Digerati Holdings, LLC v. Young Money Entertainment, LLC

Young Money Entertainment, LLC (Young Money), and Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., sued Digerati Holdings, LLC (Digerati), and others for breach of contract and other counts relating to the production of a documentary film. Young Money and Carter allege that defendants breached the contract by failing to honor Carter’s final approval rights. Digerati filed a cross-complaint against Young Money and Carter, alleging that they failed to make Carter available for filming and interviews and wrongfully interfered with the sale and distribution of the film. Young *878 Money and Carter filed a special motion to strike the cross-complaint under the anti-SLAPP statute (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16). 1 The trial court denied the motion in part and granted it in part. Young Money and Carter appeal the denial of their special motion to strike as to their count for breach of contract, while Digerati appeals the granting of the motion as to the count for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

The parties dispute whether the two counts arise from an act in furtherance of Young Money’s and Carter’s constitutional right of petition or free speech in connection with a…