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Woman alleges Sean 'Diddy' Combs raped her on video in latest lawsuit
Read full article: Woman alleges Sean 'Diddy' Combs raped her on video in latest lawsuitAnother woman is suing Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging that the music mogul and his head of security raped her at his New York recording studio in 2001.
A New York woman is challenging Miss America, Miss World rules banning mothers from beauty pageants
Read full article: A New York woman is challenging Miss America, Miss World rules banning mothers from beauty pageantsA New York woman is challenging the longstanding rules of Miss America and Miss World that disqualify mothers from their beauty pageants.
Man charged in Gilgo Beach serial killings kept 'blueprint' of crimes on computer, prosecutors say
Read full article: Man charged in Gilgo Beach serial killings kept 'blueprint' of crimes on computer, prosecutors sayProsecutors say the man charged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings on Long Island, New York, kept a document he used to “blueprint” his crimes.
Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
Read full article: Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrialHarvey Weinstein will appear in a New York City court next week, the first step in potentially retrying the film mogul after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned.
Director Roman Polanski is sued over more allegations of sexual assault of a minor
Read full article: Director Roman Polanski is sued over more allegations of sexual assault of a minorA woman has sued director Roman Polanski in a Los Angeles court, saying the director raped her when she was a minor in 1973.
Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico
Read full article: Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New MexicoA grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge Friday in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the actor.
Harvey Weinstein gets 16 more years for rape, sexual assault
Read full article: Harvey Weinstein gets 16 more years for rape, sexual assaultA Los Angeles judge on Thursday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model.
DA to review cases involving LA cop accused of CBS tip off
Read full article: DA to review cases involving LA cop accused of CBS tip offLos Angeles County prosecutors will try to decide whether criminal cases were tainted by a former LAPD captain who allegedly leaked a confidential sexual assault report to an accused Hollywood mogul.
Bill Cosby lawyers cry foul as civil sex assault trial looms
Read full article: Bill Cosby lawyers cry foul as civil sex assault trial loomsWith less than a week to go before a civil trial, Bill Cosby's lawyers are crying foul over a change in the story of a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion.
Abortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe future
Read full article: Abortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe futureAbortion rights supporters are demonstrating at hundreds of marches and rallies where they're expressing their outrage that the Supreme Court appears prepared to scrap the constitutional right to abortion that has endured for nearly a half-century.
Lawsuit: Baldwin had no reason to fire in 'Rust' shooting
Read full article: Lawsuit: Baldwin had no reason to fire in 'Rust' shootingA new lawsuit alleges that Alec Baldwin recklessly fired a gun when it wasn’t called for in the script when he shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust.”.
LA police: Armie Hammer under sexual assault investigation
Read full article: LA police: Armie Hammer under sexual assault investigationFILE - Armie Hammer attends the 13th Annual Go Gala on Nov. 16, 2019, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles police said Thursday, March 18, 2021, that they are investigating actor Armie Hammer for sexual assault. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES – Actor Armie Hammer is under investigation for sexual assault, Los Angeles police said Thursday. Hammer is the main suspect in a sexual assault that was reported to police on Feb. 3, LAPD spokesman Officer Drake Madison said. The Associated Press does not generally identify alleged victims of sexual assault.
'I'm being raped': Weinstein accuser details alleged assault
Read full article: 'I'm being raped': Weinstein accuser details alleged assaultHaleyi said she didn't want to be intimate with Weinstein, but said she didn't think Weinstein forced her to have sex. They are the alleged rape of an aspiring actress in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and the alleged sexual assault of Haleyi. The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they have been victims of sexual assault, unless they agree to be named as Haleyi has. She testified that before the alleged assault, Weinstein showed up at her apartment and begged her to join him on a trip to Paris for a fashion show. So I said, ‘You know you have a terrible reputation with women, I’ve heard,’” Haleyi testified.
Lifetime returns to R. Kelly with a new powerful series
Read full article: Lifetime returns to R. Kelly with a new powerful seriesA year later, Lifetime is readying a follow-up series, “ Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning, ” with one major difference: this time, R. Kelly will be behind bars when it airs. “Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning” will premiere Thursday on Lifetime. That groundbreaking hip-hop group toured with R. Kelly and Maynes was initially approached by the documentary makers about what he witnessed on the road. In an interview with The Associated Press, he connected R. Kelly to other self-destructive superstars like Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Prince. Bryant said the indictments against R. Kelly were never the goal of the series.
Court filing: Zervos shared Trump allegations with lawyers in 2011
Read full article: Court filing: Zervos shared Trump allegations with lawyers in 2011(CNN) - Summer Zervos, the former "Apprentice" contestant who has accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 2007, presented evidence Thursday in a new court filing to back up her claims. Zervos contacted lawyers about the allegations in 2011 and reached out to Fox News about the matter in August 2015, according to a new filing from her lawyers. She also "reached out to multiple lawyers back in 2011, including to Gloria Allred, whose records reflect that contact," Wang writes. The Trump Organization previously declared these documents "confidential" and only after months of legal wrangling and a recent telephone conference with the court did Trump and the Trump Organization "finally and begrudgingly agreed to lift a number of these baseless designations," according to the filing. Wang says the Trump Organization has improperly designated nine pages of records as "confidential" because they contain the President's former cell phone number.
Epstein Accusers Speak Out in Court: 'Today Is a Day of Power'
Read full article: Epstein Accusers Speak Out in Court: 'Today Is a Day of Power'"Today is a day of power and strength," Teala Davies told reporters outside court. Attorney Gloria Allred arrived in court with four new accusers, one of them carrying a 5-month-old baby wearing a T-shirt reading Strong Like Mommy.Virginia Roberts, 35, is credited with being one of the first of Epsteins accusers. She flew from her home in Australia for the hearing and led a band of other women into court. RELATED STORIESDo Broken Bones in Jeffrey Epstein's Neck Mean He Could Have Been Murdered? Terrence K. Williams Defends President Trump Retweeting Epstein Conspiracy TheoryIs Jeffrey Epstein's Ex Ghislaine Maxwell Hiding in Massachusetts?