From O.J. Simpson to Johnny Depp, these celebrities found themselves in the courtroom spotlight as well.
A trial over libel allegations by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, will likely turn into a six-week, mudslinging soap opera, Heard's lawyers warned a Virginia jury Tuesday. More
April 12, 2022
A panel of 7 jurors and 4 alternates was selected to hear the $50 million dollar defamation case that actor Johnny Depp is bringing against his ex-wife Amber Heard, who is countersuing with her own defamation claim seeking $100 million in damages. More
April 11, 2022
A jury was selected Monday to hear a long-anticipated libel lawsuit Johnny Depp filed against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, whom he accuses of falsely portraying him as a domestic abuser. More
April 11, 2022
Kevin Spacey asked a judge to throw out actor Anthony Rapp's sex abuse lawsuit, saying allegations that he abused the teen at a 1980s party are false. More
April 8, 2022
Johnny Depp is suing Amber Heard for defamation. He claims his ex-wife damaged his reputation when she wrote about domestic abuse in a Washington Post op-ed. More
April 8, 2022
Alec Baldwin is asking a federal judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by a Wyoming woman who said she received hateful social media messages after the actor shared on social media a photo she posted of demonstrators at former President Donald Trump's rally in January 2021 and made a political comment. More
April 5, 2022
The siblings of Ghislaine Maxwell said Tuesday they are "profoundly shocked and troubled" that a judge rejected a new trial for the British socialite on sex trafficking charges despite revelations that a juror who helped to convict her failed to disclose he was sexually abused as a child. More
April 5, 2022
Former U.S. women's national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins inside, police said. More
April 1, 2022
U.S. judge refused to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction Friday, despite a juror's failure to disclose before the trial began that he'd been a victim of childhood sexual abuse. More
April 1, 2022
Will Smith’s slap seen ’round the world at the Oscars was clearly a crime, legal experts say, but the chances of prosecution are slim. More
March 30, 2022
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — An actor known for playing “The Flash” in “Justice League” films was arrested after an incident at a Hawaii karaoke bar, where police say Ezra Miller yelled obscenities, grabbed a mic from a singing woman and lunged at a man playing darts. Miller took issue late […] More
March 29, 2022
Attorneys for some of those killed and injured during last year's deadly Astroworld music festival alleged in court on Monday that rapper Travis Scott has violated a gag order issued in lawsuits they have filed in an effort to influence possible jurors and rebuild his reputation ahead of a potential trial. More
March 28, 2022
Depp sued Heard for libel in Virginia after The Washington Post published her opinion piece. More
March 25, 2022
Former child star Amanda Bynes released from court conservatorship that put life and financial decisions in parents' control for nearly nine years. More
March 22, 2022
Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo filed a lawsuit alleging an effort to portray them as racist, homophobic and violent men. More
March 18, 2022
Jussie Smollett was ordered released from jail Wednesday by an appeals court that agreed he should be released pending his appeal. More
March 17, 2022
Three months after a jury convicted Empire actor Jussie Smollett of faking a hate crime, he returned to court for sentencing from the judge. More
March 17, 2022
Jussie Smollett's attorneys say they're planning to appeal nearly everything that went on in court over the last few months. More
March 16, 2022
Jussie Smollett began a 150-day jail sentence for staging a hate crime against himself in protective custody. More
March 15, 2022
A federal magistrate is recommending that U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey transfer to a Nevada judge the newspaper’s open-records request for documents that Dorsey has deemed confidential under a hush-money agreement the woman signed more than a decade ago. More
March 15, 2022
Las Vegas judge agreed to postpone hearing evidence in criminal case accusing ex-Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs of driving drunk and causing a high-speed crash that killed a woman. More
March 10, 2022
“I am innocent," Jussie Smollett yelled, raising his fist. “I could have said I am guilty a long time ago.” More
March 10, 2022
Lawyers for Prince Andrew and American woman Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was 17, formally asked a judge to dismiss her lawsuit. More
March 8, 2022
Maxwell's lawyers say the verdict should be thrown out over the juror's apparent failure to disclose before the trial began that he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse. More
March 8, 2022
Judge denies bail to former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, who faces attempted murder and gun assault charges. More
March 7, 2022
The high court declined prosecutors' request to hear the case and reinstate Cosby's conviction. More
March 7, 2022
Former reality TV star Geoffrey Paschel was denied a motion seeking a new trial at a sentencing hearing on Friday More
March 4, 2022
Rocker Marilyn Manson sued his former fiancee, “Westworld" actor Evan Rachel Wood, on Wednesday over her allegations that he sexually and physically abused her during their relationship. More
March 3, 2022
Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was charged Wednesday with attempted murder and multiple gun assault charges. More
March 3, 2022
Kim Kardashian became a single woman on Wednesday, nearly eight years after her marriage to Ye. Kardashian appeared via videoconference and was put under oath in a Los Angeles courtroom. More
March 2, 2022
