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New York Post
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Killer view: Actress loses legal battle after claiming floor-to-ceiling windows in $6.2M pad exposed her to ‘lethal UV bath' that left lesions on her face
A Murray Hill actress who claimed her killer view of the East River exposed her to a 'potentially lethal UV bath' has lost her legal battle with the building's owners and developers. A Manhattan judge dismissed a $1 million lawsuit from Jennifer Betit Yen, a skin cancer survivor who sued after developing lesions on her face from the floor-ceiling-windows in her luxe, $6.2 million First Avenue pad, asserting Yen had not proven her claims of negligence. Reps for developer Soloviev Building Co. and the building's board of managers repeatedly told Yen, 48, and her film producer husband J. Peyton Worley, 47, the unit 'had 100% UV protection,' the couple alleged in their Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit. The actress, a skin cancer survivor, accused the building's developers of falsely claiming the floor-to-ceiling windows featured UV protection. Jennifer Betit Yen/Facebook But the couple signed a purchase agreement in which they agreed not to rely on 'any selling brochures, advertisements, websites, representations, warranties, statements or estimates of any nature whatsoever' when they bought the unit in the 43-story skyscraper near East 40th Street, the developer successfully argued. The June 27 dismissal of Yen's case was 'with prejudice,' a legal term meaning she cannot bring the claims again, attorneys Alex Estis and Norman Flitt said. 'We're very appreciative and thankful that the judge saw it for what it was, which was a meritless lawsuit and dismissed it as such,' Estis said. A judge dismissed the actress's claims. Helayne Seidman Yen, who hosts the series 'Film Lab Presents' and has had roles in 'Royal Pains' and other TV shows, said she repeatedly questioned the building's reps about whether the home had protection from ultra violet radiation, especially because she had previously battled melanoma. 'I am in this surreal situation where I unknowingly basically sat in a potentially lethal UV bath almost every day, during peak sun hours, thinking I was safe,' she wrote in a blog post last year. A lawyer for Yen and Worley didn't respond to a message seeking comment. The couple snagged the swanky 2,984-square-foot four bedroom, 4.5 bath home in November 2021 — where 'every single external wall is floor to ceiling glass window,' according to their lawsuit.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
CBS Sets Record With 17th Straight Season Victory in Total Viewers
CBS will make a little bit of TV history when the 2024-25 season wraps. The network is set to finish its 17th straight season as the No. 1 broadcaster among all viewers in primetime, a streak that dates back to the 2008-09 season. The 17 consecutive season wins tops the previous mark, also held by CBS, of 16 straight from 1955-70 (when household ratings were the primary measure). More from The Hollywood Reporter Gretchen Wilson Goes on 'The Road' With CBS Music Competition Show Streaming Ratings: 'The Residence' Moves Into No. 1 Overall Spot 'Royal Pains' Update in the Works at NBC Although there are few weeks left before the official end of the September-to-May TV season, as measured by Nielsen, CBS' lead over its rivals is large enough that the rankings are very unlikely to change. So as it did a year ago and several other times in the recent past, the network is planting its victory flag now. There's good news across the board, however: Among the big four broadcasters, three have improved their primetime averages from this time last season, and the fourth, ABC, is even with its year-ago numbers. The gains largely come down to networks having a full season's worth of programming: As writers and actors went on strike for better contracts in 2023, most scripted programming was pushed to the first quarter of 2024, resulting in shorter seasons and a hodgepodge of mostly lower-rated shows filling the first half of the 2023-24 season. Through April 20, CBS is averaging 5.72 million viewers in primetime with all programming, up from 5.59 million a year ago (a gain of about 2 percent). NBC is also up by about 2 percent at 5.1 million viewers. ABC's 4.28 million viewers is virtually even with 4.29 million last year, while Fox is up by 14 percent at 3.83 million — with a record-setting Super Bowl responsible for a good portion of that improvement. (All figures are Nielsen's 'most current' ratings, a combination of seven-day linear figures for most weeks and same-day numbers for the most recent days. Streaming isn't included.) Stripping out sports, CBS' lead is a little larger. It's averaging 4.99 million viewers in primetime, up 14 percent from the same time last season. NBC places second with 4 million viewers excluding sports, followed by ABC (3.58 million) and Fox (2.16 million). Tracker is set to repeat as the most watched non-sports series in 2024-25. The drama starring Justin Hartley is the only network entertainment show to average more than 10 million viewers before streaming; it's currently at 10.84 million viewers over seven days, with two episodes remaining in its season. CBS has the top seven and eight of the top 10 non-sports shows in total viewers with Matlock (second), 60 Minutes (third), FBI (fourth), Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (fifth), Blue Bloods (sixth), NCIS (seventh) and Elsbeth (ninth) joining Tracker. NBC's Chicago Fire (eighth) and Chicago Med (10th) complete the top 10. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise 'Yellowstone' and the Sprawling Dutton Family Tree, Explained
