Jessie Murph sparks outrage over controversial music video depicting domestic violence, pornography

Jessie Murph sparks outrage over controversial music video depicting domestic violence, pornography

Jessie Murph has fans in an uproar. The 20-year-old singer, who has been compared to Amy Winehouse, sparked a social media firestorm over the music video to her risqué new song “1965.” The video, which came out July 18, has been accused of glorifying pornography and domestic violence due to its graphic nature. Jessie Murph … Read more

New Pornographers drummer Joe Seiders arrested for child pornography as ‘horrified’ bandmates speak out

New Pornographers drummer Joe Seiders arrested for child pornography as ‘horrified’ bandmates speak out

Indie-rocker Joe Seiders has been arrested on child pornography charges. The New Pornographers drummer was taken into custody on April 9 after reports were made against him. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office released a press release that detailed what led to his arrest. Drummer Joseph Seiders and The New Pornographers. WireImage “On Monday, April 7, 2025, … Read more

Linda Williams, Who Introduced Pornography to Academia, Dies at 78

Linda Williams, Who Introduced Pornography to Academia, Dies at 78

Linda Williams, a trailblazing scholar whose research was foundational to the field of film studies and to feminist film theory, and who wrote extensively about pornography, died on March 12 at her home in Lafayette, in Northern California. She was 78. Her husband, Paul Fitzgerald, said the cause was complications of a hemorrhagic stroke she … Read more

Pornography feels more rewarding than money or gaming in men, study finds

Pornography feels more rewarding than money or gaming in men, study finds

Not all vices are created equally. New research published in Human Brain Mapping shows that pornographic images trigger the reward centers of the brain more than the prospect of money or gaming in healthy adult men. The study explored how the human brain becomes conditioned to receive internet-related stimuli, particularly pornography, gambling and video gaming — … Read more

‘Cheer’ star Monica Aldama’s Son Austin charged with 10 counts of child pornography

‘Cheer’ star Monica Aldama’s Son Austin charged with 10 counts of child pornography

Austin Aldama, the son of “Cheer” star Monica Aldama, has been arrested on charges of child pornography. The 27-year-old, whose mother is a former cheerleader on the Navarro College cheerleading squad and a lead on the popular Netflix series, was booked last Thursday in Texas’ Navarro County according to legal documents obtained by TMZ. An … Read more

Josh Duggar’s 12.5-year prison sentence for child pornography conviction extended

Josh Duggar’s 12.5-year prison sentence for child pornography conviction extended

Josh Duggar’s 12 ½ year prison sentence has been extended for almost two additional months, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. The 35-year-old disgraced reality star, who was convicted on child pornography charges in 2021, originally had a release date of Aug. 12, 2032. Earlier this week, online prison records for Duggar indicated that … Read more

R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago results in split verdict; singer faces possibility of longer prison term after conviction on child pornography charges

R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago results in split verdict; singer faces possibility of longer prison term after conviction on child pornography charges

It took more than two decades for “Jane” to come forward about the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her godfather, R&B superstar R. Kelly. And in the end, a federal jury in Chicago believed her. They believed her testimony that she was the one on the graphic videos directed by the Grammy-winning … Read more

R. Kelly convicted of multiple child pornography and enticement charges, acquitted on others, report says | CNN

R. Kelly convicted of multiple child pornography and enticement charges, acquitted on others, report says | CNN

CNN  —  R. Kelly was convicted of multiple child pornography charges at a Chicago federal trial and acquitted on others, according to the Chicago Tribune. Kelly was convicted on three of four child pornography counts and acquitted on charges that he conspired to obstruct justice at his 2008 trial which stemmed from a 2002 state … Read more