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Woman alleges Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at New York bar, actor says it ‘never happened’

24Nov

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Woman alleges Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at New York bar, actor says it ‘never happened’

NEW YORK -- A woman has alleged in a lawsuit that actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at a rooftop bar in New York in 2015, an incident the actor says “never happened.” The lawsuit filed Wednesday in state Supreme Court in Manhattan by a woman known in the documents only as Jane Doe alleges that Foxx rubbed her breasts and groped her under her pants against her will. The suit says she and a friend were seated at a table next to Foxx's at Catch NYC in 2015. The woman's asked Foxx for a photo, and the two women took several pictures with him, the suit says. It says that afterward, he began complimenting her “super model body” and told her she looked like the actor Gabrielle Union. He then grabbed her by the arm and took her to a secluded area, where he put both hand...

A law that launched 2,500 sex abuse suits is expiring. It’s left a trail of claims vs. celebs, jails

19Nov

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A law that launched 2,500 sex abuse suits is expiring. It’s left a trail of claims vs. celebs, jails

ALBANY, N.Y. -- For a year, a special New York law has cleared the way for a wave of headline-grabbing lawsuits against famous men accused of sexual misconduct, including former President Donald Trump, hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and the comedian and actor Russell Brand.But when the Adult Survivors Act expires after Thanksgiving, it also will have led to a multitude of legal claims by women who say they were sexually abused while serving time in the New York's prisons and jails.More than 2,500 lawsuits have been filed so far under the law, which created a year-long suspension of the usual time limit to sue over an alleged sexual assault.Some of those lawsuits have targeted employers, or institutions such as hospitals, accused of failing to do enough to stop abuse by doctors or other ...

Singer Cassie settles lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs alleging rape, abuse

19Nov

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Singer Cassie settles lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs alleging rape, abuse

Singer Cassie settles lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs alleging rape, abuse - CBS News Watch CBS News Singer Casandra Ventura on Friday reached a settlement in her federal lawsuit against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs in which she accused him of rape and physical abuse during their relationship. The settlement came just one day after the lawsuit was filed. Michael George has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

14Nov

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BBC says 2 more people have come forward to complain about Russell Brand’s behavior

LONDON -- The BBC said Tuesday two more people have come forward to complain about Russell Brand since the broadcaster launched a review into the actor and comedian's behavior. The BBC was giving an update to its investigation after British media outlets in September published claims by four women that they were sexually assaulted by Brand between 2006 and 2013, at the height of his fame.Brand, 48, has denied the allegations. The comedian worked as a BBC radio presenter from 2006 to 2008. The broadcaster said it recorded a total of five complaints against Brand, including two people who raised complaints and concerns during the time Brand worked there and again after he left the corporation. Another person made a separate complaint after Brand's departure, and two further people have come...

Abercrombie & Fitch, former CEO Mike Jeffries accused of running trafficking operation

27Oct

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Abercrombie & Fitch, former CEO Mike Jeffries accused of running trafficking operation

An actor has filed a class action lawsuit accusing former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries of running a "widespread sex-trafficking operation." The lawsuit also alleges that Abercrombie & Fitch had "participation and intentional involvement" in the operation.Plaintiff David Bradberry claims that Jeffries used his power and influence to prey upon attractive young men by leading them to believe he would hire them as Abercrombie models, and that the clothing company enabled the abuse. The financial success of the Abercrombie fashion brand fueled Jeffries' alleged sex trafficking organization, which he ran from at least 1992 through 2014, the lawsuit, filed in District Court for the Southern District of New York Friday, claims. Abercrombie & Fitch declined to comment on the l...

16Oct

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Australia issues $386,000 fine against X over failure to cooperate with child sex abuse probe

CNN — Australia issued a fine of $610,500 Australian dollars ($386,000) on Monday against the company formerly known as Twitter for “falling short” in disclosing information on how it tackles child sex abuse content, in yet another setback for the Elon Musk-owned social media platform. Just days earlier, the European Commission formally opened an investigation into X after issuing a previous warning about disinformation and illegal content on its platform linked to the Israel-Hamas war. Australia’s e-Safety Commission, the online safety regulator, said in a statement Monday that X had failed to adequately respond to a number of questions about the way it was dealing with the problem of child abuse ...

Danny Masterson’s wife, Bijou Phillips, files for divorce following actor’s sentencing for rape convictions

20Sep

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Danny Masterson’s wife, Bijou Phillips, files for divorce following actor’s sentencing for rape convictions

Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life Danny Masterson, "That '70s Show" actor, sentenced to 30 years to life in prison 01:36 Bijou Phillips, the wife of Danny Masterson, has filed for divorce following the "That '70s Show" actor's sentencing of 30 years to life after he was convicted of raping two women, Phillips' lawyer confirmed to CBS News."Ms. Phillips has decided to file for divorce from her husband at this unfortunate time," attorney Pete...

19Sep

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YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off the streaming site after sex assault claims

YouTube says Russell Brand will no longer make money from the video streaming site after several women made allegations of sexual assault against the comedian-turned influencerSeptember 19, 2023, 3:41 AM ET• 2 min readLONDON -- YouTube said Tuesday that Russell Brand will no longer make money from the video streaming site after several women made allegations of sexual assault against the comedian-turned-influencer.YouTube said monetization of Brand's account, which has 6.6 million subscribers, has been suspended “following serious allegations against the creator.”“This decision applies to all channels that may be owned or operated by Russell Brand," the Google-owned video service said.Other channels associated with Brand's main YouTube page include Awakening With Russell, which has 426,00...

18Sep

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Russell Brand Reportedly Called Out On Camera As Sexual Predator

It seems that Russell Brand’s alleged sexual misconduct may have been a well-known industry secret. The British comedian left Comedy Central’s “Roast Battle” in 2018 after co-judge Katherine Ryan called him a “sexual predator” on camera, three sources who worked with the show’s production company, Fulwell 73, told Deadline in a story published Monday.The sources told the entertainment outlet that Ryan, a Canadian comedian who worked with Brand on the reality competition show, called him out on numerous occasions during filming, but her pointed remarks were edited out of the final cut of the episodes.On Sunday, The Mirror resurfaced a clip of Ryan telling the BBC’s Louis Theroux in 2022 that she had once confronted a co-worker about being a “predator” directly to “his face.” She did not na...

18Sep

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UK police urged to investigate sex assault allegations against comedian Russell Brand

LONDON -- A senior British politician on Monday urged police to investigate sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, as entertainment industry figures faced questions about whether the comedian’s bad behavior went unchallenged because of his fame.Brand denies allegations of sexual assault made by four women in a Channel 4 television documentary and The Times and Sunday Times newspapers. The accusers, who have not been named, include one who said she was sexually assaulted during a relationship with him when she was 16. Another woman says Brand raped her in Los Angeles in 2012.Brand, 48, has rejected all the claims, saying in a video statement that his relationships were “always consensual.”The Times said Monday that more women had contacted the newspaper with allegations against ...