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Zoom illegally gave Facebook its users’ personal data without telling them, according to a new lawsuit against the teleconferencing company that has seen its business surge amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company failed to tell users that it gave Facebook and “and possibly other third parties” access to personal information it collected whenever they installed …

A New York City photographer hit actress Ellen Barkin with a lawsuit Monday for tweeting his photo of her flipping him the bird at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial. “Barkin did not license the photograph from plaintiff for the website, nor did Barkin have Plaintiff’s permission or consent to publish the Photograph on the website,” wrote …

Alec Baldwin’s infamous 2018 fight over a parking spot with a random man in the street can be seen in full for the first time in a surveillance video released Friday. The “30 Rock” actor says the video clearly shows that he did not punch Wojciech Cieszkowski in the face but rather “pushed Cieszkowski’s shoulder,” …

Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T, stars of “Law and order: SVU,” are mourning one of their own crew members who died Thursday due to complications from the coronavirus. Josh Wallwork, who was a costumer for the long-running NBC crime show, as well as “Madam Secretary,” passed away at the age of 45 after contracting COVID-19, showrunner …

Lamar Jackson is taking on Amazon. The Ravens quarterback and reigning NFL MVP filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday in Florida suing the online retail giant, claiming it’s allowing third-party sellers to make money off of his image, likeness and catch phrases, according to the Baltimore Sun. The complaint requests Amazon to stop selling the …

Denise Richards is firing back against the landlords who accused her of trashing a home she previously rented. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star, 49, has filed a countersuit against Anthony Ellrod and Christopher Masterson, who accused her and her husband, Aaron Phypers, of leaving their Calabasas, Calif., home a wreck when they moved …

Tekashi 6ix9ine is far from done with his legal problems. The rapper, 23, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, is being sued by Fashion Nova for $2.25 million after failing to fulfill his social media contract. According to TMZ, Hernandez was paid an advance of $225,000 in October 2018 to promote the brand on his …

The room used for executiuons at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Tex., September 29, 2010 Colorado officially abolished the death penalty in the state on Monday, becoming the 22nd state to do so since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976. The bill bans capital punishment for defendants convicted of Class 1 felonies in Colorado …

A former field organizer for Mike Bloomberg’s Democratic presidential campaign filed a class-action lawsuit against the campaign on Monday, claiming Bloomberg lured her and thousands of other employees into jobs they were falsely told would last until November. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in New York City by Donna Wood, who worked for the …

New Jersey will release up to 1,000 inmates from jails this week as part of an effort to curb the outbreak of coronavirus, which continues to spread rapidly throughout the state. New Jersey Chief Justice Stuart Rabner on Sunday signed the order to release the inmates temporarily, citing the “profound risk posed to people in …