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Celebrities on Trial

From O.J. Simpson to Johnny Depp, these celebrities found themselves in the courtroom spotlight as well.

Conman Billy McFarland says Fyre Festival 2 is ‘finally happening’
Conman Billy McFarland says Fyre Festival 2 is ‘finally happening’

Billy McFarland, the disgraced entrepreneur and mastermind behind the disastrous 2017 Fyre Festival, has announced that a sequel event is “finally happening.” The announcement has taken social media by storm, with many people expressing skepticism and disbelief that McFarland could pull off a successful event after the fiasco of the original Fyre Festival that landed […] More

April 12, 2023

Brittney Griner working on memoir about Russian captivity
Brittney Griner working on memoir about Russian captivity

NEW YORK (AP) — Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024. Griner was arrested last year at the airport in Moscow on drug-related charges and detained for nearly 10 months, much of that time […] More

April 11, 2023

Prince Harry due to testify in phone hacking case in June
Prince Harry due to testify in phone hacking case in June

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is expected to testify in a London courtroom in June in one of his phone hacking lawsuits against British tabloids, lawyers said Wednesday. A trial in a case involving the Duke of Sussex and three others against the publisher of The Mirror is due to start May 9 in the […] More

April 5, 2023

Baldwin codefendant gets 6 months probation on gun charge
Baldwin codefendant gets 6 months probation on gun charge

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on a movie set in New Mexico was convicted Friday of unsafe handling of a firearm and sentenced to six months of probation. Safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls also must pay a $500 […] More

March 31, 2023