During a prayer call hosted Tuesday by the Republican National Committee and co-chair Lara Trump, Pete Hegseth declared that “the battle is just beginning,” amid revelations of a 2017 sexual assault allegation. Following president-elect Donald Trump‘s announcement that he had chosenthe Fox Newshostto serve as his secretary of defense, public …
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In his Morning Briefing series on TikTok, Polk County, Florida Sheriff Grady Judd posts daily videos about criminals who have been apprehended by his office. The clips are just a taste of the popular Sheriff’s personality. He’s irreverent, often characterizing the arrest of prisoners with aphorisms: “Play stupid games, win …
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FKA Twigs was granted a new trial date for her sexual battery and assault lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf on Friday after her lawyer appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom and said mediation in the long-running dispute still appeared “hopeless.” “It was hopelessly hopeless? Okay,” Los Angeles County Judge Virginia …
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Film director Roman Polanskihas reached a settlement agreement in a lawsuit related to the alleged sexual assault of a minor. The suit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in June 2023, and was scheduled to go to trial in August 2025. His lawyer, Alexander Rufus-Isaacs, told French publicationAgence …
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On Wednesday, five men who had worked as “ring boys” for World Wrestling Entertainment as young teenagers in the 1980s filed a lawsuit alleging that they were groomed and sexually abused by ring crew boss and ring announcer Mel Phillips on the company’s watch. The suit, filed by five John …
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Tim Ballard, the anti-trafficking activist whose wildly exaggerated missions abroad were the basis of the hit 2023 film Sound of Freedom, is facing a new legal action from six women who last year sued him for sexual exploitation — leading Ballard to sue them for defamation earlier this month. The …
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Garth Brooks, after making the controversial decision to name his anonymous rape accuser in a recent court filing, has now submitted photos of Jane Roe as evidence. Earlier this week, Brooks’ legal team filed a motion opposing Roe’s efforts to sanction Brooks and have his amended complaint — in which …
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The Canadian rapper K’naan has been charged with one count of sexual assault dating back to an alleged incident that occurred in July 2010, The Canadian Press reports. The charges were filed in a Quebec City courthouse on Sept. 26. The assault is said to have occurred between July 16 …
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Disney, CAA, and Miramax lost a bid to toss out a lawsuit by Julia Ormond, who alleged the companies failed to protect her from now-incarcerated Harvey Weinstein. “The complaint sufficiently alleges that CAA failed to protect plaintiff from Weinstein, failing to warn her of his alleged reputation while at the …
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A woman is speaking out on decades-old claims that Axl Rose sexually assaulted her when she was a minor in the 1980s, dating back to before Guns N’ Roses first broke through as one of the biggest rock bands of all time. Michelle Rhoades has spoken out about her allegations …
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