Entertainment News for Mid-April 2008
Disney v. DeviantArt Update
In an emotional defeat for fan fiction creators, a federal judge in Sacramento has ruled against art community website DeviantArt. The site had been under fire from critics for the misappropriation of the likenesses of both Tiffany Disney and her spouse Joyce Chung in AB/DL fetish art and fan fiction. DeviantArt has now been ordered to pay Disney and Chung $300 million USD each in emotional distress damages. After the ruling was handed down, DeviantArt executives who hoped to appeal to the Supreme Court later this year, now say that the site's attorneys have advised them to stand down.
- CNN on UPN
In an address to the nation from the Oval Office, President D'Alesandro announces that the long-standing embargo on Cuba will be lifted starting on January 1, 2009.
- The Washington Post
Jim Carrey accepts Warner Bros.' offer to revive the Ace Ventura character on two conditions. Firstly that Jim will act as a consultant without reprising the role himself. Secondly, because of the backlash surrounding the third act of the infamous 1994 flop, both Jim and studio chairman Mario Kassar have advised that screenwriters refrain from repeating the same transphobic stereotypes depicted in the original.
- Variety
The Sports Page
NHL Semifinal Matchups:
East
3) Atlanta vs. 8) Washington
4) Pittsburgh vs. 7) Ottawa
West
5) San Diego vs. 3) Vancouver
1) San Jose vs. 7) Chicago