DOJ Sues TikTok Over Child Privacy, MrBeast's Show Accused of Unsafe Conditions and An AD Wrestles With Industry Tumult

Plus: AMC suffers $32M loss, Jewish group calls on Emmys to rescind Palestinian's nom and August box office Will cool off [TikTok]( [US Justice Department Sues TikTok, ByteDance for 'Knowingly and Repeatedly' Violating Children's Privacy]( By Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris The U.S. Justice Department sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance on Friday, alleging the popular social media application “knowingly and repeatedly” violates children’s privacy. In the 31-page legal document obtained by TheWrap, the department says the platform, which “collects, stores and processes” data from its users of all ages, “knowingly allowed children under 13 to create and use TikTok accounts without their parents’ knowledge or consent, have collected extensive data from those children, and have failed to comply with parents’ request to delete their children’s accounts and personal information.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [MrBeast]( [MrBeast Amazon Show Accused of Unsafe Filming Conditions, Lack of Food and Medical Care]( By Kayla Cobb MrBeast is under fire thanks to a recent report from the New York Times. A preliminary round for the upcoming “Beast Games” reality show for Amazon is being accused of not providing adequate food or medical care, according to anonymous reports from over a dozen people who participated in the series. Not only that, but one contestant reported seeing others leaving the arena on stretchers. A contract for the show, which was reviewed by the Times, included the line, “I understand that such activities may cause me death, illness or serious bodily injury, including, but not limited to exhaustion, dehydration, overexertion, burns and heat stroke.” That’s fairly standard language for reality TV contracts, but the allegations outlined by this expose are anything but routine. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hollywood Holding on- Paul Lindsay]( [An Assistant Director Says: ‘There Are 100s of Us Sitting at Home’ as Production Shrinks]( By Sharon Knolle Twenty years ago, Paul Lindsay bought a one-way ticket from New York to California with only $125 in his pocket and without telling anyone in his family, other than his cousin in LA, whose couch he hoped to crash on. The New School grad “hustled” his way onto film sets by donning a headset and looking important. He got hired as a PA and later as an assistant director on top shows like “Six Feet Under,” Grey’s Anatomy,” “Westworld” and the Jordan Peele feature “Us.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [AMC Earnings]( [AMC Suffers $32 Million Loss Amid Q2 Box Office Slump]( [Bisan Atef Owda (Credit: "It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive," via Peabody Awards)]( [Jewish Nonprofit Calls on Emmys to Rescind Palestinian Journalist's ‘Inexcusable’ Nom, Citing Ties to PFLP | Exclusive]( [August box office]( [August Box Office Will Cool Off, but Don't Expect Another Slump]( [Thursday Paris Olympic Coverage Hits 32 Million Viewers as Simone Biles and Suni Lee Take the Podium]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WrapPRO logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](