Tag Archives: crime-and-courts

A handful of reality TV stars are hitting back against what they allege to be unfair treatment after starring on NBC, Bravo, and E! shows. A letter sent by the stars’ lawyers accuses the networks of manipulative tactics, covering up instances of sexual violence, and refusing to let cast members …

Victims of disgraced USA gymnastics physician Larry Nassar have sued Michigan State University — where Nassar was employed — over the school’s refusal to release documents pertaining to the case. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, alleges that the school’s board of trustees made “secret decisions” that resulted in the withholding of …

Carlos Macci was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 months in prison in connection with the death of The WireactorMichael K. Williams. Macci, 72, was part of a group of four men selling drugs out of a Williamsburg apartment and was with the man who sold the actor a bag of …

Jon “Mike” Rone Jr. was killed on the 4th of July by repeated stab wounds to the chest. Sean W. Tonkin is the man police believe stabbed Rone — during a confrontation in which, police say, he repeatedly shouted the n-word at him. This occurred just after, a witness tells …

The double murder trial of rapper YNW Melly was declared a mistrial Saturday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict after two days of deliberations. The rapper born Jamell Demons was charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the Oct. 2018 killings of fellow rappers Anthony Williams and …

Shakira, already facing a looming trial in Spain on tax fraud charges, will be the focus of another investigation on additional allegations of tax fraud against the Colombian singer. In Sept. 2022, Shakira was ordered to stand trial after allegedly failing to pay €14.5 million (about $13.9 million) in income …

The city of New York is nearing a settlement to pay $13.7 million as part of a class action lawsuit brought forth by nearly 1,400 people involved in the George Floyd protests. The settlement, filed Wednesday in a Manhattan federal court and pending a judge’s approval, would pay roughly $9,950 …

Kevin Spacey told a man he’d met at a pub to “be cool” while kissing his neck and grabbing his crotch without the man’s consent, a court heard during day three on Tuesday, July 4, of the actor’s ongoing criminal sexual misconduct trial in London. As the BBC reports, the …

A temporary harassment order filed against Ezra Miller expired this week, a year after a mother accused the Flash actor of acting inappropriately with her then-11-year-old child. In an Instagram post Friday, Miller said they were “unjustly and directly targeted” by the child’s mother. “I’m encouraged by today’s outcome and …

J onathan Majors was a Hollywood star — and on the cusp of going supernova. The Last Black Man in San Francisco first brought him critical acclaim. Lovecraft Country, The Harder They Fall, and Creed III propelled his popularity. And most recently, early buzz for his upcoming film Magazine Dreams …