The Internet Movie Database, or IMDb, shut down its message forums in 2017, lamenting that they were “no longer providing a positive, useful experience for the vast majority of our more than 250 million monthly users worldwide.” It came as a blow to countless weirdos using their precious, fleeting time …
Read More »Steven Tyler Officially Named In Sexual Assault of a Minor Lawsuit From Decades-Old Claim
Steven Tyler‘s name has officially been added to a lawsuit filed in December by a woman who claims to have had an illicit relationship with Steven Tyler in the Seventies when she was a minor. The suit accuses the Aerosmith singer of sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of …
Read More »'Women Talking' Shatters the Silence Around Sexual Abuse
Some want to stand their ground and fight — after all, this is their home, too. Many want to leave and start anew. There’s an option to vote for doing nothing, but really, the days of simply enduring and ignoring are long gone. The choices that a group of women …
Read More »Second Woman Sues Estate of Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records Over Sexual Assault Claims
Nearly a week after a woman sued Ahmet Ertegun and Atlantic Records claiming the record executive sexually assaulted her over 30 years ago, a second woman has come forward alleging that Ertegun assaulted her while she was an employee at the label, and that Atlantic enabled his behavior. Dorothy Carvello, …
Read More »Danny Masterson Rape Trial Heads to Jury
After a month of intense, often emotional testimony from witnesses, prosecutors and Danny Masterson’s defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments at court in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, once again detailing the alleged incidents tied to the three forcible rape charges Masterson faces. The prosecution implored jurors to hold Masterson …
Read More »Danny Masterson Declines to Testify in Rape Trial as Final Attempt to Dismiss Case Is Denied
Danny Masterson has opted not to testify in his ongoing rape trial, he told the court in downtown Los Angeles Monday morning. The That ’70s Show star has been charged with three counts of forceable rape dating from 2001 to 2003. He has denied the allegations and faces 45 years …
Read More »Angela Bassett on 'Wakanda Forever,' Missing Chadwick Boseman and Playing Tina Turner
You play Ramonda, the Queen Mother of Wakanda, in the Black Panther films. Is there one person or inspiration you keep in your head to play a queen?For me, it’s just the essence of the Black woman. Our strength, resilience, patience, generosity, intellect. That’s what I try to hold onto. …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Receives Letter of Support From Leaders Denouncing Violence Against Women
Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium, along with a number of prominent industry figures, has issued an extensive open letter denouncing violence against women. The letter is addressed in particular to Megan Thee Stallion, who was recently the apparent target in one of Drake’s lyrics on “Circo Loco,” where he …
Read More »'I Thought I Was Going to Die': Danny Masterson Accuser Details Rape Allegations at Trial
The first of three women who have accused Danny Masterson of rape in his ongoing criminal trial continued her testimony in court in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, detailing a violent incident in which the That ‘70s Show actor allegedly forcibly had sex with her while she was severely intoxicated …
Read More »Danny Masterson Accuser Testifies on First Day of Rape Trial, Scientology Draws Focus
One of the three women who has accused actor Danny Masterson of raping them took the stand and began her testimony during the first day of the former That ‘70s Show star’s criminal rape trial in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The case is set to detail how the Church of …
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