From O.J. Simpson to Johnny Depp, these celebrities found themselves in the courtroom spotlight as well.
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who wasn’t a fan of R. Kelly ended up getting exposed to a sexually transmitted disease after he enticed her to join him on the road, she testified on Tuesday at the R&B entertainer’s sex-trafficking trial. More
September 2, 2021
Accused murderer Robert Durst endured nine days of cross-examination, questioned relentlessly by prosecutor John Lewin about the death of Susan Berman. More
September 2, 2021
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Britney Spears will face no charges after an allegation from her housekeeper that Spears slapped a phone out of her hand, prosecutors said Wednesday. A possible misdemeanor battery charge was declined based on insufficient evidence that a crime had occurred and lack of injury to the housekeeper or of significant […] More
September 1, 2021
Attorney enters not guilty plea on behalf of Marilyn Manson accused of approaching a videographer at his 2019 concert in New Hampshire and allegedly spitting and blowing his nose on her. More
September 1, 2021
One of R. Kelly's accusers testified on Wednesday that he kept a gun by his side while he berated her as a prelude to forcing her to give him oral sex in a Los Angeles music studio. More
September 1, 2021
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her new attorney say her father is trying to get about $2 million in payments before stepping down from the conservatorship that controls her life and money, a move they liken to extortion in a court filing Tuesday. The document filed by […] More
August 31, 2021
A man took the witness stand at R. Kelly's sex-trafficking trial in New York City on Monday to say the R&B star exploited him when he was a high school student. More
August 30, 2021
A judge on Thursday agreed to scale back criminal charges against a reality TV doctor and his girlfriend who had been accused of drugging and raping several women at their Southern California home. More
August 27, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — R&B star R. Kelly once compared himself to rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis — notorious for marrying his 13-year-old cousin decades ago — saying they were both misunderstood geniuses, a witness at Kelly’s sex-trafficking trial testified Thursday. The witness recounted the comment while for the first time publicly accusing Kelly of […] More
August 26, 2021
Jussie Smollett's attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges against the actor. More
August 26, 2021
Durst has already convince one jury to acquit him of murder in a Texas trial, can he do it again? More
August 26, 2021
R. Kelly forced girlfriends to write fake blackmail letters he could use to defend himself in case he got charged with sexually abusing them one of his accusers testified. More
August 25, 2021
A grand jury has indicted adult film actor Ron Jeremy on more than 30 counts of sexual assault involving 21 women and girls across more than two decades authorities said. More
August 25, 2021
Spencer Elden 30-year-old man who appeared nude at 4 months old in 1991 on the cover of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album is suing the band alleging the image is child pornography. More
August 25, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly has long-faced allegations of lurid sexual behavior and abuse, some of which have been made public through documentaries or court documents. The R&B singer is once again heading to court, this time for a federal trial in New York stemming from years of sexual abuse allegations. He denies the allegations against him. […] More
August 25, 2021
A controlling R. Kelly barred his live-in girlfriends from watching a documentary series that portrayed him as a sexual predator and kept watch over them during an interview with Gayle King. More
August 24, 2021
By Emanuella Grinberg, Court TV NEW YORK (Court TV) — She was a 17-year-old high school junior and aspiring singer when she met R&B star R. Kelly, eager for his mentorship. Within two years, she claims Robert Sylvester Kelly infected her with herpes, physically abused her and pressured her to have an abortion — all […] More
August 24, 2021
"Jane Doe" took stand + "R. Kelly" + sex-trafficking testifying R&B star sexually abused her on tour bus + hotel rooms when she a high school student + aspiring singer + contracted herpes More
August 23, 2021
British judge ruled songs punk + "Sex Pistols" + can be in TV despite opposition frontman + "John Lydon" + "Steve Jones" + "Paul Cook" sued + "Johnny Rotten" + tried block music use + Disney More
August 23, 2021
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly lived in a “Twilight Zone” where he called all the shots, including whether visitors at his Chicago-area mansion could leave or order takeout food, one of his former employees testified on Friday. Anthony Navarro was called as a government witness at Kelly’s […] More
August 20, 2021
Britney Spears is under investigation over misdemeanor battery after a staff member at her home alleged the singer struck her More
August 19, 2021
By TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — A key accuser at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial returned to the witness stand on Thursday, saying he often videotaped their sexual encounters and demanded she dress like a Girl Scout during a relationship that began when she was a minor. Jerhonda Pace resumed her testimony […] More
August 19, 2021
BROOKLYN, New York (Court TV) — Testimony continues in the sex trafficking and bribery trial of R&B star R. Kelly in a federal courthouse in New York. This is the first of four federal and state trials in 3 different states with charges spanning over three decades. In the prosecution’s opening statements, Assistant United States […] More
August 19, 2021
"R. Kelly" + "I Believe I Can Fly" + R&B + trial + "federal court" + Brooklyn + racketeering + "Mann Act" + "Metropolitan Detention Center" More
August 18, 2021
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R&B star R. Kelly is a predator who lured girls, boys and young women with his fame and dominated them physically, sexually and psychologically, a prosecutor said Wednesday, while a defense lawyer warned jurors they’ll have to sift through lies from accusers with agendas to find the truth. […] More
August 18, 2021
Robert Durst denied that whispered words heard during 'The Jinx' were a confession to murder, despite acknowledging what he said. More
August 17, 2021
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Most people know him for “I Believe I Can Fly,” the 1996 sing-along hit that became an inspirational anthem played at school graduations, weddings and in advertisements. Or possibly for a stinging parody by comedian Dave Chappelle. But starting this week, what prosecutors say was a […] More
August 17, 2021
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge on Thursday again rejected one of 11 sexual assault counts in an indictment of Harvey Weinstein. More
August 13, 2021
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father said in a court filing Thursday that he is planning to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, but his departure is not imminent. James Spears filed legal documents saying that while there are […] More
August 13, 2021
Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accuses Britain's Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting her in 2001, when she was 17 years old. More
August 12, 2021
