A British lawsuit claiming that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling copied a 1987 book will be allowed to proceed, according to the AP. The estate of the late author Adrian Jacobs believes that Rowling plagiarized elements of Jacobs’ The Adventures of Willy the Wizard — No. 1 Livid Land. Rowling asked the court to dismiss the charge, calling the claims unfounded and absurd. However, Justice David Kitchin ruled that the plaintiff’s had the right to move forward, though he described their chances of success as “improbable.”
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Oct 14
2010
12:56 PM ET
Oct 14
2010
10:59 AM ET
Dane Cook half-brother jailed for embezzlement
Dane Cook’s half-brother, who’d pleaded guilty to embezzling millions of dollars from the comedian while serving as his business manager, is going to jail for five to six years, according to People. Darryl McCauley admitted to stealing from his brother, at one point writing himself a $3 million check from Cook’s account.
Oct 14
2010
10:49 AM ET
'Deadliest Catch' producer to turn cameras on West Virginia coal miners
Thom Beers, exec producer of Discovery’s Deadliest Catch, knows a good story when he sees it, which is why he’s teaming up with Spike TV for a docuseries on Cobalt Mine in Westchester, West Virginia to premiere in April. The network tells The Hollywood Reporter that the show, Coal, has been in development for nearly a year, and though they were prepared to announce the 10-episode deal weeks ago, they wanted to wait until the 33 miners in Chile were rescued. “Generations of families have been mining coal in the United States for nearly 300 years,” Beers told the trade. ”Coal miners risk their lives in a way no one can imagine. We finally get to tell their stories.” Beers’ other credits include History’s high-risk Ice Road Truckers and Ax Men.
Oct 13
2010
08:05 PM ET
Neil Patrick Harris to direct his first feature film
You can soon add “feature film director” to Neil Patrick Harris’ already crowded resume. The How I Met Your Mother star (and Emmy host, and Rent director) is aiming to make his feature directorial debut with the romantic comedy Aaron and Sarah, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Emma Roberts and Josh Hutcherson are also attached to star in the independent film, which follows the friendship of two teenagers through their four years of high school. Originally titled B.F.F., the project reportedly had David O. Russell attached to direct before Harris.
Oct 13
2010
05:54 PM ET
'Glee' actress Jessalyn Gilsig divorcing husband
Jessalyn Gilsig, the actress who plays Terri Schuester on Glee, has filed for divorce from her producer husband Bobby Salomon, People reports. The couple have been separated for almost a year; they had been married six years. Gilsig and Salomon have one daughter, Penelope, 4; the pair — who cite irreconcilable differences as the cause of the split — will share custody.
Oct 13
2010
04:50 PM ET
Report: Angelina Jolie film booted from Bosnia
Angelina Jolie’s plans to shoot part of her directorial debut in Bosnia have been scuttled by Bosnian authorities, according to AFP. The untitled film, about a Serbian man and Bosnian women who fall in love in the middle of the Bosnian war in the mid-1990s, apparently offended local officials. “They no longer have the authorization to shoot in Bosnia,” the country’s Culture Minister is quoted as saying on Bosnian radio. “They will have it if they send us the scenario with a story which will be different from what we have been told by people who read it.”
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