The almost decade-long legal battle between Kesha and Dr. Luke ended Thursday after both parties said they reached a “resolution.” But why did they settle, and why now? Rolling Stone spoke to two legal experts who offered their thoughts on what this agreement means for both parties. In her statement, …
Read More »Beyond Wonderland Shooting Suspect Told Police He Took 'Shrooms'
The man accused of killing two people at Beyond Wonderland in Washington over the weekend told police that he was hallucinating on mushrooms and believed the world was going to end, according to court documents obtained by Oregon Live and King5. James M. Kelly — a 26-year-old active-duty member of …
Read More »Jonathan Majors' Domestic Violence Charge Will Go to Trial
Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence case is going to trial, a New York judge ruled on Tuesday, stemming from the actor’s arrest on assault and harassment charges in March. The Marvel and Creed III star, 33, appeared for the first time in court, wearing a brown suit jacket and carrying a …
Read More »NYPD Sergeant Faced Retaliation for Accusing Cops of Getting Drunk at Electric Zoo
While on leave and helping his girlfriend’s family escape war-torn Ukraine, Sgt. Jose Dume received a request from his supervisor to help get on-duty cops into VIP at EDM festival Electric Zoo last fall. It launched a weekend of alleged debauchery for the cops, who were allowed to attend while …
Read More »First She Got Veterans In Compromising Positions. That's When the Alleged Scam Began
Blending years of deep reporting with distinctive, powerful prose, Scott C. Johnson’s unique true crime narrative recounts the tale of the brilliantly cunning imposter who carved a path of financial and emotional destruction across the world. Gifted with a diabolical flair for impersonation, manipulation, and deception, the Con Queen used …
Read More »Trump All But Confesses to Mishandling Classified Docs on Fox News
A week after his second post-presidential arrest, this one for his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving the White House, Donald Trump turned to Fox News host Bret Baier on Monday to make the case for why he should lead the country again. But he ended up essentially confessing …
Read More »Jack Teixeira Charged With Additional Violations of Espionage Act
Racist shitposter and classified documents leaker Jack Teixeira was charged on Thursday with six additional counts of illegal retention and transmission of national defense information. Teixeira, a National Guard airman, was arrested in April and charged with violations of the espionage act, and unauthorized removal and retention of classified information. …
Read More »Conor McGregor: Timeline of the Former UFC Champion's Controversies, Arrests and Legal Troubles
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor has been a face of the sport not only for his achievements inside the ring but because of his legal troubles outside it. This week, the Irish mixed martial artist was accused of attempting to rape an unnamed woman at the Kaseya Center in Miami …
Read More »Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Guilty of All 63 Charges Against Him
The man who killed 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018 was convicted Friday of all 63 charges against him, The Washington Post reports. The charges against Robert G. Bowers, 50, included 11 counts of hate crimes resulting death and 11 counts of obstruction of …
Read More »Jack Smith Moves to Muzzle Trump
Special Counsel Jack Smith submitted a request Friday for a protective order “against the dissemination of discovery materials and the sensitive information that they contain,” in relation to the Justice Department’s criminal case against former President Donald Trump. The order would directly prevent Trump from disclosing evidence and materials shared …
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