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Deryck Whibley is opening up about the abusive experiences he allegedly faced at the hands of Sum 41‘s first manager. In his memoir Walking Disaster, out Tuesday, the Sum 41 frontman claims he was groomed and sexually and verbally abused by the band’s first manager, Greig Nori, during the early …

Ryan Murphy believes Netflix‘sMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story may have played a role in reaching a “move towards justice” in the brothers’ case. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the series director reacted to Thursday’s announcement that the case was being reevaluated. “When we were making it, Nicholas [Chavez] …

The woman at the center of HBO’s docuseries Chimp Crazy is still on the hook for nearly $240,000 after she faked the death of her pet chimpanzee Tonka, as PETA is urging a judge to consider bringing perjury charges against her. Tonia Haddix could face up to five years in …

Lil Baby was arrested Monday morning and charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, Rolling Stone can confirm. The rapper was later released on bail. His attorneys say they’re now “actively investigating” the circumstances of the rapper’s arrest. Lil Baby, born Dominique Jones, was detained around 5 a.m. …

The credibility of key prosecution witness Kenneth Copeland was the focus of a week of tortured testimony at Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug’s gang and racketeering trial in Atlanta. Copeland, whose first appearance in the trial last June led to Judge Ural Glanville being removed from the high-profile case, returned to …

A federal judge denied Disney’s attempt to dismiss Gina Carano’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the company, with a trial now imminent between the Mandalorian actress and her former employer. In February, Carano (backed by Elon Musk) sued Disney after she claimed she was booted from the Star Wars series after …

When Kevin Hart jumped on Instagram three years ago to discuss his bizarre 2017 sex tape scandal and the related felony extortion charges filed — and eventually dropped — against his friend Jonathan “J.T.” Jackson, the superstar comedian said he was happy to be “moving on” from that chapter in …

Kanye West says he’ll countersue his former assistant after she accused him of sexual harassment in a recent lawsuit. In a new statement to Rolling Stone Tuesday, West’s legal representative called Lauren Pisciotta’s accusations “baseless” and accused her of engaging in “blackmail and extortion” after he rejected her sexual advances. …

Sean Kingston is facing 10 charges in Broward County, Florida, according to an arrest warrant obtained by Rolling Stone. The singer was arrested in California on May 23, just hours after police raided his Florida home and apprehended his mother. According to the warrant, the “Beautiful Girls” singer and his …

This story is being published in partnership with American Doom, a newsletter that focuses on right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy. Just after 3 a.m. last Friday, in a small Central Illinois city infamous in the area for being a former sundowner town, a Pekin police officer pulled over …