Sopranos star drops lawsuit

Sopranos star James Gandolfini has dropped his lawsuit against the HBO cable network, resolving a salary dispute that threatened the future of the award winning television series.

Gandolfini, who filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against HBO earlier this month, also agreed to meet the terms of his original contract, meaning a fifth season of the Mafia drama will be filmed as scheduled, The New York Times said today.