By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Averting a murder trial that had been nearly four years in coming, former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded no contest Thursday to voluntary manslaughter for running over and killing a Compton businessman and agreed to serve nearly 30 years in prison. The Death Row Records …
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press Days before sentencing, Bill Cosby’s trial judge denied a defense motion to step down from the sex assault case because of what Cosby’s team called a long-ago grudge with a pretrial witness. Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill has seen the case through two trials, hard-fought pretrial hearings and 15 defense lawyers …
A new video of a business meeting between Harvey Weinstein and a woman who has accused him of raping her shows him hitting on the woman and appearing to touch her inappropriately — just hours before the accuser says he raped her in a hotel room. Sky News obtained the video of a 2011 meeting …
By DAVID BAUDER , AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime CBS new chief Les Moonves resigned Sunday, just hours after six more women joined others who had previously accused the long-time television executive with sexual misconduct. Moonves’s resignation is effective immediately, CBS said in a statement posted on its website Sunday night. The network …
Actor Vince Vaughn is facing multiple charges connected to an alleged drunk driving incident. Fox News reports that Vaughn, star of “True Detective” and “Wedding Crashers,” was arrested in early June in Manhattan Beach, California, after he refused to get out his car when officers stopped him at a security checkpoint. Once he finally did …
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nicki Minaj and Cardi B were involved in an altercation Friday night that got physical at a New York Fashion Week party and left Cardi B with a mark on her head. A person who witnessed the incident who asked for anonymity because they were …
Authorities in Massachusetts say an NBA player has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and assaulting an individual, though details were scant as of the latest reports available. According to ESPN, 24-year-old Jabari Bird was transported to a Boston-area hospital for evaluation following his arrest. His alleged victim was reportedly taken to another hospital for …
Police in Kansas have arrested ex-Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle on suspicion of rape charges this week. Sedgwick County court records indicate that Randle, 26, was taken into custody early Friday. Details surrounding the reported rape are unknown at this point in time. According to The Wichita Eagle, Randle was sentenced in June to five years’ …
An autopsy has found that Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of the Cranberries, drowned in a hotel room bathtub. Page Six reports that a medical examination found that the Irish singer’s death was accidental and a result of alcohol intoxication. A blood test reportedly found that O’Riordan’s blood-alcohol content was four times the legal limit …
Police are investigating after someone reportedly scribbled the words “serial rapist” in black marker on Bill Cosby’s star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Officials with the Los Angeles Police Department reportedly said they were informed of the vandalism at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. However, Officer Mike Lopez said it’s unclear when the message was penned, according to the Los …
RoseMcGowan, a prominent #MeToo activist and former close pal of Asia Argento, has said that she feels “betrayed” by the Italian actress and director over allegations she had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old boy. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Argento was accused of sexual assault by a then-17-year old Jimmy Bennett, who had previously co-starred with …
A professional skateboarding star was sentenced this week in connection with a 2017 crash that left a passenger dead and other seriously injured. According to Fox News, 27-year-old Cory Kennedy was convicted of driving under the influence in a collision almost a year to the day before he was sentenced to four years behind bars. …
