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Lawsuit naming Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as co-defendant alleges his son sexually assaulted woman on yacht
6Apr By adminNo Comments
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Lawsuit naming Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as co-defendant alleges his son sexually assaulted woman on yacht

LOS ANGELES -- A lawsuit that names Sean “Diddy” Combs as a co-defendant alleges that his son Christian “King” Combs sexually assaulted a woman working on a yacht chartered by his father.The suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court says Sean Combs created the circumstances that led to the assault and paid to cover it up afterward. It’s the latest in a series of lawsuits accusing the producer and music mogul of sexual misconduct, and it comes amid a federal sex trafficking investigation that led Homeland Security agents to raid his homes in Los Angeles and Miami last week.Grace O'Marcaigh, who worked as a crew member and a bartender on the boat, says that in late December 2022, Christian Combs pressured her to drink tequila that she believes was spiked with other drugs. He groped ...
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Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit
31Dec By adminNo Comments
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Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit

LOS ANGELES -- Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according to a new lawsuit.The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also accuses Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left “American Idol” and became a judge on Lythgoe's other competition show “So You Think You Can Dance."The Associated Press generally does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault unless they come forward publicly, as Abdul has done. In a statement Saturday, Abdul's lawyer Douglas Johnson applauded the singer and dancer for speaking out publicly.“It was clearly a difficult decision to make, but Ms. Abdul knows that she stands both in the shoes and on the shoulders of many ot...
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Disney says in lawsuit that DeSantis-appointed government is failing to release public records
26Dec By adminNo Comments
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Disney says in lawsuit that DeSantis-appointed government is failing to release public records

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Disney has filed a lawsuit claiming that the oversight government for Walt Disney World, which was taken over by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year, has failed to release documents and properly preserve records in violation of Florida public records law.Disney said in the lawsuit filed Friday that the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, often referred to as CFTOD, has been so slow in fulfilling its public records duties that it has failed to respond completely to a request the company made seven months ago when it paid more than $2,400 to get emails and text messages belonging to the five district board members appointed by DeSantis.Disney, DeSantis and the DeSantis appointees already are battling for control of the government in two pending lawsuit...
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Singer David Daniels no longer in singers’ union following guilty plea to sexual assault
21Dec By adminNo Comments
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Singer David Daniels no longer in singers’ union following guilty plea to sexual assault

NEW YORK -- Countertenor David Daniels is no longer a member of the union for singers following his guilty plea to a charge of sexual assault.The 57-year-old and his husband, Scott Walters, pleaded guilty to sexual assault of an adult, a second-degree felony, in Houston's Harris County District Court on Aug. 4. They both were sentenced to eight years’ probation and required to register as sex offenders.“David Daniels is no longer a member of AGMA. In light of an ongoing internal disciplinary proceeding, AGMA cannot comment further at this time.," American Guild of Musical Artists spokeswoman Alicia Cook wrote in an email to The Associated Press.Matt Hennessy, a Houston-based lawyer for Daniels, did not immediately respond to an email from the AP seeking comment.Daniels was fired as a Univ...
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Title IX and the Assault on Hillsdale College
3Dec By adminNo Comments
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Title IX and the Assault on Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, Mich.Embedded in a civil lawsuit against Hillsdale College is an assault on the fabric of this small, private Christian school founded in 1844. The lawsuit, brought by two undergraduate women who allege that they were raped two years ago by male Hillsdale students of their acquaintance, alleges not only that the college was negligent in handling their complaints, but also that it failed to afford them the protection to which they were entitled under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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For a male sexual assault survivor, justice won in court does not equal healing
1Dec By adminNo Comments
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For a male sexual assault survivor, justice won in court does not equal healing

When Sam Schultz was sexually assaulted, it felt like a part of them died.It took eight years and the burgeoning #MeToo movement to spur them to go public and make a police report, and an additional five years for their attackers to plead guilty.Now, as much as Schultz hopes there’s a reckoning coming in gay and queer communities, too, it feels like they are the one shouldering the blame, not the attackers: for coming forward, for harming the men’s reputations.Instead of being able to focus on recovery, Schultz has been saddled with worries from other gay men that talking about sexual abuse in their community will hurt the fight for LBGTQ+ rights.The pain of the assault and ensuing public attention and court proceedings have taken a huge toll.“It is an exhausting and horrifying journey th...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual abuse by two more women
26Nov By adminNo Comments
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual abuse by two more women

NEW YORK -- Two more women have come forward to accuse Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual abuse, one week after the music mogul settled a separate lawsuit with the singer Cassie that contained allegations of rape and physical abuse. Both of the new suits were filed Thursday on the eve of the expiration of the Adult Survivors Act, a New York law permitting victims of sexual abuse a one-year window to file civil action regardless of the statute of limitations.The filings detail acts of sexual assault, beatings and forced drugging allegedly committed in the early 1990s by Combs, then a talent director, party promoter and rising figure in New York City's hip-hop community. One of the accusers, Joi Dickerson, said she was a 19-year-old student at Syracuse University when she agreed to meet Combs at ...
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Flurry of sexual assault lawsuits filed before temporary New York law expires
25Nov By adminNo Comments
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Flurry of sexual assault lawsuits filed before temporary New York law expires

Flurry of sexual assault lawsuits filed before temporary New York law expires - CBS News Watch CBS News A wave of lawsuits alleging sexual assault were filed in New York this week against prominent figures, including former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs and actor Jamie Foxx. The lawsuits came before Thursday's expiration of the temporary Adult Survivors Act, which created a one-year window for adults to file lawsuits against alleged abusers regardless of the statute of limitations. Elaine Quijano reports. Be the first to kn...
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