Casandra Ventura, who’s best known as the R&B singer Cassie, filed a lawsuit against hip-hop mogul Sean Combs Thursday, alleging he raped and physically abused her over the course of a decade. The suit, obtained by Rolling Stone, claimed that the abuse began in 2005, when Combs allegedly began plying …
Read More »Lizzo Accusers Fight Back on Singer's Attempt to Throw Out Case
Lizzo‘s accusers are fighting back on her recent motion asking the court to throw out their lawsuit. Ahead of a hearing set for Nov. 22, lawyers for Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez filed an opposition filing, claiming that anti-SLAPP statutes do not protect Lizzo from facing legal repercussions …
Read More »Young Thug Trial Judge Rules Rap Lyrics Can Be Used As Evidence
In a long-awaited decision sure to draw scrutiny, a Georgia judge ruled Nov. 9 that prosecutors will be allowed to admit rap lyrics as evidence at Grammy-winning artist Young Thug’s racketeering and gang trial in Atlanta as long as they pass legal relevance and foundation tests. Judge Ural Glanville issued …
Read More »Officer Arrested for Murder of Folk Legend Victor Jara to Be Extradited to Chile
A former Chilean Army officer living in Florida and long accused of participating in the 1973 murder of folk singer Victor Jara will be extradited to Chile, several weeks after being arrested in Florida for the crime. The officer had been first charged in Jara’s killing over a decade ago. …
Read More »Young Thug YSL Trial: Jury Finally Seated After More Than 10 Months
Young Thug is taking it to trial. Finally. After 10 months – the longest period of jury selection in Georgia judicial history – nine women and three men will decide whether Atlanta rapper Jeffery “Young Thug” Williams is guilty or not guilty of orchestrating the drive-by murder of Donovan “Peanut” …
Read More »Abigail Breslin Alleged Aaron Eckhart Was 'Aggressive' and 'Demeaning,' Lawsuit Reveals
Abigail Breslin has alleged fellow actor Aaron Eckhart acted so aggressively toward her on the set of the upcoming thriller Classified that she was afraid to be alone with him, a new lawsuit obtained by Rolling Stone reveals. The Little Miss Sunshine star made the allegations privately earlier this year, …
Read More »Jan. 6 Rioter Tackled by Feds While Attempting to Flee Court
Jan. 6 defendant Vitali GossJankowski was tackled to the ground in an altercation inside a D.C. courtroom on Monday. Several federal agents were required to subdue the defendant in a fracas that reportedly toppled tables. CBS News was the first to report the altercation. The scuffle erupted moments after U.S. …
Read More »Lizzo Asks Court to Dismiss Ex-Dancers' Sexual Harassment Lawsuit as 18 Staffers Back Her
Lizzo is slamming her ex-dancers’ lawsuit — and asking the court to toss it. In a new motion filed Friday, the singer’s team described the allegations of fat-shaming and harassment from her former dancers as a “fabricated sob story” filed to get a “quick payday.” In the motion, Lizzo’s team …
Read More »Their Bowling Alley 'Was a Safe Place' Until a Gunman Turned It Into a Nightmare
Samantha and Justin Juray were overseeing a packed family night at their bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, when the unthinkable happened on Wednesday night. A man walked through their decorated glass doors with a high-powered rifle and started shooting. “I was there, front and center,” Samantha, 34, tells Rolling Stone. …
Read More »Jonathan Majors Domestic Violence Trial Date Set for November
Jonathan Majors’ team lost a motion to dismiss his domestic violence case on Wednesday, as a New York judge set the Marvel star’s trial date for November 29. Majors appeared virtually for the hearing on Wednesday after previously attending some of the court dates in person and hand-in-hand with actress …
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