Harvey Weinstein moved to NYC jail after heart procedure

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was moved Thursday to an infirmary unit at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex after undergoing a heart procedure at the hospital where he’d been held since his conviction last month on rape and sexual assault charges. Weinstein’s spokesman, Juda Engelmayer, said that the former film producer’s... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

March 5, 2020

Critics of Oprah book club title put new novel on trial

TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — When Oprah Winfrey chose the novel “American Dirt” for her book club, she imagined engaging in an impassioned television dialog about the narrative, which follows a Mexican mother and her son fleeing to the United States. Instead, Winfrey ended up organizing a show that put the book, author Jeanine Cummins and... Read More

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Oprah Winfrey

March 5, 2020

R Kelly to enter plea to reworked federal charges in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly is due in federal court on Thursday in Chicago to enter a plea to an updated federal indictment that includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser. Kelly, 53, is expected to plead not guilty to a 13-count superseding indictment unsealed last month that includes multiple counts of... Read More

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R. Kelly

March 4, 2020

Detroit lawyer tapped to take over Aretha Franklin estate

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit lawyer who said he knew Aretha Franklin and “idolized her” was appointed as interim manager of her estate Tuesday, a step that could ease tensions among the late singer’s sons. A judge accepted the resignation of Franklin’s niece, Sabrina Owens, who said she was worn down by family acrimony... Read More

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Aretha Franklin

March 2, 2020

Man convicted of murder in Nicky Minaj crew member slaying

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man has been convicted of third-degree murder in the stabbing death of a Nicky Minaj crew member outside a Philadelphia bar five years ago. Khaliyfa Neely, 38, was also convicted Friday of aggravated and simple assault and possession of an instrument of crime in the February 2015 death of De’Von Andre... Read More

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Khaliyfa Neely, Nicky Minaj

March 2, 2020

Weinstein verdict brings Manhattan DA a much-needed win

NEW YORK (AP) — Soon after Harvey Weinstein was convicted and led out of court in handcuffs, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. was in front of television cameras declaring that the verdict marked a “new landscape for survivors of sexual assault in America.” Naming the six women who testified against Weinstein and the two... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 27, 2020

Lawyers: New evidence backs Loughlin, Giannulli’s innocence

BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, said Wednesday that new evidence shows the couple is innocent of charges that they bribed their daughters’ way into the University of Southern California. An attorney for the couple said in a legal filing that prosecutors provided the... Read More

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Admissions Scheme

February 26, 2020

Next for Weinstein: Sentencing, appeal and another rape case

NEW YORK (AP) — A day after a jury branded Harvey Weinstein a convicted rapist, the former film producer remained at a New York City hospital on Tuesday, his new life as an inmate interrupted by concerns about high blood pressure and heart palpitations. Lawyers for the 67-year-old Weinstein said he was buoyed by plans... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 26, 2020

FBI raids Canadian fashion mogul following sex abuse claims

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities raided the Manhattan headquarters of the Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, a search that came amid claims he trafficked and sexually assaulted dozens of teenage girls and women. The FBI searched the designer’s Times Square offices Tuesday less than two weeks after 10 women filed a lawsuit accusing Nygard... Read More

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Peter Nygard

February 25, 2020

Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter operator for deaths

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow sued the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month as she publicly mourned their deaths Monday in an emotional public ceremony. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant in Los... Read More

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Kobe Bryant

February 25, 2020

Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges

CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in Chicago and falsely reporting to police that the phony attack was real. His lawyer, Tina Glandian, entered the not guilty pleas on his behalf to six... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

February 25, 2020

‘A new day’: Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault against two women and led off to prison in handcuffs Monday in what his foes hailed as a landmark moment for the legal system and a long-overdue reckoning for the man vilified as the biggest monster of the #MeToo... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 24, 2020

Jussie Smollett to make 1st court appearance on new charges

CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett is due to make an initial court appearance Monday on a new set of charges alleging that he lied to police about being targeted in a racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago early last year. Smollett, 37, is expected to plead not guilty to the six... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

February 24, 2020

Weinstein jury back to work with signs of split over charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape trial are set to resume deliberations Monday after signaling they are at odds on the top charges in the closely watched #MeToo case. The jury sent a note to Judge James Burke at the end of a fourth day of deliberations on Friday,... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein moved to NYC jail after heart procedure

Critics of Oprah book club title put new novel on trial

R Kelly to enter plea to reworked federal charges in Chicago

Detroit lawyer tapped to take over Aretha Franklin estate

Man convicted of murder in Nicky Minaj crew member slaying

Weinstein verdict brings Manhattan DA a much-needed win

Lawyers: New evidence backs Loughlin, Giannulli’s innocence

Next for Weinstein: Sentencing, appeal and another rape case

FBI raids Canadian fashion mogul following sex abuse claims

Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter operator for deaths

Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges

‘A new day’: Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs

Jussie Smollett to make 1st court appearance on new charges

Weinstein jury back to work with signs of split over charges

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