Ana Garcia is laying down the law when it comes to a fair shot at justice. What led up to the events on the night of Aug. 20, 1989, when Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez, has long fascinated the public. Now, the Emmy award-winning journalist and host of the … Read more
Disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ two daughters were seen showing up to a Manhattan court Thursday, as a judge set his sex-trafficking trial date for next May. Twins Jessie James and D’Lila Star held hands as they walked into the lower Manhattan courthouse just before the 2p.m. hearing began. The Bad Boy Records founder … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs has appealed a Manhattan judge’s no-bail ruling, arguing he should be freed from jail ahead of his sex trafficking trial because the prosecutors’ push to keep him behind bars is “based on speculation.” The disgraced hip hop mogul’s lawyers filed the brief with the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit … Read more
Johnny Depp made a rare reference to his infamous defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. The 61-year-old spoke Tuesday at a press conference at the San Sebastián Film Festival for his new movie, “Modì – Three Days on the Wing of Madness,” and said he could relate to the film’s subject, Italian painter and … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been placed on suicide watch inside the Brooklyn jail where he awaits trial for his alleged sex crimes as the 54-year-old’s mental state is unclear, according to a report. The rapper being added to the watch is a “preventative measure” days after he was arrested for sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation … Read more
Rich Homie Quan’s name was brought up during Young Thug’s YSL RICO trial on Tuesday, September 3, just two days before the rapper’s sudden death. When star witness YSL Woody, whose real name is Kenneth Copeland, took the stand, the prosecution asked him if Young Thug, 33, had a problem with Rich Homie Quan, 33, … Read more
A rare, fatal disease called SPG50 affects fewer than 100 people in the world — and one of them is Naomi Lockard, a 3-year-old in Colorado. An experimental genetic therapy has shown promise in stopping the disease’s progression — but it is far too expensive for most families to afford. Rebekah Lockard, the girl’s mother, is on … Read more
Jerry Jones spoke to reporters for the first time Thursday after his paternity trial with 27-year-old Alexandra Davis shockingly concluded with a settlement on Tuesday. “It was resolved. It was unfortunate,” Jones said, per the Star-Telegram. “It was sensitive to me and my family… It was resolved. I certainly am where I want to be.” … Read more
Although Jerry Jones’ paternity trial has now ended via settlement, the lone day of court activity still provided a myriad of memorable moments. As 27-year-old Alexandra Davis claimed she was the daughter of the Dallas Cowboys owner, her mother Cynthia — who signed a paternity-related contract with Jones in 1998 — reportedly broke down in … Read more
The actor Alec Baldwin was filming the movie “Rust” in New Mexico in 2021 when the gun that he was rehearsing with, which was not supposed to contain live ammunition, went off, firing a bullet that killed the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. The film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was responsible for weapons and ammunition on … Read more
The actor Alec Baldwin appeared Monday in a Santa Fe courthouse as his lawyers sparred with prosecutors over what evidence could be shown to the jury when he goes on trial this week for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the film “Rust.” Wearing a suit with a gray striped tie … Read more
The winding prosecution of Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting on the “Rust” film set is set to arrive at a trial this week in New Mexico, where a jury will be asked to decide whether his role in the death of the movie’s cinematographer amounts to involuntary manslaughter. The case revolves around the events … Read more
Baldwin may not have a bounty on his head, but he has long felt under siege from his more contemporary tormentors — the tabloid media and political conservatives — and it has never been easy for him to let things go. His “Rust” journey has been a protracted, higher-stakes form of a familiar Baldwin ritual: … Read more
A jury in Chicago on Thursday rejected an Illinois woman’s claim that the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, in the first trial out of thousands of lawsuits making similar allegations. The jury in Cook County, Ill. circuit court agreed with arguments from drugmakers GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim that the plaintiff, 89-year-old Illinois resident Angela … Read more
He won’t be hushed. Jimmy Fallon took aim at Donald Trump during “The Tonight Show” host’s opening monologue on Wednesday night. “April showers bring may flowers,” Fallon began. “By the way, those are the two more porn stars that will testify in Trump’s hush money case. April Showers, take the stand. You know May Flowers?” … Read more
A trial for the world’s first-ever mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma is underway in the UK. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. Around 100,000 Americans are expected to be diagnosed with melanoma in 2024, according to the American Cancer Society. Hundreds of patients are currently testing the vaccines, which are custom-made for … Read more
Former President Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep during jury selection on the first day of his hush money trial in Manhattan on Monday — and Jon Stewart had a field day with it on his “Daily Show” episode later that night. “After years of anticipation, the first criminal trial of a former president has … Read more
OJ Simpson, who died Wednesday at the age of 76, had a varied career in Hollywood as an actor and a pitchman before his 1994 trial for double-murder in the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman. The handsome former Buffalo Bills star with the marquee good looks, nicknamed “The Juice,” … Read more
Imagine music that you wrote being held against you in a criminal proceeding. In the documentary “As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial,” the Bronx-born rapper Kemba travels around the country and to Britain, interviewing artists and legal experts about how that has been more than a theoretical possibility for rappers. Mac Phipps, for instance, … Read more
The involuntary manslaughter trial of the armorer who loaded the gun Alec Baldwin was rehearsing with on the set of “Rust” when it fired, killing the movie’s cinematographer, began on Thursday with prosecutors accusing her of performing “sloppy and incomplete” safety checks of the weapon and of being responsible for the presence of live rounds … Read more