JACKSON, Miss. — Did Kathryn Stockett use her brother’s African-American maid as the basis for a character in the bestselling novel-turned-movie “The Help?” For now, that question may go unanswered, by a court anyway. A Mississippi judge threw out a lawsuit Tuesday in which Ablene Cooper alleged Stockett used her likeness without permission in a […]

“The Help” grossed $25.5 million over the weekend, and $35.4 million since its opening last Wednesday. Despite the great numbers, the movie could not edge past “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” to get the number one spot. The Dreamworks/Disney film stars Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer and it follows their bond […]