Celebrities on Trial

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is charged with helping recruit underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. More

July 2, 2020

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida appellate judges on Tuesday questioned the legality of search warrants that let police secretly video record New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others paying for massage parlor sex, pressing a prosecutor on his contention that the warrants were legally valid. Deputy Solicitor General […] More

June 30, 2020

Harvey Weinstein and his former studio's board have reached a nearly $19 million with dozens of sexual misconduct accusers. More

June 30, 2020

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday. The counts make the 67-year-old Jeremy the third man to be charged, along with Harvey Weinstein and producer David Guillod, by a task […] More

June 24, 2020

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson was charged with the rapes of three women in the early 2000s, Los Angeles prosecutors said Wednesday, the culmination of a three-year investigation that resulted in a rare arrest of a famous Hollywood figure in the #MeToo era. The […] More

June 18, 2020

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Friday refused to dismiss rape and kidnapping charges against a doctor who appeared on a reality TV show and his girlfriend, dealing a blow to prosecutors who wanted to drop the case. Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregory Jones said he was ruling after reviewing documents […] More

June 5, 2020

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her when she was 17 is among four plaintiffs in a new lawsuit against the imprisoned movie mogul, the latest court action accusing him of decades of vile sexual behavior. The woman, now 43, alleges Weinstein forced her to disrobe, […] More

June 1, 2020

Don’t miss the special OJ25 Memorial Day marathon that begins Monday, May 25 at 11 AM ET. Court TV will air 12 back-to-back episodes of OJ25, giving the audience a chance to catch up.   OJ25 provides viewers a front row seat in the Simpson jury box, to relive the trial or discover it for […] More

May 22, 2020

Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty to their parts in a bribery scheme. More

May 22, 2020

“Full House” Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, agreed to serve prison time as part of a plea deal in the college admissions bribery case, according to court papers filed Thursday. Loughlin has agreed to serve two months behind bars and Giannulli has agreed to serve five months under the deal […] More

May 21, 2020

By: Court TV Staff R. Kelly’s third attempt to be temporarily released on bond was denied by New York Federal Court Judge Ann M. Donnelly, who considers the R&B singer a “flight risk” and possible “danger to the community.”   The judge further states, “The nature of the charges— which include crimes against minor victims, […] More

May 19, 2020

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and fees from the Michael Jackson estate over the use of Jones-produced Jackson hits in the concert film “This Is It” and two Cirque du […] More

May 6, 2020

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A nonprofit group caught up in an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi used federal welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre $1.1 million for multiple speaking engagements but Favre did not show up for the events, the state auditor said Monday. Details about payments […] More

May 5, 2020

WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — Three members of “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson’s family have received protective orders against a man charged with shooting at homes on their Louisiana estate. Daniel King Jr., 38, was booked into jail on a charge of aggravated assault by drive-by shooting after two homes were struck by gunfire on […] More

April 30, 2020

A federal judge dismissed actor Jussie Smollett's malicious prosecution lawsuit against the city of Chicago and several police officers. More

April 23, 2020

By: Court TV Staff R Kelly’s second bid for release from jail due to COVID-19 has been denied, according to an order from Federal Judge Ann Donnelly.   The judge acknowledged the disease has spread at Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) Chicago, where the Grammy-winning R&B singer is being held as he awaits trial. The judge […] More

April 22, 2020

By: Court TV Staff The New York federal case against Grammy-winning artist R. Kelly is expected to be the first of the four pending cases against him to go to trial. This week, attorneys are drafting a juror questionnaire ahead of his trial. Prosecutors are objecting to one of the more controversial questions saying it […] More

April 17, 2020

By: Court TV Staff A New York federal judge has set a new September 29 trial date in the sexual abuse case of US-NY v. Robert Sylvester Kelly. The Grammy-winning R&B singer’s trial date in New York was originally scheduled for July 7. The judge and attorneys also decided to distribute juror questionnaires beginning the […] More

April 16, 2020

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied an effort by one of deceased wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged underage sexual abuse victims to to revive a lawsuit claiming Florida federal prosecutors failed to consult victims when reaching a secret plea deal with Epstein […] More

April 14, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors have charged imprisoned former film producer Harvey Weinstein with an additional count of felony sexual battery by restraint. The district attorney’s office said the charge was filed over allegations the former movie mogul sexually assaulted a woman at a Beverly Hills hotel in May 2010. The woman was […] More

April 10, 2020

Press Release from Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office, April 10, 2020 Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced today that film producer Harvey Weinstein was charged with an additional sexual assault count stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred at a Beverly Hills hotel in May 2010. Case BA483663 was amended to add […] More

April 10, 2020

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her. A Tarrant County grand jury indicted the 38-year-old Hamilton on Monday. He remains free on $30,000 bond after he turned himself in to authorities […] More

April 9, 2020

KEENESBURG, Colo. (AP) — The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, has for several years been home to dozens of animals rescued from the roadside zoo in rural Oklahoma featured in the newly released Netflix documentary, “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.”   Thirty-nine tigers and three black bears from Joe Exotic’s G.W. Zoo were […] More

April 3, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma zookeeper sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot has filed a federal lawsuit seeking nearly $94 million in damages, claiming among other things that he was convicted based on false and perjured testimony.   Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as “Joe Exotic,” filed the lawsuit […] More

April 3, 2020

A judge ordered rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine to be freed early, citing asthma and increased danger due to the COVID-19 outbreak. More

April 3, 2020

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly cited the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge Thursday to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing by his lawyers saying scant precautions to stem the […] More

March 30, 2020

What does the latest court decision regarding Jussie Smollett's legal representation mean for his case and the law? More

March 27, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge who sentenced the rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine to prison said Wednesday he would have ordered home confinement instead if he had known about the coronavirus in December. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer commented in a written order even as he rejected a lawyer’s request that the 23-year-old performer, whose […] More

March 26, 2020

Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli urged a judge to dismiss charges against them in the college admissions bribery case. More

March 26, 2020

One day before his 68th birthday, Harvey Weinstein was transferred to a New York state prison to serve a 23-year sentence. More

March 19, 2020