Author: Michael

The Atlantic on Monday escalated its legal fight with FBI Director Kash Patel, asking a federal judge to throw out his $250 million defamation lawsuit. In a 42-page court filing, obtained and viewed by TheWrap, the magazine contended that Patel’s lawsuit was “an assault” on the First Amendment by “a man who swore to uphold it,” arguing the FBI director is targeting reporting he found “politically inconvenient.” The Atlantic also stated in the filing that Patel’s suit was part of a broader pattern, noting the FBI director has filed multiple defamation lawsuits against media organizations in recent years. “Merit is…

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Khloé Kardashian has a touching birthday message for ex Tristan Thompson‘s younger brother, Amari. “Happy Birthday sweet Amari ♥️,” the Kardashians star, 42, wrote via Instagram on Monday, July 27, alongside several throwback photos. “Some people change the world with their words. You change it simply by being you. Your heart, your spirit, and your light say everything that words never could.” Kardashian’s post included multiple snaps of her, Amari and Thompson over the years from countless family gatherings. (Kardashian and Thompson, 34, dated on-and-off from 2016 to 2021 and share daughter True and son Tatum.) “You are one of…

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Sean Astin made it clear that despite how popular the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy was, he and the rest of the cast didn’t make mountains of money. In a conversation with The Guardian published Monday, Astin looked back on working on the Peter Jackson trilogy back-to-back-to-back. The films became commercial successes and critical darlings at the Academy Awards but that was not reflected in his salary. “I was not prepared for that level of visibility and access, and there was a disconnect between the attention that I was getting and how much money we had,” Astin said. “It was…

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