Three men have been found guilty of murdering XXXTentacion outside a motorcycle shop in Florida in 2018. Dedrick Williams, Michael Boatwright, and Trayvon Newsome were all found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery. The verdict came Monday, March 20, after seven days of deliberation (not including last Friday, with …
Read More »Why Did Spotify Have an Official 'Hitler Radio' Playlist?
Until last week, any Spotify user could access a playlist titled “Musikkorps Der Leibstandarte — SS Adolf Hitler Radio” — so named for the Nazi fuhrer’s personal corps of bodyguards. The streaming service itself generated the track list, and multiple Rolling Stone staffers each received a different mix upon loading …
Read More »Jena Malone Says She Was Sexually Assaulted by 'Hunger Games' Coworker
Jena Malone said that she was sexually assaulted by a coworker while filming The Hunger Games. On Instagram yesterday, Malone shared a photo of her in a field in the French countryside, which was taken after she finished working on the final Hunger Games film, Mockingjay – Part 2. Malone …
Read More »'I Have No Reason to Make This Up!,' Marilyn Manson Accuser Tells Evan Rachel Wood in New Legal Doc
Evan Rachel Wood is refuting a Marilyn Manson accuser’s claim that Wood “manipulated” her into making false allegations against the musician in 2020 by saying the accuser had reached out to Wood first the previous year. In a new legal declaration, the actress provided screenshots of Instagram comments dating back …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Accuser Recants Allegation
Ashley Morgan Smithline, who previously sued Marilyn Manson for sexual assault, recanted her previous allegations and now claims that actress Evan Rachel Wood and others “manipulated” her into speaking out against the singer. The about-face comes in a declaration submitted by Manson’s lawyer, Howard King, in a suit the musician, …
Read More »'Very Ugly and Scary': Ben Platt Addresses Neo-Nazi Protesters Outside of 'Parade' Musical
The first preview of a Broadway revival of Parade — a musical about the lynching of Jewish American Leo Frank in Georgia in 1915 — was disrupted by antisemitic protesters outside the theater Tuesday night, Feb. 21. The protest, per the Forward, comprised a few people tied to the neo-Nazi …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle's Killer, Eric Holder, Gets 60 Years to Life in Prison
The man who murdered Nipsey Hussle in a daylight ambush outside the beloved rapper’s clothing store in Los Angeles was sentenced to 60 years to life in prison, The Associated Press reports. Eric Ronald Holder Jr., 33, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday, Feb. 22, and received his punishment …
Read More »An Attempt to Subpoena Drake at His Mansion for the XXXTentacion Trial Did Not Go Well
Drake’s lawyers are claiming the rapper still hasn’t been properly served a deposition subpoena in the XXXTentacion murder trial after a defense attorney claimed process servers were rebuffed by armed guards at the rapper’s Beverly Hills mansion last week. On Monday, Feb. 20, Drake’s lawyer, Bradford Cohen, tried again to …
Read More »Everything You Need to Know About the XXXTentacion Murder Trial
Nearly five years after XXXTentacion was shot and killed outside a motorcycle shop in Florida, the trial of his alleged murderers finally began last week. The first week alone featured a fair share of court drama, driven primarily by the testimony of Robert Allen — one of the four suspects …
Read More »Armie Hammer Set to Appear in Court Over New Sexual Misconduct Claim
A judge dismissed a restraining order case against Armie Hammer on Wednesday after the actor and a 26-year-old woman, who accused him of choking her unconscious during a sexual encounter, both failed to appear for a court hearing in Aspen, Colorado. The woman, whom Rolling Stone is choosing not to …
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