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Dominic Patten
Executive Editor, Legal, Labor & Politics
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Dominic covers litigious Hollywood’s major lawsuits and weighs in on the current Golden Age of television with his video reviews and more. Before joining Deadline in 2012, he wrote for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, and the Toronto Globe and Mail. A frequent guest on NPR, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC and CBS, he also has been a documentary director, TV producer, national news correspondent and a newspaper editor.
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Biden Stuck In LA Overnight Due To Severe Winds and Wildfires; POTUS Cancelled Coachella Valley Visit Earlier Tuesday – Update
UPDATE, 5:01 PM: The President of the United States has been forced to spend an unexpected night in Los Angeles due to the powerful winds and wildfires pounding the county.
Originally set to depart LA around 2:15 p.m. PT this afternoon after designating two national monuments, Joe Biden and First…
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11 Comments Comment on Biden Stuck In LA Overnight Due To Severe Winds and Wildfires; POTUS Cancelled Coachella Valley Visit Earlier Tuesday – Update
Blake Lively’s Lawyers Accuse Justin Baldoni’s Team Of “Blame The Victim” Tactics As ‘It Ends With Us’ Battle Fought Out In Media & Courts
Justin Baldoni has yet to actually go after Blake Lively in court over her accusations of sexual harassment and an online smear campaign, but the It Ends With Us actress' attorneys are rebuking the Jane the Virgin alum's team over "more attacks" in the media.
"Ms. Lively's federal litigation before…
Fired 73-Year-Old Business Analyst Drops Age Discrimination & Retaliation Lawsuit Against Disney – Update
UPDATED, 8:52 AM: A 73-year-old woman who was fired from Disney has dropped her lawsuit alleging she was terminated in 2023 because of her age as well as a medical disability and that management refused to explain why she was the only member of her department laid off.
Deborah Violante’s lawsuit…
Skip Bayless, Joy Taylor & Fox Sports Slammed In Sexual Battery & Retaliation Suit; Ex-‘Undisputed’ Host Alleged To Have Offered $1.5M To Hairstylist For Sex
Skip Bayless and Fox Sports are reunited, though not in a way either party would have hoped for.
The former Undisputed host and the network division run by Erik Shanks and Mark Silverman have been hit with a jury-seeking complaint claiming Bayless propositioned a hairstylist at Fox Sports with $1.5…
Nikki Glaser Pay For Hosting Golden Globes Revealed; 2026 Return Almost Certain With Cash Bump
EXCLUSIVE: Notwithstanding a global calamity, Nikki Glaser will be back to host the Golden Globes next year, and the often bawdy comedian will be pulling in some bigger bucks.
The roast queen was paid a bit more than $400,000 for her inaugural Globes hosting stint on last night’s 82nd annual Golden…
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Golden Globes TV Review: Nikki Glaser-Hosted Show Avoids Lively Vs. Baldoni, Trump & Controversy In Departure From Sharp-Elbowed Ceremonies Of The Past
Coming off last year’s teetotaling ceremony, the Golden Globes continued its comeback Sunday night by popping a cork for the show and pouring out some old-fashioned primetime bubbly.
With host Nikki Glaser providing the watered-down drinks and spicules, the aspirational tone for the 82nd annual…
Golden Globes Goes For “Increased Security Measures” After Fatal NOLA Attack & Las Vegas Tesla Cybertruck Explosion
EXCLUSIVE: In a 2025 that has already seen tragic domestic terrorism strike America, the 82nd annual Golden Globes will take place Sunday behind an extra thick wall of security and armed law enforcement.
Following a truck intentionally being rammed into a New Orleans crowd and the fiery explosion of…
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Menendez Brothers’ Possible Early Release Still Not Decided, LA D.A. Declares; Family May Take Case To State Attorney General
Less than a month before a California state judge could decide if the Menendez brothers get out of jail before they die, the Los Angeles County District Attorney today said he has "not" made a decision about recommendations to the court over the sibling's fates.
Speaking not long after nearly…
Happy Almost New Year! Blake Lively Officially Sues Justin Baldoni & PR Team For Sexual Harassment & “Unconscionable” Retaliation On Same Day ‘It End With Us’ Co-Star Sues New York Times
Never think for a second that anything like New Year's Eve could get in the way of some old-fashioned Hollywood legal fireworks.
Eleven days after Blake Lively filed a sexual harassment and retaliation complaint with California's Civil Rights department against Justin Baldoni and his team over what…
Blake Lively Slams “False Premise” Of Justin Baldoni’s $250M Suit Against New York Times Over Actress’ Sexual Harassment & Retaliation Claims – Update
UPDATED with statements from Blake Lively’s lawyers, WME & the New York Post: In a move straight out of the Donald Trump playbook, Justin Baldoni and his publicists have sued the New York Times for millions because of the paper’s explosive story on his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively’s claims of…
Jay-Z Now Hopes To Get Alleged Rape Of 13-Year-Old Tossed Out Based On Calendar & Geography
Jay-Z has no intention of walking away from 2024 without continuing to put up a fight against rape allegations.
Three days after a New York-based federal judge refused the “Empire State of Mind” rapper's efforts to have claims that he, the incarcerated Sean "Diddy" Combs and a still unnamed female…
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