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 »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 »Johnny & Associates, Japan's Top Talent Agency, to Split Amid Sex Abuse Scandal
Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates announced Monday that it will split into two entities: One named Smile-Up that will be focused on compensating victims of sexual abuse by its founder Johnny Kitagawa, who died in 2019, and the other a talent agency that will continue working with upcoming artists. …
Read More »Pentagon Official Charged With Running Gruesome Dog Fighting Ring
A Pentagon official has been charged by federal authorities with “promoting and furthering” an illegal dog fighting ring in Maryland. Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., a Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, and Communications, for Office of the Secretary of Defense, and a co-defendant, Mario Damon Flythe, were indicted on …
Read More »Lady Gaga Officially Won't Have to Pay $500K Reward to Woman Tied to Dog Theft, Judge Rules
Lady Gaga emerged victorious Monday in the multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by the woman who returned the pop star’s stolen French bulldogs in 2021 and later sued for the $500,000 reward — plus $1.5 million in further damages — even though she was convicted of knowingly receiving the stolen pets after …
Read More »Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Abuse Victim Convicted in Mother's Murder, Will Be Released Early in December
Gypsy Rose Blanchard — whopleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2016 for her connection to the murder of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard —will be released early on parole in December. On Thursday, the Missouri Department of Corrections confirmed that Blanchard will be released on Dec. 28 after serving …
Read More »Bill Cosby Faces New Lawsuit Accusing Him of 1972 Rape
Another woman has filed a sexual assaultlawsuit against Bill Cosby, this time alleging he drugged and raped her in the Seventies. Donna Motsinger, who worked as a server at The Trident restaurant in Sausalito, California, claims in the lawsuit that the actor drugged her and sent her home with no …
Read More »Bravo Says NDAs Don't Stop Reality TV Stars From Reporting 'Unlawful Acts in the Workplace'
Earlier this month, a letter sent by lawyers representing several reality TV stars accused NBCUniversal of manipulative tactics and covering up instances of sexual violence. The legal fight was jumpstarted by Real HousewivesalumBethenny Frankel, who has called for her former colleagues to unionize amid Hollywood’s historic double strike. The letter, …
Read More »Dealer Who Sold Michael K. Williams Fatal Dose of Heroin Is Sentenced
The man who soldThe WireactorMichael K. Williamsa fatal dose of heroin was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday, according to the New York Times. Irvin Cartagena, 40, was part of agroup of four mentrafficking drugs out of a Williamsburg apartment, and was the one who sold the actor …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion on Tory Lanez Sentencing: 'Treated My Trauma Like a Joke'
Prosecutors shared a statement from Megan thee Stallion during Tory Lanez‘s sentencing hearing on Monday, asking the court to hold him fully accountable for shooting her as Lanez continues to await his sentencing eight months since he was convicted. Megan, who wasn’t at the hearing, gave a pre-written statement which …
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