Newly ousted from their positions at the top of cable networks, Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon enlist the same powerful lawyer to navigate their exits.
Prominent Hollywood attorney Brian Friedman has a proven track record of obtaining multimillion-dollar settlements for TV stars and other celebrities. He represents Chris Cuomo, the former CNN anchor who is seeking $125 million for wrongful termination after the network fired him in 2021, and was awarded compensation for Megyn Kelly’s full contract when she left NBC.
The news that both Mr. Carlson, until recently Fox’s top-rated star, and Mr. Lemon, until recently a CNN morning host, had retained Mr. Friedman presaged potential fights ahead.
Mr. Friedman declined to comment.
Based in Los Angeles, Mr. Friedman founded the law firm Friedman & Titleman with Michael Titleman in 1997. He has become known as an aggressive litigator, representing high-profile clients in the entertainment industry, including Quentin Tarantino, Julia Roberts, and Mariah. Carey, Seth Rogen, and Gabrielle Union.
In recent years, such axed television hosts including Mike Richards, former executive producer of “Jeopardy!” and Chris Harrison from The Bachelor.
as like Michael Jackson’s estate In a $100 million battle against the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, he won on appeal.
For the past 14 years, Mr. Friedman has been included in the annual Hollywood Reporter existing One of the top 100 lawyers in the entertainment industry. In 2022, he told the newspaper: “How do employers monitor their security? What kind of legal process is there?”
According to court documents, Mr. Friedman was accused of sexual assault in the 1980s when he was a college student, and eventually settled the case for $40,000 without admitting responsibility. Insider I mentioned earlier lawsuit and settlement.
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