Let’s just take a moment to stop and smell the sweet bouquet of justice, as it were. E. Jean Carroll received a very public vindication on Tuesday when a jury of nine people — six men and three women — agreed that she sufficiently proved she was sexually assaulted by …
Read More »Steven Tyler's Lawyers Want Judge to Strike Parts of Teen Sexual Assault Lawsuit Tied to Memoirs
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler is trying to dent the teenage sexual assault lawsuit filed against him, with his legal team asking a judge to strike a claim of intentional inflection of emotional distress (IIED) “based on statements” Tyler made in memoirs about his relationship with Julia Misley. Misley sued Tyler last …
Read More »F. Murray Abraham Apologizes, Blames 'Jokes' After Rolling Stone Report on Misconduct Allegations
F. Murray Abraham has issued an apology after Rolling Stone broke the news that he was fired from Mythic Quest following sexual-misconduct complaints. In a statement, Abraham said, “This is a sincere and deeply felt apology. Though never my intention to offend anyone, I told jokes, nothing more, that upset …
Read More »F. Murray Abraham Was Kicked Off 'Mythic Quest' for Sexual Misconduct
F. Murray Abraham’s unexpected departure from Mythic Quest last year ahead of the Apple TV+ show’s third season stemmed from sexual misconduct complaints, Rolling Stone has learned. The 83-year-old’s exit was announced last April with little explanation other than producing studio Lionsgate confirming the news regarding the Oscar-winning actor. “Beyond …
Read More »Hollywood Has Welcomed Jeremy Piven Back But His Accusers Haven't Forgotten
After Jeremy Piven was accused of sexual assault, harassment, and misconduct by eight women in 2017 and 2018, the Entourage actor took a step back from the spotlight. Now, more than five years later, he’s starring in his first noteworthy film since his sexual-assault allegations were made public. Sweetwater — …
Read More »Tennessee Ex-Cop Sues After Becoming Porn Meme, Claims She Was 'Groomed' for Sex With Coworkers
Maegan Hall — the 26-year-old patrol officer fired along with several colleagues from a police department in La Vergne, Tennessee after incidents of workplace sex came to light in January — is now suing the city and three of her former superiors. Hall’s 51-page federal complaint alleges that they and …
Read More »Sexual Assault Survivors Call Out Music Industry Ahead of Grammys
Nomi Abadi has been a piano prodigy since she was three years old and has toured around the world as a classical pianist, releasing numerous albums and EPs. But as she stood at a podium in a downtown Los Angeles hotel conference room Friday afternoon, she wasn’t there to talk …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Sued for Sexual Assault of a Minor
Marilyn Manson allegedly groomed and sexually assaulted an underage girl multiple times in the 1990s, according to a new lawsuit. This is the first suit to focus on sex crimes that allegedly took place in the beginning of Manson’s career, while those who have previously sued the singer all accused …
Read More »Inside Sundance's Top-Secret Brett Kavanaugh Documentary
A collective eyebrow was raised when the 2023 Sundance Film Festival announced a last-minute addition to the lineup: Justice, a documentary probing the allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. That the film marked the first documentary directed by Doug Liman, the man behind Swingers and The …
Read More »Andrew Callaghan Apologizes: 'I've Always Taken 'No' for an Answer as Far as Consent'
Andrew Callaghan — host of YouTube channelsAll Gas No BrakesandChannel5, and filmmaker behind HBO’s 2022 documentaryThis Place Rules — has apologized after being accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct. Callaghan began his four-and-a-half minute YouTube clip stressing that he wants to be “fully accountable” and “transparent,” and thanks “every …
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