Norm Macdonald’s longtime producing partner and dear friend Lori Jo Hoekstra was with him this morning when he passed (Cont.) deadline.com/2021/09/norm-m…
We're told Macdonald has been privately battling cancer for nearly a decade and was determined to keep his health struggles personal - away from family, friends and fans (Cont.) deadline.com/2021/09/norm-m…
“He was most proud of his comedy," Hoekstra said. "He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him. Norm was a pure comic... (Cont.) deadline.com/2021/09/norm-m…
"He once wrote that ‘a joke should catch someone by surprise, it should never pander.’ He certainly never pandered. Norm will be missed terribly.”
Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit on Thursday against The Walt Disney Co., claiming that the studio breached her contract by releasing #BlackWidow on Disney+ at the same time it was released in theaters deadline.com/2021/07/scarle…
The breach of contract lawsuit (read it below) was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court
The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment bit.ly/3lb0t3O
"This will surely not be the last case where Hollywood talent stands up to Disney and makes it clear that, whatever the company may pretend, it has a legal obligation to honor its contracts,” John Berlinski, Johansson’s attorney, said in a statement bit.ly/3lb0t3O
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