The firm provides regular pre-publication advice to producers, publishers, news and entertainment companies on the risks arising from the use of personal information and celebrity images in film, television, and print. We have represented many content providers in unscripted television programming, and have extensive experience on programs involving law enforcement and the criminal justice system. The firm currently represents the producers of the Emmy award-winning program, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath and Secrets of Playboy, and we are in the studio on Friday and Saturday nights for the hit television series On Patrol Live. While in solo practice, Cameron held the title of General Counsel: Media for American Media, and supervised all pre-publication review and litigation for AMI’s publications, including the National Enquirer, Us Weekly, Star, and OK! magazines.
The firm has also litigated many cases involving claims of invasion of privacy, including claims for false light, misappropriation, and violation of the right of publicity. These include claims brought by the parents of a child who appeared on the cover of OK! magazine without written permission, persons who appeared in the real-life television programs Dog the Bounty Hunter, Parking Wars, and DEA without their written consent, and a man who claimed he was falsely depicted as Eddie Murphy’s son by the National Enquirer. The firm also successfully defended RadarOnline and the National Enquirer in a lawsuit brought by Richard Simmons, who claimed he was defamed and his privacy was invaded by articles that reported he was transitioning to a woman named Fiona.