Russell Brand pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of rape and sexual assault at a London courthouse Friday, May 30, The New York Times reports. The hearing lasted just 10 minutes, during which Brand reportedly stood in a plexiglass box at the back of the courtroom and responded to each …
Read More »Sean Combs' Ex-Assistant Says He Terrorized Her With Threats
Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs’ former personal assistant Mia took the stand for a second day Friday, telling jurors the music mogul terrorized her with onslaughts of hostile messages, threatened to “frame” his alleged sexual assaults of her as consensual, and once kicked her off a …
Read More »Sean Combs' Ex-Assistant Testifies He Raped Her in Staff Bunk Bed
Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage A former personal assistant for Sean Combs took the witness stand Thursday and claimed the Bad Boy Records founder worked her around the clock, physically abused her and subjected her to “traumatizing” sexual assaults that she had planned to take to her grave. …
Read More »Unearthed Priscilla Presley Video Raises New Questions in Elder-Abuse War
Last July, Priscilla Presley claimed in a stunning lawsuit that she was the victim of a “meticulously planned” financial elder-abuse scheme that defrauded her out of more than $1 million. The author, actress, and ex-wife of Elvis Presley alleged that Florida memorabilia dealer Brigitte Kruse “duped” her into signing “unconscionable …
Read More »Andrew and Tristan Tate Charged With Rape, Human Trafficking in the U.K.
Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate have been charged with rape, human trafficking, bodily harm, and more in the U.K. The sibling influencers, who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and U.K., were previously charged with sex trafficking in Romania and are also under criminal investigation in Florida. Andrew Tate has …
Read More »Cassie's Friend Says Sean Combs Threatened to Send Sex Tapes to Parents
Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs threatened to release explicit videos of Casandra “Cassie” Ventura online, and use them to get her parents fired from their jobs, according to Ventura’s friend, celebrity stylist Deonte Nash. Testifying at Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial Wednesday, May 28, Nash …
Read More »Smokey Robinson Sues Rape Accusers for Defamation, Elder Abuse
Smokey Robinson has filed a $500 million cross-complaint for defamation and elder abuse against the four former housekeepers who sued him with claims of sexual harassment and rape earlier this month. The Motown musician, 85, says the former housekeepers conspired with their lawyer to make “slanderous statements” against him and …
Read More »Red Hot Chili Peppers Ex-Guitarist Avoids Jail in Vehicular Manslaughter Plea Deal
Josh Klinghoffer, the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist who recently toured with Pearl Jam, accepted a no-jail plea deal today to resolve allegations he failed to yield while driving and accidentally struck and killed a pedestrian last year. The musician appeared in a courtroom in Alhambra, California, and pleaded …
Read More »Sean Combs' Ex-Employee Says Mogul Threatened to Kill Kid Cudi
Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs’ former employee Capricorn Clark testified on Tuesday that the music mogul was armed with a gun and said he wanted to “go kill” the rapper Kid Cudi after discovering his relationship with Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in December 2011. Taking the witness …
Read More »I Prosecuted R. Kelly. The Sean Combs Allegations Fit the Same Script
Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage The ongoing Sean Combs trial has captivated the nation with its lurid tales of his now-infamous “freak-offs.” But behind the salaciousness is an important point about the critical role that domestic violence plays in gaining power and control over a partner, which then …
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