EPISODE · Jul 27, 2026 · 15 MIN
Our 50th! The Love Island Contracts Exposed, Rebel Wilson Wins & Suing ChatGPT
from Exhibit A-List · host Jasmine Weg
Fifty episodes. FIVE ZERO. We're halfway to 100 and your lawyer bestie is emotional about it. No guest, just me and a stacked docket the way we started, breaking down the legal mess behind everything you're already watching. Here's what we cross-examined on the milestone: The Love Island contracts, exposed. Season 8 wrapped, Trinity and Bryce took the $100K, and the leaked cast contracts are a lot: a one-year exclusivity lockup (the reason nobody's sprinting to Dancing With the Stars), plus the production company getting approval and reportedly a cut of your brand deals. I break down what a "360 deal" is, why signing before you're famous is the trap, and the one rule every creator needs: get a lawyer before you sign, never after. Rebel Wilson wins. An Australian court cleared her in the defamation case brought by The Deb star Charlotte MacInnes, and even ordered MacInnes to cover Wilson's legal costs. A clean little masterclass in how defamation actually works, and why truth is the ultimate defense. (An appeal is planned, so this one may not be over.) Suing ChatGPT. A former pastor says the chatbot played doctor and nearly killed him. The catch? It told him to see a doctor, and he kept prompting. My take on where personal responsibility ends and product liability begins, plus the first-of-its-kind legal theory that a chatbot committed the "unauthorized practice of medicine." And the free advice: your chatbot is not your doctor. Kalshi vs. Netflix. A betting app is threatening Netflix over a documentary trailer that appears to show it breaking a court order on camera. Why "defamation by editing" is real, and why the danger here isn't embarrassment, it's evidence. The Odyssey leaked. Christopher Nolan's IMAX epic got pirated online a week after release. How DMCA takedowns and hidden watermarks work, and the cosmic punchline: it still had his biggest second weekend ever, because you can't pirate the IMAX. Thank you for 50. Whether you've been here since episode one or found us yesterday, you built this with me. Here's to the next 50. Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_the_lawyer New episodes Mondays at 5am. Subscribe, rate, and share Exhibit A-List to stay updated on new episodes. Stay curious, my friends.
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