The name of late legal legend Howard Weitzman will no longer be on the door of the firm he co-founded, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. It’s a move that his family feels is an attempt to erase his legacy.
Weitzman, whose work for infamous automaker John DeLorean made him a household name in the mid-1980s, spent decades representing some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson, Marlon Brando, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Justin Bieber and Chuck Lorre. He died in April 2021 after quietly battling cancer.
The firm, which will now be known as Kinsella Holley Iser Kump and Steinsapir, reached out to Weitzman’s family over the holiday weekend to let them know the change was coming. Its new domain — khiks.com — was registered back in March, according to Icann.
“The reason why this hurts so much is because having my father’s name on the firm was,...
Weitzman, whose work for infamous automaker John DeLorean made him a household name in the mid-1980s, spent decades representing some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson, Marlon Brando, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Justin Bieber and Chuck Lorre. He died in April 2021 after quietly battling cancer.
The firm, which will now be known as Kinsella Holley Iser Kump and Steinsapir, reached out to Weitzman’s family over the holiday weekend to let them know the change was coming. Its new domain — khiks.com — was registered back in March, according to Icann.
“The reason why this hurts so much is because having my father’s name on the firm was,...
- 7/5/2023
- by Ashley Cullins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Henry Winkler has been a beloved figure in the entertainment world for over five decades, and the actor shows no signs of slowing down. Winkler began his acting career at the Yale Repertory Theatre in June 1970, he told The Hollywood Reporter, but he rose to fame after appearing in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in 1973. The role that transformed Winkler's career found its way to him shortly after: from 1974 to 1984, he starred as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the ABC sitcom "Happy Days."
In addition to his work on "Happy Days" in the 1980s, Winkler balanced parenting duties with his wife, Stacey Weitzman. The pair met in a clothing shop in 1976 and tied the knot two years later in 1978, according to People. Together, they share two children, Zoe Winkler Reinis and Max Winkler, as well as Stacey's son from her previous marriage to Howard Weitzman, Jed Weitzman. Along with his children,...
In addition to his work on "Happy Days" in the 1980s, Winkler balanced parenting duties with his wife, Stacey Weitzman. The pair met in a clothing shop in 1976 and tied the knot two years later in 1978, according to People. Together, they share two children, Zoe Winkler Reinis and Max Winkler, as well as Stacey's son from her previous marriage to Howard Weitzman, Jed Weitzman. Along with his children,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
Howard Weitzman, the high-powered Hollywood lawyer with an A-list clientele that included O.J. Simpson and Michael Jackson, died Wednesday following a battle with cancer, a representative of his firm, Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert, told TheWrap. He was 81.
Weitzman, a founding partner Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump, represented some of the biggest names in entertainment. He was the Michael Jackson estate’s attorney during its battle with the IRS, and successfully defended automaker John DeLorean during his infamous drug trafficking trial in the 1980s.
He rose to public notoriety in the early 1990s when he initially represented O.J. Simpson after Simpson’s arrest for murder, before stepping down citing an inability to lessen his other work; he was portrayed by actor Ken Lerner in the acclaimed miniseries “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.”
Weitzman also served high-powered Hollywood executives, among them Ron Meyer, whom Weitzman represented in negotiations...
Weitzman, a founding partner Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump, represented some of the biggest names in entertainment. He was the Michael Jackson estate’s attorney during its battle with the IRS, and successfully defended automaker John DeLorean during his infamous drug trafficking trial in the 1980s.
He rose to public notoriety in the early 1990s when he initially represented O.J. Simpson after Simpson’s arrest for murder, before stepping down citing an inability to lessen his other work; he was portrayed by actor Ken Lerner in the acclaimed miniseries “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.”
Weitzman also served high-powered Hollywood executives, among them Ron Meyer, whom Weitzman represented in negotiations...
- 4/8/2021
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
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