A grand jury in Louisiana indicted Mystikal on a charge of first-degree rape stemming from an alleged incident in which he sexually assaulted and held a woman against her will at his Baton Rouge-area home in late July. If convicted, the rape charge comes with a mandatory life sentence under …
Read More »R. Kelly Co-Defendant Says Sexual Misconduct Lawsuits Were 'Cost of Doing Business'
Chicago, IL — Settling sexual misconduct civil lawsuits became the “cost of doing business,” Derrel McDavid, R. Kelly’s former business manager and co-defendant in the disgraced singer’s federal child pornography trial at Dirksen U.S Courthouse, testified on Wednesday. The CPA-turned-business-manager for R. Kelly began working with the singer in the …
Read More »Ricky Martin Sues 'Maladjusted' Nephew for $30 Million Over Retracted, 'False' Sex Abuse Claims
Ricky Martin has filed a hardline $30 million extortion lawsuit against the “maladjusted” nephew who publicly accused the superstar musician of sex abuse before withdrawing the claims under oath in July. In the new eight-page complaint obtained by Rolling Stone, Martin and his lawyer say the nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sánchez …
Read More »Harry Styles Laughs Off 'Don't Worry, Darling' Drama: I 'Popped Very Quickly to Venice to Spit on Chris Pine'
Get you a man that can laugh at himself (and the made-up tea surrounding his saliva). After a quick trip to Italy to promote Don’t Worry, Darling, Styles returned to his regularly scheduled programming: Love On Tour in New York City. During his show Wednesday, he joked about #SpitGate, the …
Read More »Trump Told White House Team He Needed to Protect 'Russiagate' Documents
In his final days in the White House, Donald Trump told top advisers he needed to preserve certain Russia-related documents to keep his enemies from destroying them. The documents related to the federal investigation into Russian election meddling and alleged collusion with Trump’s campaign. At the end of his presidency, …
Read More »Taylor Swift Tries to Block Rival Experts at 'Shake It Off' Trial: 'Not Qualified'
Taylor Swift claims two rival experts tapped to testify at her upcoming “Shake It Off” copyright infringement trial are “not qualified” to take the witness stand and should be blocked by the “gatekeeper” judge. In a new motion obtained by Rolling Stone, the superstar argues one of the challenged witnesses …
Read More »25 Gut Reactions to 'My Son Hunter,' the Very MAGA — and Wildly Boring — Biden Family Biopic
“This is not a true story,” former Mandalorian actress Gina Carano says in her MAGA star turn as a Secret Service agent in My Son Hunter, the new film dramatizing — with plenty of liberties, to say the least — the life of President Biden’s most controversial son. It’s also, …
Read More »'Our World Has Never Been All White': 'Lord of the Rings' Cast Stands in Solidarity Following Racist Backlash
The cast of Lord of the Rings is standing behind the diversity in their new spinoff series, The Rings of Power, after racist fans of the show spread hate about the cast’s diversity and directed threats at its actors of color. Several hours after cast members Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, …
Read More »Bring Your Alibis: Men Accused of Stealing Eagles Lyrics Strike Back
Life in the legal fast line just took a few more turns. In motions filed Wednesday in New York Supreme Court, lawyers for the three men accused of stealing and attempting to sell handwritten lyrics to Eagles songs hit back with their reasons for dismissing the case — from statute-of-limitations …
Read More »Selena Gomez and Rema's 'Calm Down' Video Boasts Sports Cars and Blanket Forts
Selena Gomez and Afrorave star Rema have shared a new music video for their reworked version of the latter’s track, “Calm Down.” The simple clip puts the mid-tempo groover first, following Gomez and Rema as they perform the set in a tastefully decorated living room, then later in front of …
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