From O.J. Simpson to Johnny Depp, these celebrities found themselves in the courtroom spotlight as well.
Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by an assistant director who indicated it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer court records released show. More
October 22, 2021
House voted to hold Steve Bannon -- longtime ally and aide to Donald Trump -- in contempt of Congress for defying subpoena from committee investigating violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. More
October 21, 2021
Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's bid to block public and media from jury selection in her New York City trial on charges she recruited teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. More
October 21, 2021
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered R&B superstar R. Kelly to stand trial in Chicago on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges next year. More
October 20, 2021
Entertainer Flavor Flav will fight a misdemeanor domestic battery charge stemming from a scuffle with his girlfriend at home in suburban Las Vegas. More
October 19, 2021
Cuba Gooding Jr. will go on trial in February in his New York City groping case, a judge said Monday. More
October 18, 2021
A judge denied a last-ditch effort to dismiss charges against Jussie Smollett, who is accused of lying to Chicago police. More
October 15, 2021
Cher has sued the widow of her former musical partner and ex-husband Sonny Bono over royalties for Sonny and Cher songs including "I Got You Babe" and "The Beat Goes On." More
October 14, 2021
Congressional committee investigating Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection set a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House aide Steve Bannon after he defied subpoena. More
October 14, 2021
Bill Cosby accuser artist Lili Bernard filed suit over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City New Jersey before the state's two-year window to file older sexual assault claims expires. More
October 14, 2021
Rapper Tyga was arrested in felony domestic violence investigation. Tyga whose legal name is Michael Stevenson was booked after a Tuesday incident in Hollywood Los Angeles police said. More
October 12, 2021
Virginia Giuffre claims she was trafficked by Epstein to have sex with Andrew in London in 2001, when she was 17 and a minor under U.S. law. More
October 11, 2021
Former reality TV star Geoffrey Paschel was convicted of several charges after a domestic incident involving his ex-girlfriend. More
October 8, 2021
Nevada federal magistrate judge sided with Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers against woman who sued for more than the $375000 hush money she received after saying soccer star raped her in Vegas. More
October 7, 2021
Kristen Chapman described the alleged attack at the hands of her fiancé, Geoffrey Paschel, in blow-by-blow detail for the jury. More
October 7, 2021
New York health officials have revoked the medical license of a doctor with the cult-like group NXIVM who branded 17 women with the initials of the group's leader Keith Raniere. More
October 1, 2021
Britney Spears and attorney successfully drove her father from conservatorship that ran singer's life but they're not done scrutinizing him and actions he took over the past 13 years. More
September 30, 2021
After a six-week trial in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn, NY, Grammy Award-winning recording artist learned his fate when the jury returned with a verdict of guilty on all counts in his sex trafficking trial. More
September 30, 2021
In a victory for Britney Spears a judge suspended the singer's father from conservatorship that controlled her life and money for 13 years saying arrangement "reflects a toxic environment." More
September 29, 2021
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children. A jury of […] More
September 27, 2021
R. Kelly has been found guilty on all counts at his sex trafficking trial. The R&B singer was convicted on all nine counts including racketeering and violations of the Mann Act, which prohibits the transport of “any woman or girl” across state lines for any “immoral purpose.” He faces life in prison. The jury of […] More
September 27, 2021
A judge began instructing the jury at R. Kelly’s sex trafficking trial on the law Friday after it heard a prosecutor give a fiery rebuttal to the defense's closing arguments, which portrayed him as a victim of false accusations. More
September 24, 2021
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor in closing arguments at the sex-trafficking trial of R. Kelly urged jurors on Thursday to make the R&B superstar “pay” for his alleged crimes, while a defense lawyer told them they’ve been misled by opportunistic accusers about consensual relationships. “It is now […] More
September 23, 2021
R. Kelly’s long-awaited racketeering and sex trafficking trial is underway in federal court in Brooklyn, New York. Court TV will provide the latest legal updates and live analysis during the trial. More
September 23, 2021
Robert Durst avoided justice for the murder of his friend Susan Berman for 20 years, but that all came to an end last week when the L.A. jury charged with deciding his fate returned a verdict. More
September 23, 2021
R. Kelly got away with sexually abusing underage victims by ruling inner circle enablers with an iron fist a prosecutor told jurors at R&B singer's sex-trafficking trial. More
September 22, 2021
Britney Spears said in a court filing Wednesday that she agrees with her father that the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money since 2008 should be terminated. More
September 22, 2021
R. Kelly told a judge on Wednesday that he won't take the witness stand at his sex trafficking trial, meaning he'll avoid the risk of a potentially brutal cross-examination. More
September 22, 2021
R. Kelly is unlikely to take the witness stand at his sex-trafficking trial a lawyer for the R&B singer told a judge Tuesday. More
September 21, 2021
Prosecutors at the R. Kelly sex trafficking trial ended their case Monday after calling dozens of witnesses over the past month who detailed the government’s sweeping allegations against the singer in lurid detail. More
September 20, 2021
