From O.J. Simpson to Johnny Depp, these celebrities found themselves in the courtroom spotlight as well.
Kevin Spacey “strenuously denies” allegations of sexual assault, his lawyer said Thursday, as the Oscar-winning actor appeared in a London court to face five charges of offenses against three men. More
June 16, 2022
Pro wrestler Jeff Hardy is facing driving under the influence and other charges after being arrested in Florida, authorities said. More
June 14, 2022
Amber Heard says she stands by the testimony she gave during a contentious six-week libel trial against former husband Johnny Depp, saying she has "always told the truth.” More
June 14, 2022
Amber Heard says she doesn't blame the jury that awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million after a contentious six-week libel trial in her first post-verdict interview. More
June 13, 2022
U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey in Las Vegas kicked the case out of court on Friday to punish the woman’s attorney, Leslie Mark Stovall, for “bad-faith conduct." More
June 13, 2022
Lawyers for ex-Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs are asking a judge to throw out evidence that prosecutors say shows Ruggs had a blood-alcohol level twice legal limit while speeding at 156 mph (251 kph) on a city street before a fiery crash that killed a woman. More
June 10, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say Britney Spears’ former husband crashed her wedding site in southern California. Ventura County Sheriff’s Capt. Cameron Henderson said officers responded to a trespassing call after 2 p.m. Thursday. He says the pop singer’s first husband, Jason Alexander, was detained at the site of the ceremony. Henderson says Alexander was arrested after officers noticed he had a warrant for his arrest in another county. Alexander went on his Instagram live when he approached the event security. In what appeared to be a mostly empty but decorated room, he told them Spears invited him. Alexander was briefly married to Spears for 55 hours in 2014. She was his childhood friend. More
June 9, 2022
R. Kelly deserves at least 25 years behind bars for sexually abusing women and girls, prosecutors said in a memo in advance of the R&B superstar's sentencing later this month. More
June 8, 2022
In video testimony played for jurors at a civil trial, Bill Cosby denies sexually abusing a teenage girl at the Playboy Mansion in the mid-1970s. More
June 8, 2022
British prosecutors said Wednesday they have authorized police to charge ex-film producer Harvey Weinstein with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in London in 1996. More
June 8, 2022
Todd and Julie Chrisley, stars of the reality television show "Chrisley Knows Best," were found guilty Tuesday in Atlanta on federal charges including bank fraud and tax evasion. More
June 7, 2022
“Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been charged with laundering more than half a million dollars. More
June 7, 2022
A sex-assault civil lawsuit against actor Kevin Spacey can proceed in federal court in New York City. Actor Anthony Rapp alleges Spacey acted to gratify sexual desire during an encounter at a Manhattan party in 1986 when Rapp was 14. More
June 6, 2022
The "Donkey Kong defense" came into play Monday at a civil trial over sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby, as his attorney pressed a key witness over previous statements that she had played the arcade game during a visit with Cosby to the Playboy Mansion in 1975, six years before its release. More
June 6, 2022
A woman testified that she was 14 when Bill Cosby took her into a trailer on a movie set in 1975, grabbed her so she couldn't move her arms, and kissed her. More
June 3, 2022
Georgia officials have arrested Quartavius Mender, an 18-year-old who they say threatened online to kill a sheriff and his wife over the arrest of rappers Young Thug, Gunna and others. More
June 3, 2022
Some advocates and legal experts fear Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard will have a real-world chilling effect on women coming forward with abuse claims. More
June 3, 2022
A Georgia judge denied bond Thursday evening for Atlanta rapper Young Thug, who's accused of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO Act and participation in a criminal street gang. More
June 3, 2022
After three days of deliberations, the seven-member jury in the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial came to a decision. More
June 3, 2022
After an explosive six-week libel trial followed by millions on social media and live TV, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard each face an uphill battle: trying to rebuild their images and careers. More
June 2, 2022
A New York appellate court has upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction, rejecting the disgraced movie mogul’s claims that the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced him by allowing women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the criminal case. More
June 2, 2022
“She said Bill Cosby had tried to have sex with her,” said the first witness in a Los Angeles County civil trial stemming from Judy Huth's lawsuit against Cosby. More
June 2, 2022
FAIRFAX, Va. (Court TV) — After nearly 13 hours of deliberation over three days – a jury of 5 men and 2 women returned verdicts that mostly favored Johnny Depp, holding Amber Heard liable for three out of three statements Depp claimed were defamatory in the Washington Post opinion piece she wrote in December of 2018. More
June 1, 2022
A jury ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, vindicating his stance that Heard fabricated claims that she was abused by Depp. More
June 1, 2022
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Bill Cosby is again facing sex abuse allegations in court as a civil trial begins in California. More
June 1, 2022
A jury finished a second day of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the defamation claims of Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard. More
May 31, 2022
A civil jury in Virginia is deliberating defamation claims by Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. But what is the case really about? And what will the jury need to decide? More
May 31, 2022
Bill Cosby will again be the defendant in a sexual assault proceeding, this time a civil case in California. Judy Huth alleges that in 1975 when she was 16, Cosby sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion. More
May 31, 2022
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury has resumed deliberations after a sensational six-week trial to resolve defamation claims by Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard over their volatile and unhappy marriage. More
May 31, 2022
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — When the jury in Johnny Depp's libel suit against ex-wife Amber Heard resumes deliberations after the Memorial Day weekend, its focus will be on issues much removed from the public debate that has engulfed the proceedings. More
May 30, 2022
