Celebrities on Trial

R. Kelly paid $200K settle lawsuit woman who accused him of giving her herpes without disclosing he had it R&B singer's sex-trafficking trial. More

September 3, 2021

Woman reluctantly took witness stand against R. Kelly recount how he struck up a relationship with her in 2006 when she was 15 but dodged prosecutor's questions about when they first had sex. More

September 2, 2021

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