Ministry of justice in Beverly Hills, California
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Justice Dept. may file antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, Politico reports: The U.S. Department of Justice could file an antitrust lawsuit against concert ...
reuters.com/legal/us-doj-may-file-antitrust-lawsuit-against-live-nation-entertainment-politico-2023-07-28/
Robert Smith of The Cure convinces Ticketmaster to give partial refunds, lower fees
npr.org/2023/03/17/1164171985/ticketmaster-the-cure-robert-smith
Camela Leierth-Segura, Singer-Songwriter Behind Katy Perry Hit, Goes Missing From L.A.
thedailybeast.com/camela-leierth-segura-singer-songwriter-behind-katy-perry-hit-goes-missing-from-la
Feds home in on Ticketmaster antitrust case: Rivals, lawmakers and music fans are calling for the DOJ to break up the company.
politico.com/news/2023/07/28/feds-home-in-on-ticketmaster-antitrust-case-00108771
Mystery as California Men Go Missing From Music Festival: Wristband scan shows that Jacob Clark-Jendrock attended the festival and has not been seen since.
newsweek.com/jacob-clark-jendrock-anthony-acosta-missing-aftershock-sacramento-1834072
Live Nation Investors File Class Action Amid Antitrust Investigation: A law firm representing Live Nation investors has filed a class action lawsuit against the ...
rollingstone.com/music/music-news/live-nation-class-action-lawsuit-investors-antitrust-1234803075/
Ticketmaster’s Parent Company Said to Face Justice Department Investigation: The inquiry predates the botched presale of Taylor Swift tickets this week and is ...
nytimes.com/2022/11/18/technology/live-nation-ticketmaster-investigation-taylor-swift.html
Quick Glance: "Sobbing" Swifties grieve halted tour sale and demand Taylor's answer.
- After two days of presale turmoil, Ticketmaster confirmed Thursday that the Friday general sale for Taylor Swift's Era Tour would be canceled.
- Harrington, a lifetime "Swiftie," had previously attended every previous Taylor Swift tour and was eager about continuing her streak.
- She, too, was unsuccessful in the Capital One presale and, like Harrington, had hoped to purchase tickets in the Friday regular sale."I will do anything I can to get tickets," she told Insider.
Senators are calling on the Justice Department to look into Ticketmaster's practices
npr.org/2023/02/23/1158998797/ticketmaster-letter-senators-justice-department
Taylor Swift fan bought 6 $500 tickets and plans to buy more: Kasey Reiter took two days off of work and spent more than 13 hours on Ticketmaster trying to snag ...
insider.com/taylor-swift-fan-bought-several-tickets-ticketmaster-tour-2022-11
Quick Glance: Taylor Swift fan purchased six $500 tickets and intends to purchase more
- Kasey Reiter said she took two days off work and spent more than 13 hours on Ticketmaster trying to get the coveted seats.Given the immense amount of Swift's musical catalog and her ever-increasing fame, Reiter predicted that purchasing tickets for the next Eras Tour would be a nightmare.However, as the less costly tickets were quickly snapped up, Reiter said she took extraordinary measures, requesting that Ticketmaster filter for just "top seats," which include tickets valued at $499 and above.
- "It was so infuriating," Reiter said of his ordeal.
Better Than Revenge: Swifties Helped Expose Ticketmaster’s Monopoly: Music industry behemoth price-gouged fans for decades; it now faces reckoning
rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-ticketmaster-live-nation-monopoly-antitrust-commentary-1234635257/
Senators grill Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift fiasco: Senators grilled Ticketmaster Tuesday, questioning whether the company’s dominance in the ticketing ...
apnews.com/article/ticketmaster-entertainment-inc-amy-klobuchar-minnesota-business-fd6bd24fbe88a259aa83496a898a05f9
AOC Bashes Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger: In an interview with Rolling Stone, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains why she thinks ...
rollingstone.com/music/music-features/aoc-ticketmaster-live-nation-monopoly-interview-1234634599/
Quick Glance: Taylor Swift's tour promoter claims it had no choice but to collaborate with Ticketmaster.
- Taylor Swift's tour promoter is blaming Ticketmaster for the botched "Eras" ticket sale, perhaps raising even more concerns about the Live Nation-owned ticket seller's dominance in the industry.
- Swift's tour organiser, AEG Presents, has refuted assertions made by Ticketmaster and Live Nation's major shareholder, Liberty Media, that the promoter decided to partner with the ticketing site.
- "Ticketmaster's exclusive deals with the vast majority of venues on the 'Eras' tour required us to ticket through their system," AEG said to CNBC in a statement.
Ticketmaster to sell some fans more Taylor Swift tickets after presale fiasco: Ticketmaster announced a new sale of tickets to Swift's « Eras » tour ...
washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/12/14/ticketmaster-taylor-swift-extra-tickets/
Ticketmaster Apologizes to Taylor Swift Fans for ‘Terrible Experience’: Statement comes after singer blasted the company and a Justice Department investigation ...
rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ticketmaster-apology-taylor-swift-fans-1234633761/
The 50 best-selling music artists of all time: list: Taylor Swift, whose upcoming Eras tour crashed Ticketmaster, is now among the top 25 biggest music artists ...
businessinsider.com/best-selling-music-artists-of-all-time-2016-9
Taylor Swift Concert-Ticket Mess Draws Scrutiny for Live Nation and Ticketmaster: Legal experts question whether unwinding the 2010 megamerger would address ...
wsj.com/articles/taylor-swift-concert-ticket-mess-draws-scrutiny-for-live-nation-and-ticketmaster-11669481608
What Would Breaking Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation Actually Do?: After Ticketmaster’s issues with Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour presale and news of a Justice ...
vulture.com/2022/11/taylor-swift-tour-tickets-ticketmaster-explained.html
Breaking up is hard to do: how the US is planning to crack down on monopolies: As Ticketmaster-Live Nation’s market dominance in the event ticketing industry ...
businesspost.ie/news-focus/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do-how-the-us-is-planning-to-crack-down-on-monopolies/
Hating Ticketmaster long predates the Taylor Swift fiasco: Fans, politicians and even artists were complaining about Ticketmaster long before Taylor Swift filled ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-01-23/ticketmaster-live-nation-taylor-swift-pearl-jam
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Quick Glance: Senators' pathetic attempts to burn Taylor Swift lyrics Ticketmaster
- The Senate committee later agreed to investigate whether the merger had created a monopoly for Ticketmaster.
- Lee also joked that he tried to reclaim the gavel from Klobuchar during the hearing, but "once again, she's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers," referring to one of Swift's most famous songs, "You Belong With Me."
- The president of LiveNation stated on Tuesday that ticketing markets are extremely competitive, refuting claims that Ticketmaster and LiveNation have a monopoly.
- "We hear that ticketing markets are less competitive today than they were when Live Nation and Ticketmaster merged."
Judge backs FBI's Beverly Hills safe-deposit box raid: Judge rejects claim that the FBI violated the rights of hundreds of people when it searched their ...
latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-30/judge-backs-fbi-beverly-hills-safe-deposit-box-raid
FBI misled judge on Beverly Hills seizure warrant: Newly unsealed court documents show that the FBI and U.S. attorney’s office in L.A. got the warrant for the ...
latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-23/fbi-beverly-hills-safe-deposit-box-raid-forfeiture-judge
Ticketmaster gives Taylor Swift fans 2nd chance at Eras Tour tickets: Ticketmaster said they were "asked by Taylor's team to create this additional opportunity ...
insider.com/taylor-swift-ticketmaster-eras-tour-extra-ticket-opportunity-fans-2022-12
Better Than Revenge: Swifties Help Expose Ticketmaster’s Monopoly: Music industry behemoth price-gouged fans for decades; it now faces reckoning
finance.yahoo.com/news/better-revenge-swifties-help-expose-150000099.html
Short Seller Andrew Left Is Living in Fear of the Feds: Andrew Left is behind the wheel of a dark gray Range Rover cruising through Beverly Hills with the ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-11/citron-s-andrew-left-lives-in-fear-as-us-doj-sec-short-seller-probe-heats-up
Antitrust target Ticketmaster spends big on lobbying amid woeful 2022: Ticketing debacles involving Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny have led to calls for parent ...
theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/03/ticketmaster-live-nation-lobbying-taylor-swift-bad-bunny
Fentanyl death exposes Hollywood drug delivery business: A Hollywood woman is accused of hiring a TV actor to deliver the fentanyl-laced drugs that killed a ...
latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-28/hollywood-drug-delivery-business-fentanyl-beverly-hills-death
3 suspects arrested in connection with $5-million Beverly Hills jewelry heist: Deshon Bell, Jimmy Lee Vernon and an unidentified juvenile have been arrested on ...
latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-22/beverly-hills-jewelry-robbery-suspects-arrested
SeatGeek, Paciolan Sent Queries in DOJ’s Ticketmaster Antitrust Probe: The Justice Department’s antitrust lawyers have sought information from at least two ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-09/seatgeek-paciolan-queried-in-doj-s-ticketmaster-antitrust-investigation
How Beyoncé Fans Are Preparing For ‘Renaissance’ Tickets: “[I] like that everyone else also really enjoys Beyoncé’s music, [but] I wish they didn't enjoy it that ...
buzzfeednews.com/article/anthonyrobledo/beyonce-renaissance-tour-ticketmaster-fan-preparation
Live Nation Proposes Concert Reforms After Taylor Swift Fiasco: Live Nation Entertainment Inc., accused of anti-competitive practices by politicians ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-23/live-nation-proposes-concert-reforms-after-taylor-swift-fiasco
Ticketmaster, Live Nation face increased pressure for DOJ probe from Republican and Democratic senators
foxbusiness.com/politics/ticketmaster-live-nation-increased-pressure-doj-prob-republican-democratic-senators
Gavin Newsom is a staunch opponent of the death penalty. So why hasn’t he commuted any death sentences?
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Newsom-death-penalty-17349779.php
The DOJ sets its sights on Google. Again.
politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2023/01/24/the-doj-sets-its-sights-on-google-again-00079324
This Taylor Swift fan is 'embarrassed' about spending $5,500 on tickets: Paige, a Swiftie for 15 years, was excited about seeing Taylor Swift live for the first ...
businessinsider.com/how-much-taylor-swift-tickets-regret-spending-eras-ticketmaster-stubhub-2022-11
Man tries to hire hitman for $13,000 to kill woman he briefly dated, feds say: A Beverly Hills, California, man paid $13,000 to a supposed hitman ...
star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article262495652.html
Taylor Swift speaks out over Eras tour ticket sale chaos: Taylor Swift has spoken out amid the chaos surrounding her Eras tour ticket sales – after Ticketmaster ...
metro.co.uk/2022/11/18/taylor-swift-speaks-out-over-eras-tour-ticket-sale-ticketmaster-chaos-17788065/
Taylor Swift tour: Fans endure long lines on Ticketmaster: Taylor Swift announced her 'Eras' tour on Tuesday, but fans are already having trouble securing a spot ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-11-01/taylor-swift-tour-presale-ticketmaster-fan-reactions
'Break Up Ticketmaster' Coalition Applauds DOJ Probe of Online Ticketing Giant: "This is a day of optimism and hope for over 40,000 people who have called on the ...
commondreams.org/news/2022/11/18/break-ticketmaster-coalition-applauds-doj-probe-online-ticketing-giant
Who Is Hannibal Lecter? The Complete History of the ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Villain
wegotthiscovered.com/movies/the-complete-history-of-hannibal-lecter-from-the-silence-of-the-lambs/
Amazon-MGM deal: Klobuchar says DOJ should probe for antitrust: Republican lawmakers are also concerned about Amazon and MGM's merger. Sen ...
businessinsider.com/amazon-mgm-deal-sen-klobuchar-antitrust-concerns-justice-department-investigation-2021-5
Ari Emanuel, Mark Shapiro Off Live Nation Board Amid Antitrust Concern: Endeavor Group Holdings’ CEO Ari Emanuel and president Mark Shapiro have resigned from ...
deadline.com/2021/06/ari-emanuel-resigns-live-nation-doj-antitrust-1234778605/
Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls on Justice Department to probe Amazon-MGM deal: Republicans and Democrats are lining up in opposition of Amazon’s proposed merger with ...
theverge.com/2021/5/26/22455449/amazon-mgm-klobuchar-buck-hawley-antitrust-investigation-probe
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