous and untrue” amid the Dugan lawsuit, the Jane Doe plaintiff — described only as a...
The accuser’s allegations against Portnow first surfaced in January 2020 as part of his successor Deborah Dugan’s discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after she was ousted just over a week before the 62nd Grammy Awards.
While Portnow called the sexual assault accusations “ludicrous and untrue” amid the Dugan lawsuit, the Jane Doe plaintiff — described only as a...
- 5/8/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
27 Years Later, A Surprising Update On Happy Gilmore 2 Emerges From Christopher McDonald. (Photo Credit – IMDb)
On Audacy’s 92.3 The Fan, Christopher McDonald, famous for playing Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, talked about his hopes for a sequel. He spills the beans that Sandler’s passed him a script draft for a possible follow-up to Happy Gilmore, hinting at some ripper progress in the story’s journey.
In 2015, The Hollywood Reporter caught up with Dennis Dugan, the bloke who directed Happy Gilmore. They asked him about the chances of a sequel with Adam Sandler. Dugan wasn’t sure, saying, “I can’t see Sandler jumping on board for that, but hey, it’s Hollywood. You never know what might come up.”
About Happy Gilmore
Released in 1996, “Happy Gilmore” is an American sports comedy directed by Dennis Dugan and produced by Robert Simonds. The film features Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen,...
On Audacy’s 92.3 The Fan, Christopher McDonald, famous for playing Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, talked about his hopes for a sequel. He spills the beans that Sandler’s passed him a script draft for a possible follow-up to Happy Gilmore, hinting at some ripper progress in the story’s journey.
In 2015, The Hollywood Reporter caught up with Dennis Dugan, the bloke who directed Happy Gilmore. They asked him about the chances of a sequel with Adam Sandler. Dugan wasn’t sure, saying, “I can’t see Sandler jumping on board for that, but hey, it’s Hollywood. You never know what might come up.”
About Happy Gilmore
Released in 1996, “Happy Gilmore” is an American sports comedy directed by Dennis Dugan and produced by Robert Simonds. The film features Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Hari P N
- KoiMoi
Kanye West has 24 Grammys total, making him the most awarded rapper in the awards’ history (tied with Jay-Z). Seven of West’s albums have won Grammys, and he has additional prizes from standalone singles, features, and production work behind the scenes. His last studio album, “Donda,” got four nominations including Album of the Year, and won twice in rap categories. With such an impressive track record over the span of two decades, one might simply assume he’s likely to be nominated for his new album with Ty Dolla $ign, “Vultures 1,” which has been doing great on the charts. However, “Vultures 1” comes after West’s public backlash due to antisemitic remarks, which doesn’t seem to have ended his career, but still looms over him.
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While the Grammys have many representation problems, they are sensitive to social issues. In 2019 Neil Portnow...
- 3/13/2024
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
Carl Weathers almost wasn't cast in 'Happy Gilmore'.The 76-year-old 'Rocky' actor - who died "peacefully in his sleep" at his Los Angeles home earlier this week - won a host of new fans in his 1996 role as Derick 'Chubbs' Peterson, the mentor to Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore, a highly-strung former hockey player who discovers a unique talent for golf.However, he almost didn't get the part as both director Dennis Dugan and star Sandler were unsure about the casting.Dugan told The Hollywood Reporter: "[His agent said] '‘I have a client, Carl Weathers, and he’d love to read for this' And I said, ‘Isn’t he a football player guy?’ He said, ‘Yeah, but he really wants to read for it.’"Adam goes, ‘Oh, man, I don’t know. I didn’t picture that'. [But] he comes in — charming, wonderful, sweet, nice guy — and killed it, and got the part right there.
- 2/3/2024
- by Colette Fahy 2
- Bang Showbiz
Carl Weathers, who died Thursday at age 76, made his name as the formidable boxing adversary Apollo Creed in the Rocky films. But it was his career pivot with the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy Happy Gilmore that made him newly relevant to a younger generation. As it turns out, his road to landing in the beloved comedy was an unlikely one.
Dennis Dugan — who directed Happy Gilmore, in addition to such other comedy hits as Problem Child, Big Daddy and the Grown Ups films — tells The Hollywood Reporter that Weathers “literally couldn’t be a nicer guy, and he was so Chubbs. Nobody else could have ever been Chubbs but him.” The film centers on Sandler’s title character, who can’t hack it as a hockey player but becomes a surprising golf sensation, thanks to his monster drives and the assistance of his mentor, Derick “Chubbs” Peterson.
Dugan recalls wanting to...
Dennis Dugan — who directed Happy Gilmore, in addition to such other comedy hits as Problem Child, Big Daddy and the Grown Ups films — tells The Hollywood Reporter that Weathers “literally couldn’t be a nicer guy, and he was so Chubbs. Nobody else could have ever been Chubbs but him.” The film centers on Sandler’s title character, who can’t hack it as a hockey player but becomes a surprising golf sensation, thanks to his monster drives and the assistance of his mentor, Derick “Chubbs” Peterson.
Dugan recalls wanting to...
- 2/2/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It seemed like he'd be with us forever, but the iconic game show presented and primetime TV mainstay Bob Barker has died at the age of 99. Barker was best known as the long-running host of "The Price is Right" revival, which premiered on CBS in 1972. Barker told contestants to "Come on down!" and ushered them through the fabulous Showcase Showdown innumerable times during his tenure as host through 2007. But even before those three-plus decades of television excellence, Barker had already hosted the popular game show "Truth or Consequences" for 21 years, between 1956 and 1975.
Barker is perhaps the most prolific game show presenter in American broadcast history, but his eminence extended beyond daytime TV. His trademark combination of unflappable reliability, chivalrous old-school charm, and slight underbelly of mischievous caddishness lent itself to a remarkable ability to send up his own persona in cameo roles in films and scripted television series. Barker appeared...
Barker is perhaps the most prolific game show presenter in American broadcast history, but his eminence extended beyond daytime TV. His trademark combination of unflappable reliability, chivalrous old-school charm, and slight underbelly of mischievous caddishness lent itself to a remarkable ability to send up his own persona in cameo roles in films and scripted television series. Barker appeared...
- 8/26/2023
- by Ryan Coleman
- Slash Film
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