Celebrities on Trial

Three men were charged with threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse. More

August 13, 2020

In an appeals filing, Bill Cosby's attorneys argued it was 'fundamentally unfair' to let prosecutors use a damaging deposition. More

August 11, 2020

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The reaction of federal prison officials to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide last year is to blame for onerous conditions a British socialite faces in jail while awaiting trial on charges that she procured teenage girls for Epstein to abuse a quarter-century ago, her lawyers said Tuesday. Through […] More

August 11, 2020

By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The family of a Florida man who disappeared in 1997 and who appeared on the hit TV series “Tiger King,” has hired a lawyer and is offering $100,000 in exchange for information to help solve the case. Attorney John Phillips held a news conference in […] More

August 10, 2020

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Comedian Andy Dick has filed a lawsuit in New Orleans against the man who punched him last year outside a French Quarter nightclub. Documents in the July 30 lawsuit were made public Thursday, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. Dick, 54, said the punch by David Hale, 47, caused “serious, permanent and disabling […] More

August 7, 2020

The judge told Ghislaine Maxwell's attorneys that they are not allowed to identify her accusers, even if they've spoken publicly. More

July 31, 2020

Newly unsealed documents offer insight into a court fight between Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, and an accuser. More

July 31, 2020

Courtrooms may be empty across the US, but in England trials have resumed, and they are in the middle of a big one – Johnny Depp vs. The Sun. (Episode 50) More

July 30, 2020

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A British socialite charged with recruiting three girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse made a last-minute bid Wednesday to stop the public release of her 2016 testimony in a civil case. Ty Gee, a lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell, told a Manhattan judge that the depositions […] More

July 29, 2020

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp’s high-stakes libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard wrapped up Tuesday in a London court, with the star’s lawyer calling Heard “a compulsive liar” and claiming that Depp was the real victim of abuse in the relationship. The […] More

July 28, 2020

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for British tabloid The Sun claimed Monday that Johnny Depp was “a hopeless addict” whose violence toward ex-wife Amber Heard was fueled by misogyny and a toxic combination of drink, drugs, jealousy and anger.   Attorney Sasha Wass was summing up at Depp’s libel case […] More

July 27, 2020

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp’s lawyers in his libel suit against a British tabloid that labeled the actor a “wife beater” displayed video footage in a London courtroom Friday that they claim shows his ex-wife, Amber Heard, “attacked” her sister. The lawyers said they received the video from a “confidential” […] More

July 24, 2020

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sued Thursday to stop the sale and publication of a photo of their son Archie that they say was shot at their Los Angeles-area home in invasion of their privacy. The royal couple gives a detailed account in the lawsuit of […] More

July 24, 2020

On the witness stand, actress Amber Heard said she never wanted the world to know the details of her relationship with Johnny Depp. More

July 23, 2020

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over the criminal sex abuse case against Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, refused Thursday to ban prosecutors or lawyers for alleged victims from commenting publicly.   U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan said in a written order that she expects anyone involved in […] More

July 23, 2020

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for financier Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend on Tuesday asked a judge presiding over her sex crimes case to impose a gag order on lawyers and others to reduce prejudicial pretrial publicity and protect her chances of a fair trial. The attorney, Jeffrey Pagliuca, filed a […] More

July 22, 2020

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amber Heard denied Tuesday that she fabricated injuries to show that her then-husband Johnny Depp had been violent toward her as she took to the witness box for her second day of evidence in Depp’s libel case against a British tabloid over allegations of domestic violence. At […] More

July 21, 2020

In multiple witness statements from actress Amber Heard, she accuses her ex-husband Johnny Depp of a history of verbal and physical abuse. These statements along with a recorded conversation between the two were released on Monday by at Britain’s High Court in London during Depp’s libel case against The Sun newspaper over an April 2018 […] More

July 20, 2020

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amber Heard has accused ex-husband Johnny Depp of abusing her both physically and verbally while he was allegedly bingeing on alcohol and drugs, claiming that at various times during their tempestuous relationship she feared for her life. On the first day of her testimony Monday at Britain’s […] More

July 20, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Amber Heard entered the witness box Monday to give evidence during her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting her during their tempestuous relationship. Heard’s eagerly anticipated testimony is set to last for three days. The 34-year-old actor has been present throughout the trial, watching […] More

July 20, 2020

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp’s security chief alleged that Amber Heard physically abused Depp during the couple’s tempestuous marriage, giving testimony to support Depp’s libel suit against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting his former spouse. Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the […] More

July 16, 2020

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp’s former estate manager said Wednesday that Amber Heard asked him to lie under oath after she was charged with bringing her two dogs to Australia illegally. Kevin Murphy was testifying in Depp’s libel suit against a British tabloid that accused the actor of physically abusing […] More

July 15, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — A $19 million settlement between Harvey Weinstein and some of his accusers was rejected Tuesday by a judge. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Manhattan said Weinstein’s accusers in the proposed class-action settlement were too varied to be grouped together. Lawyers for several women who had opposed the deal praised […] More

July 14, 2020

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend will remain behind bars until trial after she was denied bail Tuesday on charges she recruited girls for the financier to sexually abuse more than two decades ago.   Two Epstein accusers implored the judge to keep British socialite […] More

July 14, 2020

One or more victims of Jeffrey Epstein will tell a judge that his ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, should be denied bail. More

July 13, 2020

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp accused Amber Heard of hitting him with a “haymaker” punch during an altercation near the end of their volatile marriage, as the star wrapped up testimony in his libel suit against a tabloid newspaper that accused him of domestic abuse. Depp said the fight came […] More

July 13, 2020

By TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — British socialite and longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was made a scapegoat for the disgraced financier since he killed himself last summer while he was facing sex abuse charges, her lawyers said in court papers filed Friday seeking her release from jail while she awaits trial. After […] More

July 10, 2020

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp described the breakdown of his marriage to Amber Heard on Friday in a London court, saying the last straw came when feces were found in the couple’s bed after a party. Depp was wrapping up his evidence in his libel case against a British tabloid […] More

July 10, 2020

Two brothers who admitted to helping actor Jussie Smollett stage a racist, homophobic attack say they will help the case against him. More

July 10, 2020

Federal officials took away Ghislaine Maxwell's clothes and sheets and made her wear paper attire over fears she would take her own life. More

July 9, 2020