HBO Sacks Allegations It Stole Idea For 'Ballers'

By Bonnie Eslinger (July 25, 2016, 6:27 PM EDT) -- A California federal judge blocked a suit claiming HBO, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Mark Wahlberg stole the idea for a show on the rakish lives of football players from two screenwriters' 2007 pitch, ruling Monday that despite similarities the "themes and concerns are widely different."...

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