Actor Leonardo DiCaprio told a federal court in Washington on Monday that Malaysian financier Jho Low tried to funnel up to $30 million to President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign as part of a far-reaching influence operation. “I basically said, ‘Wow, that’s a lot of money,’” DiCaprio testified. The “Titanic” star was testifying in the trial of … Read more
Gwyneth Paltrow and the retired optometrist who sued her crossed paths again, this time to mark the end of their ski crash trial Thursday. As Paltrow left the Utah courtroom victorious and $1 richer, she touched Dr. Terry Sanderson’s shoulder and reportedly whispered, “I wish you well,” according to video footage obtained by The Post. … Read more
J.K. Rowling is a literary hero, an anti-Christian promoter of the occult and now either a transphobic firebrand who uses “dangerous” language — or a woman with the moral courage to speak up for biological truths. In other words, she is a complex person worthy of closer examination. Enter the new seven-part podcast series, “The … Read more
Drake will not be deposed by defense attorneys in connection to slain rapper XXXTentacion’s murder trial, according to reports. The defense lawyers for the three men accused of murdering XXXTentacion floated the possibility that superstar Drake might have actually been behind the 2018 slaying as the two rappers had a public feud. Court documents showed … Read more
The last HIV vaccine in a late-stage trial has failed, researchers announced Wednesday, dealing yet another blow to the decades-long efforts to end the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Called “Mosaico,” the trial began in 2019 as one of three late-phase HIV vaccine studies. Some 3,900 men and transgender people between the ages of 18 and 60 received … Read more
This isn’t a joke. Bill Cosby is planning his return in 2023, he revealed in a radio interview on Wednesday. The embattled comedian answered “yes” when “WGH Talk” host Scott Spears asked if he would return to comedy in the coming year. The 85-year-old was convicted of a criminal sexual assault charge in April 2018 … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Jurors began deliberations Thursday at the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who is charged with shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet. The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for just over three hours after hearing the last part of the defense’s closing argument that began a day earlier … Read more
Alzheimer’s disease could soon be a distant memory. A revolutionary new Alzheimer’s drug named lecanemab could mark a major breakthrough in the decades-long battle against the neurological disorder, according to eye-opening Phase 3 trials. The potentially game-changing dry runs transpired in May 2021, but the results were only published Tuesday in the New England Journal … Read more
He’s willing to go on a Mike-edelic adventure for science. Apparently “dying” during a toad venom trip wasn’t much of a drug deterrent: Boxing icon and psychotropic voyager Mike Tyson claims he’d be willing to put his mind on the line and volunteer for psychedelic drug trials allegedly occurring in the UK. The boxing icon … Read more