From O.J. Simpson to Johnny Depp, these celebrities found themselves in the courtroom spotlight as well.
A British woman testified Monday that Ghislaine Maxwell pressured her into giving Jeffrey Epstein sexual massages when she was still a teenager assuring her she would have "fun" with him. More
December 6, 2021
Jussie Smollett took the witness stand Monday at his trial where he is facing charges accusing him of staging a racist anti-gay attack on himself and lying to Chicago police about it. More
December 6, 2021
Testimony began with the defense calling a security guard who was working in the area where the alleged attack occurred in January 2019. More
December 6, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell and her family have repeatedly complained about the conditions under which she has been held for the past 17 months. More
December 6, 2021
The first week of the sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell saw the first of her four main accusers taking the witness stand. More
December 4, 2021
By TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — A green, folding massage table used by financier Jeffrey Epstein was brought into a Manhattan courtroom and set up in front of a jury on Friday to bolster allegations he teamed up with British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell to sexually exploit underage victims. The theatrical flourish in […] More
December 3, 2021
Jurors at sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell expected to see law enforcement video of interior of Florida estate where prosecutors say she and Jeffrey Epstein exploited underage victims. More
December 3, 2021
Former housekeeper testified that two women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing them as teens were repeated visitors to his Palm Beach mansion. More
December 2, 2021
A second brother testified that Jussie Smollett plotted a racist anti-gay attack on himself and paid them to carry it out. More
December 2, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin a prop gun that went off on a New Mexico film set, killing a cinematographer, backs up the actor’s assertion that he did not pull the trigger. Lisa Torraco, a lawyer for assistant director David Halls, told ABC News that her client has always […] More
December 2, 2021
Jussie Smollett’s legal team worked to dent the credibility of a star state witness who testified the actor recruited him and his brother. More
December 2, 2021
The aspiring actor testified that Jussie Smollett recruited him and his brother to stage a homophobic, racist attack in Chicago. More
December 1, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell defense attorneys sought to undermine key accuser's allegation British socialite helped Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse the woman for years starting when she was 14. More
December 1, 2021
Jussie Smollett appeared troubled when he was told that a surveillance camera did not record the alleged assault. More
December 1, 2021
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — One-time entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, under questioning by prosecutors, struggled Tuesday to recall key events that led to her facing criminal fraud charges for allegedly fleecing investors and customers of her failed blood-testing startup Theranos. Her cross-examination began the day after she shared painfully vivid memories […] More
November 30, 2021
Two brothers arrested for an alleged attack on Jussie Smollett recounted for Chicago police how the ex-“Empire” actor orchestrated the hoax. More
November 30, 2021
Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr., the trial’s first witness, acknowledged that he never encountered sexual activity aboard two jets he piloted for roughly 1,000 trips between 1991 and 2019. More
November 30, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime pilot for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein resumed his testimony at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial Tuesday, saying that the British socialite charged with helping the financier find teenage girls to sexually abuse was “Number 2” in the hierarchy of Epstein’s operations. Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr. is the first witness in […] More
November 30, 2021
Prosecutors urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction. More
November 30, 2021
Testimony begins Tuesday in the trial of ex-“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who prosecutors say staged a homophobic and racist attack. More
November 30, 2021
“She was in on it from the start. The defendant and Epstein lured their victims with a promise of a bright future, only to sexually exploit them,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz said. More
November 30, 2021
Jussie Smollett is accused of staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself by paying off two brothers. More
November 29, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Two years after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide behind bars, a jury was selected Monday in New York City to determine a central question in the long-running sex trafficking case: Was his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s puppet or accomplice? Twelve jurors and six alternates will hear Maxwell’s case, starting with opening statements expected […] More
November 29, 2021
Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind "House of Cards" more than $30 million because of losses brought on by his firing for sexual misconduct. More
November 22, 2021
Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs stern talking-to from Vegas judge but allowed to remain house arrest alcohol monitor on ankle + GPS monitor on other following fatal crash + DUI. More
November 22, 2021
Rapper Young Dolph was shot and killed Wednesday inside a beloved local cookie shop in his hometown of Memphis. More
November 18, 2021
Henry Ruggs is under home confinement with electronic monitoring and four-times-a-day alcohol checks. More
November 17, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Prospective jurors got their first glimpse of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls and women, when a judge began questioning them individually Tuesday. Wearing a black suit, Maxwell hugged her lawyers when she entered the courtroom and briefly sketched a courtroom artist who was drawing her. […] More
November 16, 2021
The trial’s drama will revolve around testimony from four women who say they and others were victimized as teens from 1994 to 2004. More
November 15, 2021
Trump ally Steve Bannon indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress after he defied congressional subpoena from House committee investigating insurrection at U.S. Capitol. More
November 12, 2021
