A second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against composer and musician Danny Elfman, according to a lawsuit obtained by Rolling Stone. The woman, who filed the lawsuit anonymously as a Jane Doe accuser in Los Angeles on Thursday, claimed in the suit that Elfman frequently exposed …
Read More »Nas' Mass Appeal Sued for Racial Discrimination by Former White Employee
Mass Appeal, the record label/media company co-founded by Nas, is facing a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee who claims she was “targeted for termination simply because she was White.” The suit was filed by Melissa Cooper, who spent about two years working in development at Mass Appeal, …
Read More »He Was Wrongfully Imprisoned for 16 Years. Then a Cop Killed Him During a Traffic Stop
A man who was exonerated after being wrongfully convicted and serving more than more than 16 years for a crime he did not commit was fatally shot by a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop on Monday, according to a statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI). The GBI …
Read More »Killed in Cop City
T he police entered the foggy forest not long after sunrise. The group of officers made their way through the thin, bare trees and found two people tucked into a hammock. With guns drawn, they ordered that the couple get out, and placed Sarah Wasilewski, her partner, and their friend …
Read More »'They Wanted to Dance in Peace. And They Got Slaughtered'
S everal hours after the gates opened for the Israeli music festival Supernova, Amit Bar and her boyfriend Nir Jorno arrived with their friend Ziv Hagbi, excited for the event. The devoted electronic-music fans had traveled from Matzliah, some 60 miles away. “We really waited for this event,” the 27-year-old …
Read More »Bill Cosby Faces New Lawsuit from Woman Claiming Actor Raped Her in His Dressing Room in 1992
Bill Cosby is being sued by a new Jane Doe accuser who claims the disgraced 86-year-old actor drugged and raped her in his dressing room in 1992 while an NBC employee stood outside the door, according to court records obtained by Rolling Stone. The woman is coming forward for the …
Read More »Hipgnosis Songs Group CEO Kenny MacPherson Placed on Leave Following Sexual Assault Claim
Hipgnosis Songs Group CEO Kenny MacPherson has been placed on leave, the company confirms to Rolling Stone, a day after the publishing executive was accused of sexually assaulting a former colleague nearly two decades ago when he was president of music publishing company Chrysalis. “Hipgnosis Songs Fund has a policy …
Read More »Top Hipgnosis Exec Sued For Sexual Assault, Harassment
A top executive at Hipgnosis Songs — the company that helped drive the music industry’s copyright acquisition boom while buying catalogs from stars like Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake and the Red Hot Chili Peppers — has been accused of sexual assault, according to a new lawsuit filed in Los Angeles …
Read More »Katy Perry Montecito Mansion Battle Heats Up at Trial
A sprawling, $15 million Montecito estate is at the heart of a bitter lawsuit pitting pop star Katy Perry against Texas multimillionaire Carl Westcott. The mansion has languished, largely vacant for the last two years — just a few doors down from Oprah Winfrey — waiting for a trial now …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Settles Rape Lawsuit
Marilyn Manson and a woman who sued the singer for rape have reached a settlement before it could go to trial next week. Adam Wolf, the attorney for the woman who filed as a Jane Doe, filed a notice of settlement with the Superior Court of California, County of Los …
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