
Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex abuse charges
Kelly is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence for a separate case in New York and won't be eligible for release until he is around 80.
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Kelly is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence for a separate case in New York and won't be eligible for release until he is around 80.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to hold a hearing Tuesday to dive into whether Ticketmaster has too much influence on the music business.
The suit filed by Stacey Pinkerton alleges Cosby drugged her and "engaged in forced sexual intercourse" while she was incapacitated.
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Tom Cruise's best picture nomination for "Top Gun: Maverick" comes after the actor protested against the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 2021.
Alex Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, listing $1 billion to $10 billion in liabilities and $1 million to $10 million in assets.
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Masterson — who starred in "That '70s Show" — is charged with the rape of three women between 2001 and 2003, when he was at the height of his fame.
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Pop culture expert Stacy Jones spoke with Newsy about Will Smith's strategy to rebuild his rapport with fans after slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.
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Five years after the emergence of the #MeToo movement, the story that started it all is getting a treatment on the big screen.
Six jurors ordered the Infowars host to pay $965 million to compensate 15 plaintiffs for defamation, emotional distress and unfair business practices.
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Astroworld, held Nov. 5, 2021, led to the deaths of 10 people and many other injuries. The riskiness of these gatherings is still a problem.
The plaintiffs' lawyers have suggested damages could total $2.75 trillion, but the judge will decide on the amount after hearings Friday and Monday.
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A Miss USA contestant alleged this year's pageant was rigged, pushing an investigation into its head and the event.
Actor Anthony Rapp is suing Actor Kevin Spacey on claims that Spacey made a sexual pass at him when he was 14.
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Actor Anthony Rapp is seeking $40 million in damages, claiming Spacey made a sexual advance on him in 1986 when he was 14 years old.
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54-year-old Gooding pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor charge that he forcibly kissed a worker at a New York City nightclub in 2018.
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A jury will decide how much money conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay to the families of victims after he was already found liable for damages.
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A jury will decide how much money conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay to the families of victims after he was already found liable for damages.
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Kelly and his ex-business manager are charged with fixing Kelly's 2008 state child porn trial by threatening witnesses and concealing evidence.
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A jury will decide how much money conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay to the families of victims after he was already found liable for damages.
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Jeremy Hartwell said basic human needs like sleep, water and food were restricted while on the show. Netflix said the claims have no merit.
The 62-year-old actor faces four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.
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Harris pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count each of receiving child porn and traveling with intent to engage in illegal sexual conduct.
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Heard's lawyers called the jury's award of $15 million in compensatory and punitive damages to Johnny Depp "excessive" and "indefensible."
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Judy Huth is accusing Cosby of forcing her to perform a sexual act at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was 16 years old.
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Spacey, a 62-year-old double Academy Award winner, was questioned by British police in 2019 about claims by several men that he had assaulted them.
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The comedian did not mention Will Smith or Jada Pinkett Smith by name at his show in Boston.
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Four cheerleaders received nearly $400K over claims the team's former vice president was watching them undress in the locker room, according to ESPN.
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A federal judge decreased the Netflix star's sentence by one year in his murder-for-hire conviction.
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Production company MRC says it lost money after sexual misconduct allegations against Spacey forced the company to remove him from the show.
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The boy's family is suing Travis Scott and the event's organizer, Live Nation.
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The former Las Vegas Raiders head coach is accusing the NFL of leaking the emails to media outlets to intentionally harm Gruden's reputation.
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The news conference Wednesday will be the first detailed public comments by investigators about the killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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The New York case is only part of the legal peril facing the singer. He also has pleaded not guilty to sex-related charges in Illinois and Minnesota.
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The 54-year-old has pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges. He is accused of abusing women, girls and boys for more than two decades.
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