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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs joins list of Hollywood stars charged with sex crimes
Read full article: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs joins list of Hollywood stars charged with sex crimesWith his arrest this week, Sean “Diddy” Combs joins a short list of celebrities prosecuted for sex crimes in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
Kevin Spacey's waterfront Baltimore condo sold at auction after foreclosure
Read full article: Kevin Spacey's waterfront Baltimore condo sold at auction after foreclosureKevin Spacey’s $5.6 million waterfront condominium in Baltimore has been sold at auction amid the disgraced actor's financial struggles following a slew of sexual misconduct allegations.
Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior to be aired on UK television next week
Read full article: Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior to be aired on UK television next weekKevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behavior from men who will feature in a documentary on British television that is due to be released next week.
Nearly 3,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released, but some questions remain unanswered
Read full article: Nearly 3,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released, but some questions remain unansweredEven after the release of thousands of pages of court records about Jeffrey Epstein in recent days, some questions about the millionaire pedophile remain unanswered.
UK jury acquits Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges based on allegations by 4 men over 20 years
Read full article: UK jury acquits Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges based on allegations by 4 men over 20 yearsA London jury has acquitted Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years.
Prosecutor says Kevin Spacey used celebrity status for 'opportunity grab' described by accusers
Read full article: Prosecutor says Kevin Spacey used celebrity status for 'opportunity grab' described by accusersA prosecutor says it's more than a coincidence that three of Kevin Spacey’s four accusers described similar crotch-grabbing incidents.
Elton John lends celebrity testimony to Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial
Read full article: Elton John lends celebrity testimony to Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trialElton John has testified for the defense at Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial as the actor’s lawyer attempted to discredit a man who claimed Spacey aggressively grabbed his crotch in a car on the way to the singer’s house.
Kevin Spacey fights back tears as he testifies how sex abuse allegations 'exploded' his career
Read full article: Kevin Spacey fights back tears as he testifies how sex abuse allegations 'exploded' his careerKevin Spacey has fought back tears and dabbed his eyes with a tissue as he told jurors in a London court how sexual misconduct allegations six years ago had destroyed his career.
Prosecutors rest sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey in London court
Read full article: Prosecutors rest sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey in London courtProsecutors have rested their sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey in a London courtroom after four men testified against the two-time Oscar winner.
Accuser who called Kevin Spacey 'vile sexual predator' admits he joked about incident
Read full article: Accuser who called Kevin Spacey 'vile sexual predator' admits he joked about incidentAn aspiring actor who accused Kevin Spacey of being a “vile sexual predator” who drugged and assaulted him has told a London jury he later joked about the incident.
Kevin Spacey's accuser denies the defense claim that he made up sex assault, says 'it was horrific'
Read full article: Kevin Spacey's accuser denies the defense claim that he made up sex assault, says 'it was horrific'A man who says Kevin Spacey subjected him to a torrent of verbal abuse and grabbed his crotch has denied making up the allegations.
Accuser says Kevin Spacey grope wasn't a caress: ‘It was like a cobra ... angry’
Read full article: Accuser says Kevin Spacey grope wasn't a caress: ‘It was like a cobra ... angry’A man who says Kevin Spacey made crude and racially offensive remarks before grabbing his genitals said he kept the degrading incident boxed up inside for more than a decade.
Accuser says he told Kevin Spacey after crude advance, 'I don’t bat for that team'
Read full article: Accuser says he told Kevin Spacey after crude advance, 'I don’t bat for that team'A man who met Kevin Spacey in a pub says that at one point when they were alone during a night of heavy drinking with others, the actor kissed his neck twice and grabbed his crotch.
Kevin Spacey's accuser describes the Oscar-winning actor as a 'slippery, snaky' predator to avoid
Read full article: Kevin Spacey's accuser describes the Oscar-winning actor as a 'slippery, snaky' predator to avoidOne of actor Kevin Spacey’s accusers described the Oscar-winner in court Monday as a “slippery, snaky” predator who young, good-looking men were warned to avoid.
London prosecutor calls Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey 'a sexual bully' who preys on men
Read full article: London prosecutor calls Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey 'a sexual bully' who preys on menA London prosecutor says Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is a “sexual bully” who assaults other men and doesn’t respect personal boundaries.
Kevin Spacey is about to stand trial in London on sex charges. Here's what to know
Read full article: Kevin Spacey is about to stand trial in London on sex charges. Here's what to knowDouble Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey, whose stellar acting career was derailed by sex assault allegations, goes on trial in London this week, accused of sexual offenses.
Kevin Spacey finishes testimony at NY civil sex abuse trial
Read full article: Kevin Spacey finishes testimony at NY civil sex abuse trialKevin Spacey has finished testifying at a civil trial resulting from an actor's claims that the Oscar winner made a sexual pass at him when he was 14 in the 1980s.
Gooding Jr. avoids jail in touching case, angering accusers
Read full article: Gooding Jr. avoids jail in touching case, angering accusersActor Cuba Gooding Jr. has resolved his New York City forcible touching case with a guilty plea to a lesser charge and no jail time after complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement reached in April.
Emotional Anthony Rapp: I knew I wasn't Spacey's only victim
Read full article: Emotional Anthony Rapp: I knew I wasn't Spacey's only victimActor Anthony Rapp says he decided to reveal a 30-year-old encounter with Kevin Spacey because he knew he wasn't the only person Spacey had made inappropriate sexual advances on.
Spacey's lawyer grills Anthony Rapp at sex misconduct trial
Read full article: Spacey's lawyer grills Anthony Rapp at sex misconduct trialA lawyer for Kevin Spacey has sought to poke holes in accusations by fellow actor Anthony Rapp that Spacey made a sexual advance on him when he was a teenager in 1986.
Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in LA, where he once reigned
Read full article: Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in LA, where he once reignedFive years after women’s stories about him made the #MeToo movement explode, Harvey Weinstein is going on trial in Los Angeles, where he once was king of the Oscars.
Judge: Kevin Spacey must pay $30M to 'House of Cards' makers
Read full article: Judge: Kevin Spacey must pay $30M to 'House of Cards' makersA Los Angeles judge has ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers of “House of Cards” nearly $31 million because of losses brought on by his firing for the sexual harassment of crew members.
Mario Batali acquittal underscores perils of #MeToo cases
Read full article: Mario Batali acquittal underscores perils of #MeToo casesLegal experts and victims’ advocates say celebrity chef Mario Batali’s acquittal on sexual assault charges underscores the inherent difficulties of prosecuting such cases nearly five years into the #MeToo era.
Kevin Spacey asks judge to axe Anthony Rapp's sex abuse suit
Read full article: Kevin Spacey asks judge to axe Anthony Rapp's sex abuse suitActor Kevin Spacey is asking a judge to throw out a sex abuse lawsuit that his lawyers say was unjustly brought by an actor who alleges he was abused by Spacey in the 1980s.
Kevin Spacey ordered to pay $31M for ‘House of Cards’ losses
Read full article: Kevin Spacey ordered to pay $31M for ‘House of Cards’ lossesKevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind “House of Cards” more than $30 million because of losses due to his firing from the show for sexual misconduct.
Justice says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress
Read full article: Justice says IRS must give Trump tax returns to CongressThe Justice Department says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, apparently ending a long legal showdown over the records.
Christopher Plummer got a third act worth singing about
Read full article: Christopher Plummer got a third act worth singing aboutFILE - Christopher Plummer arrives at the Oscars on March 4, 2018, in Los Angeles. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)It’s one of the great Hollywood ironies that Christopher Plummer didn’t like the film that made him a legend. Please.”Born in Toronto in 1929, Plummer was the great grandson of Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott and fell for the theater at a young age.
Anthony Rapp sues Kevin Spacey on sex assault allegation
Read full article: Anthony Rapp sues Kevin Spacey on sex assault allegationNEW YORK Actor Anthony Rapp and another man filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against actor Kevin Spacey, accusing him of sexual assaults in the 1980s when they were teens. When Rapp first made the accusation, Spacey issued a statement saying he didn't remember the encounter but apologized. In the lawsuit, the plaintiff said Spacey attempted to assault him sexually on his final visit. In July, prosecutors in Massachusetts dropped a case after the 18-year-old man who accused Spacey of groping him refused to testify. The Associated Press does not normally name people alleging sexual assault unless they come forward publicly, as Rapp has done.