Publisher Simon & Schuster wants to recoup $1.275 million it claims to have paid out to famed mystery writer Nelson DeMille for a planned novel he never got to finish. DeMille signed an $11.5 million, three book deal with Simon & Schuster in December 2014, and delivered the first two before his death in September … Read more
That’s show business. A veteran Broadway and TV actress claims she was wrongly dumped from a play ahead of its run on the Great White Way — and wants the big-time paycheck she would have gotten for the gig. Ciara Renée, who played the character “Hawkgirl” in the TV shows “Arrow” and “The Flash” and … Read more
Harvey Weinstein is “ready” to face a jury for the third time on a rape accusation following the shocking split verdict at his Manhattan retrial, his attorney said Wednesday. The disgraced Hollywood mogul’s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, said Weinstein was eager to clear his name as Manhattan prosecutors announced they were ready to retry him on … Read more
Luxe NYC bridal designer Reem Acra, whose gauzy creations are beloved by celebs like Taylor Swift, won a whopping $38.7 million judgment — more than a decade after smoke from a nearby fire ruined more than 2,000 dresses in her Midtown studio. A Manhattan judge ordered troubled real estate developer the Chetrit Group to make … Read more
There was no cash in this magic bag. The Australian descendants of one of the creators of Felix the Cat claim an upstate New York man cut them out of the business for decades and controlled the rights to the cartoon feline — setting them back $100 million. Felix, the distinctive black and white cat … Read more
A Hollywood agent stole $1.8 million from struggling actors on shows such as “Law & Order” — claiming some of their checks were late because of “earthquakes” while enjoying spa treatments at the Four Seasons, Manhattan officials said Tuesday. Mark Measures, the disgraced former owner of KMR Talent, bilked 160 actors out of the hunk … Read more
The brute who sucker-punched “Boardwalk Empire” star Steve Buscemi in Manhattan last year mumbled a head-scratching apology Thursday — as he was sentenced to six months in jail. Clifton Williams, 51, said he was “sorry” for assaulting Buscemi, 67, who was taking a stroll through Kips Bay when he walked up to the Hollywood icon … Read more
Justin Theroux scored a win in his years-long legal battle with his Greenwich Village neighbor — with a recent ruling paving the way for the actor to potentially be awarded damages, The Post has learned. A Manhattan judge, in the ruling issued this week, found downstairs neighbor Norman Resnicow liable for two claims of private … Read more
The frontman for Grammy-winning group Cage The Elephant took a no-jail plea deal Friday, copping to weapons possession charges for having two loaded guns in a Manhattan hotel. “Tell Me I’m Pretty” singer Matthew Shultz, 39, was arrested in January after cops found two loaded guns in his Bowery Hotel room. “Are you pleading guilty because … Read more
What a pain in the rear! A Houston man claims an Upper East Side plastic surgeon botched his butt implant, sending him to the intensive care unit, according to a lawsuit. Lewis Scott Brogan, 54, says his pre-procedure lab results showed he was in moderate kidney failure, but Park Avenue doc Douglas Steinbrech plowed ahead … Read more