Celebrity legal affairs

November 12, 2019 - 2:04 pm

Rapper Eric B, Jailed On 17-Year-Old Warrant, Released

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Rapper and actor Eric B. has been released from a New Jersey jail after spending two weeks behind bars on a 17-year-old warrant. NJ.com reports that Eric B., whose real name is Eric Barrier, was released from Bergen County Jail on Tuesday where he had been held since Oct. 28...
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November 08, 2019 - 4:09 pm

'jersey Shore' Star Pleads Not Guilty To Domestic Violence

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Jersey Shore" star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro has pleaded not guilty to domestic violence, child endangerment, false imprisonment and other misdemeanors after his arrest last month in the Hollywood Hills. The 33-year-old Ortiz-Magro entered the plea Friday in Los Angeles to seven...
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November 08, 2019 - 1:31 pm

French Paper: French Woman Claims Rape By Polanski In 1975

PARIS (AP) — A French newspapers says a French woman in her early 60s claims she was raped at age 18 by Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski, who has been a fugitive from the U.S. for more than four decades since pleading guilty to a sex offense. Le Parisien reported Friday that the woman alleges...
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November 08, 2019 - 10:08 am

Press Group: Hollywood Libel Lawsuit Could Set Bad Precedent

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Free press advocates in Virginia are concerned that a libel lawsuit between Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard could set a bad precedent. The Virginia Press Association asked Friday to intervene in a $50 million lawsuit Depp filed against Heard, his ex-wife. Depp says...
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November 08, 2019 - 5:39 am

A$Ap Rocky Returns To Sweden Months After Assault Conviction

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A$AP Rocky will perform in Sweden several months after he was convicted of assault in a street brawl. Concert promoter Live Nation says the rapper will return to Stockholm "after tremendous support from the Swedish fans." The artist is due to perform Dec. 11 at Stockholm's Ericsson...
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FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2017, file photo, death row inmate Rodney Reed waves to his family in the Bastrop County District Court in Bastrop, Texas. Supporters for Reed, who's facing lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says he didn't commit, are mounting a final push in the courts and on social media to stop his execution, which is being called into question by lawmakers, pastors, celebrities and the European Union. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
November 07, 2019 - 3:14 pm

Celebrities, Others Ask Texas To Halt Inmate's Execution

HOUSTON (AP) — Supporters of a Texas death row inmate who is facing lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says he didn't commit are mounting a final push in the courts and on social media to stop his execution, which is being called into question by lawmakers, pastors, celebrities...
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FILE - This Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, file photo shows actor Alec Baldwin leaving New York Police Department's 10th Precinct, after his arrest for allegedly punching a man in the face over a parking spot. Baldwin filed a defamation lawsuit Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, against the man who says Baldwin hit him in the face during an argument over the parking space. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
November 05, 2019 - 5:48 pm

Alec Baldwin Sues Man Who Accused Him Of Parking Spot Rage

NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin filed a defamation lawsuit Friday against the man who says Baldwin hit him in the face during an argument over a New York City parking space. Baldwin wrote in his lawsuit that contractor Wojciech Cieszkowski's claim that he was violently assaulted by the actor is "...
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Actor Geoffrey Rush arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Nationwide News is appealing a Federal Court judge's ruling that the 68-year-old Australian actor had been defamed by newspaper reports that he had been accused of inappropriate behavior by an actress. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)
November 05, 2019 - 12:41 am

Geoffrey Rush Fights Appeal In Australian Defamation Court

SYDNEY (AP) — Geoffrey Rush's lawyer told an Australian appeals court on Tuesday that a judge was "well and truly justified" in concluding that the Oscar-winning actor was unable to work after he was defamed in newspaper articles in 2017. The actor's lawyer Bret Walker rejected a publisher's...
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FILE - In this July 11, 2018 file photo, former NFL football player Kellen Winslow Jr. attends a preliminary court hearing in San Diego, Calif. Winslow pleaded guilty Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, to raping an unconscious teen and sexual battery involving a 54-year-old hitchhiker. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, File)
November 04, 2019 - 4:24 pm

Ex-Nfl Player Winslow Jr Takes Plea Deal Before Rape Retrial

VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to raping an unconscious teen in 2003 and to sexual battery involving a 54-year-old hitchhiker in a deal that spared him the possibility of life in prison. Winslow initially hesitated and seemed to agonize over his...
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Actor Geoffrey Rush arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Nationwide News is appealing a Federal Court judge's ruling that the 68-year-old Australian actor had been defamed by newspaper reports that he had been accused of inappropriate behavior by an actress. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)
November 04, 2019 - 2:11 am

Australian Publisher Appeals Rush's Defamation Payout

SYDNEY (AP) — A newspaper publisher appealing Geoffrey Rush's 2.9 million Australian dollar ($2 million) payout for defamation told an Australian court on Monday there was no evidence the Oscar-winning actor was unable to work or had fewer job offers because of damage to his reputation. News Corp.-...
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