Winick

INTRODUCTION

Dick Clark Productions, Inc. produced the 2014 Golden Globe Awards show, an annual ceremony recognizing achievements in film and television. Stephen Winick occasionally photographed celebrities and sold his pictures. By 2014 Winick had attempted to “crash” (i.e., attend without permission) multiple events where celebrities were present, including at least one prior Golden Globes Awards show. (See Winick v. Hilton Management, LLC (Oct. 29, 2018, B280774) [nonpub. opn.].) Dick Clark Productions hired a private security company, Noble LA Events, Inc., to provide security for the 2014 Golden Globes Awards show. Familiar with Winick and his reputation, Noble LA put Winick on its “No-Fly” list of individuals Noble LA generally did not permit at events it provided security for. The 2014 Golden Globes Awards show was at a hotel in Beverly Hills. Even though his name was on the No-Fly list, Winick managed to obtain a credential that allowed him to enter the press room where members of the media viewed the ceremony. On learning Winick was in the press room, two Noble LA security guards approached Winick, physically removed him from the room, and took him to another room in the…