Scarlett Johansson and Disney Agree Over ‘Black Widow’ Payment

LOS ANGELES — Scarlett Johansson and Walt Disney Studios agreed Thursday in a legal dispute involving airtime compensation for the superhero movie “Black Widow.” Terms were not disclosed. “I’m happy to have resolved our differences,” Ms Johansson said in a statement. “I am incredibly proud of the work we have done together over the years …

Hedge Fund Insiders Agree to Pay Up to $7 Billion to the IRS

Hedge fund pioneer James Simons and some of his former executives at Renaissance Technologies will pay billions of dollars to settle one of the largest federal tax disputes in history. In a letter to investors in one of the firm’s most successful funds, Renaissance said it had settled in a long-running dispute with the Internal …

Hollywood Syndicates Agree to Relax Pandemic Protocols on Movie Sets

Hollywood’s leading syndicates agreed on a short-term plan Monday night to loosen some pandemic protocols on production sets, even as the Delta variant escalates and Los Angeles County enforces a mask requirement for indoor settings. The deal, which will run until the end of September, will allow studios to require everyone on a set to …

Dispute Over James Brown Mansion Mostly Ends As Heirs Agree on Plan

Ms. Hynie earned income linked to reselling the copyrights of the songs when their ownership became eligible to be reinstated. In 2015, she exercised her revocation rights for five of Mr. Brown’s songs, long before her status as Mr. Brown’s wife was dropped by the court; he and his son, James Brown II, later sold …