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What to know about grand jury evidence on actor Alec Baldwin and the 2021 fatal film set shooting

17Nov

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What to know about grand jury evidence on actor Alec Baldwin and the 2021 fatal film set shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. -- Prosecutors are preparing to present evidence to a grand jury against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico.A grand jury did not take up the case Thursday and a decision on whether to revive criminal charges against Baldwin still could be weeks away. It's a secretive process without public access, as prosecutors present evidence and witnesses possibly testify without a cross-examination or immediate vetting by defense counsel.Baldwin, lead actor and co-producer of “Rust,” was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie set outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the gun went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — bu...

Video chat service Omegle shuts down following years of user abuse claims

9Nov

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Video chat service Omegle shuts down following years of user abuse claims

Omegle, a video chat service that connects users with strangers at random, is shutting down after 14 years following ample misuse of the platform — particularly the sexual abuse of minorsByThe Associated PressNovember 9, 2023, 10:54 AMThis photo, in New York, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, shows the Omegle logo, and their website posting on a mobile phone. Omegle, a video chat service that connects users with strangers at random, is shutting down after 14 years following ample misuse of the platform — particularly the sexual abuse of minors. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)The Associated PressNEW YORK -- Omegle, a video chat service that connects users with strangers at random, is shutting down after 14 years following ample misuse of the platform — particularly the sexual abuse of minors.In a lengthy st...

Defendant in Tupac Shakur killing loses defense lawyer ahead of arraignment on murder charge

1Nov

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Defendant in Tupac Shakur killing loses defense lawyer ahead of arraignment on murder charge

LAS VEGAS -- The former Southern California street gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas has lost his bid to be represented at his arraignment by the lawyer who spoke publicly about his defense two weeks ago.Attorney Ross Goodman told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Duane Keith “Keffe D” Davis could not meet terms of an agreement that a judge on Oct. 19 gave them two more weeks to reach. Goodman did not specify a reason for the impasse.Davis is due for arraignment Thursday, and Clark County District Court Judge Tierra Jones could order a financial accounting of Davis' assets to determine if he can afford a lawyer or if she should declare him indigent and name an attorney to defend him at public expense.Scott Coffee, a deputy Clark County public defender...

Actor Robert De Niro tells a jury in a lawsuit by his ex-assistant: ‘This is all nonsense’

31Oct

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Actor Robert De Niro tells a jury in a lawsuit by his ex-assistant: ‘This is all nonsense’

NEW YORK -- Robert De Niro testified Monday in New York City at a trial resulting from a former personal assistant’s lawsuit accusing the actor of being an abusive boss. De Niro, who at times appeared grouchy, restrained himself from erupting at the dissection of his interactions with her before finally blurting out: “This is all nonsense!”The two-time Oscar-winning actor known for his performances in blockbuster movies like “The Deer Hunter” and “Raging Bull” was the first witness in a trial resulting from lawsuits over the employment of Graham Chase Robinson. Robinson, who worked for De Niro between 2008 and 2019, was paid $300,000 annually before she quit as his vice president of production and finance.The woman, tasked for years with everything from decorating De Niro's Christmas tree...

Stolen school district money expected by the year 9823

23Oct

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Stolen school district money expected by the year 9823

In just under a year’s time, of the more than $1 million in restitution that contract electrician Calvin Gary Walker was ordered to pay the Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) for felony fraud committed on the public entity, the working businessowner has ponied up just $150 – or about $10 per month, according to the Jefferson County probation officer overseeing the criminal’s debt to society. Now, with a self-reported revoked electrician’s license in Texas and a monthly Social Security check in the mail, Walker wants to branch out to conduct business in Louisiana, as well. In November 2022, Walker was sentenced to serve 180 days of incarceration over the course of successive weekends and 10 years of probationary supervision, as well as pay restitution in excess of $1.7 million an...

21 Savage cleared to legally travel abroad with plans of international performance in London

7Oct

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21 Savage cleared to legally travel abroad with plans of international performance in London

Rapper 21 Savage can now legally travel outside the United States and plans to make his international performance in his native LondonByJONATHAN LANDRUM JR. AP entertainment writerOctober 7, 2023, 12:23 AMFILE - 21 Savage performs during Lil Baby's Birthday Party, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Atlanta. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)The Associated PressLOS ANGELES -- Rapper 21 Savage can now legally travel outside the United States and plans to make his international performance in his native London.Savage’s lawyer, Charles Kuck, told The Associated Press in a statement Friday that his client has officially become a permanent U.S. resident and may now go overseas. He cleared a major traveling hurdle after being taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents...

Prosecutors accuse rapper YNW Melly of witness tampering as his murder retrial looms

5Oct

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Prosecutors accuse rapper YNW Melly of witness tampering as his murder retrial looms

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Florida prosecutors have charged rapper YNW Melly with witness tampering ahead of his retrial on double murder charges even as his attorneys accused them of conspiring to hide evidence that the lead detective may have lied in a related investigation. Prosecutors charged Melly this week with making sure a key witness didn't testify at his first murder trial, which ended in July with a hung jury that voted 9-3 for conviction. Jury selection in the retrial of the 24-year-old rapper is set to start next week with opening statements anticipated in early November.Prosecutors said in documents released late Wednesday that Melly is with the Bloods street gang. They say he used phone calls made by other jail inmates at his request and letters passed between them to get mes...

Suspect charged in rapper Tupac Shakur’s fatal shooting appeared in a court in Las Vegas

4Oct

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Suspect charged in rapper Tupac Shakur’s fatal shooting appeared in a court in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS -- A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 made his first appearance Wednesday before a Nevada judge.Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, was arrested last week during an early-morning walk near his home in suburban Henderson. A few hours later a grand jury indictment was unsealed in Clark County District Court charging him with murder. Grand jurors also voted to add sentencing enhancements for the use of a deadly weapon and alleged gang activity. If Davis is convicted, that could add decades to his sentence.Davis denied a request from The Associated Press for an interview from jail where he's being held without bond. Los Angeles-based attorney Edi Faal told The Associated Press in a brief phone call tha...

Disney, DeSantis legal fights ratchet up as company demands documents from Florida governor

30Sep

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Disney, DeSantis legal fights ratchet up as company demands documents from Florida governor

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The legal fights between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up this week.The Florida governor asked that the company's First Amendment lawsuit against him be tossed from federal court, and Disney demanded emails, texts and other communications from the governor's office in a separate state court lawsuit originally brought by DeSantis appointees of Walt Disney World's governing district.The legal filings marked an escalation in the battle between the entertainment giant and DeSantis, a candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. The confrontation started last year when Disney publicly opposed a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades, and DeSantis retaliated by taking over the governing district that provide...

Rapper Travis Scott is questioned over deadly crowd surge at Texas festival in wave of lawsuits

18Sep

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Rapper Travis Scott is questioned over deadly crowd surge at Texas festival in wave of lawsuits

HOUSTON -- Rap superstar Travis Scott was questioned on Monday in a deposition he is giving in connection with hundreds of lawsuits that were filed against him and others over the deaths and injuries at the 2021 Astroworld festival.Scott was questioned in Houston during a deposition that could take several days to complete, two people with knowledge about the litigation said.Lawyers and others connected to the lawsuits are under a gag order, preventing them from saying little beyond what happens during court hearings.An attorney for Scott did not immediately return an email seeking comment. A spokesperson for Scott said a statement about Monday’s deposition was being prepared.This was the first time Scott was questioned by attorneys for those who have filed lawsuits since a crowd surge at...