From O.J. Simpson to Johnny Depp, these celebrities found themselves in the courtroom spotlight as well.
ATLANTA (AP) — Reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have settled allegations that they failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in income taxes to the state of Georgia. A spokesman for the couple, Allan Mayer, announced Tuesday that the couple had reached an agreement with the Georgia Department of Revenue. The agreement […] More
October 9, 2019
A judge will determine whether a former U.S. attorney can stay on to examine the dismissal of charges against actor Jussie Smollett. More
October 4, 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two actresses sued James Franco and the acting and film school he founded Thursday, saying he intimidated his students into gratuitous and exploitative sexual situations far beyond those acceptable on Hollywood film sets. Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, former students at the actor’s now-closed Studio 4, said in the lawsuit filed […] More
October 4, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine testified on Tuesday against two alleged members of a Brooklyn street gang, describing how he discovered a formula for success with the crew before betraying it by becoming a prosecution witness. 6ix9ine – his rainbow-colored hair gone but trademark “69” tattoo on his forehead visible to anyone in […] More
September 18, 2019
Janelle Winslow filed divorce documents requesting a dissolution of marriage with children on Aug. 30, 2019, against Kellen Boswell Winslow II. More
September 17, 2019
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge in R. Kelly’s Illinois sexual assault case has refused to give $100,000 in bail money back to a Kelly friend who paid it in February to secure the singer’s release from county jail. The judge says papers that Valencia Love signed clearly indicated she could lose the money. Love’s […] More
September 17, 2019
A group of women who say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein have suffered a setback in seeking money from the government over a plea deal that spared the financier a lengthy prison term. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra ruled previously that federal prosecutors in Florida violated a victims’ rights law when they failed […] More
September 16, 2019
BOSTON (AP) — “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter’s SAT scores in the college admissions scandal that ensnared dozens of wealthy and well-connected parents. Huffman, 56, became the first of 34 parents to be sentenced in the case. She was also given […] More
September 13, 2019
OJ Simpson was accused of rounding up five men & bursting into a Las Vegas hotel room to steal a trove of sports memorabilia. More
September 13, 2019
BOSTON (AP) — Actress Felicity Huffman is returning to court to be sentenced for her role in a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal. The “Desperate Housewives” star is scheduled to appear in Boston’s federal court Friday after pleading guilty to a single count of conspiracy and fraud in May. She’s the first parent to be […] More
September 13, 2019
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Singer R. Kelly was a no-show for an initial court appearance in a Minnesota case in which he is accused of offering a 17-year-old girl $200 to take off her clothes and dance in 2001. Kelly, who is jailed in Chicago on sexual abuse and other counts, was charged in Minnesota in […] More
September 13, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A previously undisclosed federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein included an examination of whether he was traveling with underage girls as recently as last year, newly released documents show. U.S. Marshals Service investigators spoke in July with an air-traffic controller who said she saw Epstein get off his private jet at an […] More
September 12, 2019
New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of rape by a former trainer. Britney Taylor says Brown sexually assaulted her on three occasions, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Southern District of Florida. Brown has denied the allegations. Darren Heitner, a lawyer representing Brown, told The Associated Press his client […] More
September 11, 2019
Jussie Smollett's attorneys say he should not have to pay Chicago for its investigation into a staged racist and homophobic attack. More
September 4, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge will discuss plans Wednesday for unsealing a new trove of court records involving sexual abuse allegations against Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who took his own life last month while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska scheduled the hearing after an appeals court in […] More
September 4, 2019
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge Wednesday set an April 27 trial date in R. Kelly’s federal case in Chicago that accuses the R&B star of child pornography and obstruction of justice. But Judge Harry Leinenweber left open the possibility of changing the date later after Kelly attorney Steve Greenberg said having to prepare for trials […] More
September 4, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on groping charges has been postponed until Oct. 10. Prosecutors said Tuesday they’re still waiting for evidence in the Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” star’s case. Jury selection had been set to start this week. Gooding’s lawyers argued against the delay. The actor is accused of placing his hand […] More
September 3, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge formally ended the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, but not without a final tribute to the women who spoke out against the financier. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman took the procedural step of adding his initials to an order dismissing the indictment that charged the 66-year-old Epstein with […] More
August 29, 2019
BOSTON (AP) — Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, will be able to continue using a law firm that recently represented the University of Southern California, which is an alleged victim in the sweeping college admissions bribery case, a federal judge allowed Tuesday. But Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley declined to […] More
August 29, 2019
A judge appointed a special prosecutor to investigate why the case against former 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett was abruptly dropped. More
August 29, 2019
LONDON (AP) — An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein who claims she was also delivered to Britain’s Prince Andrew for paid sex as a teenager has challenged the British royal to speak up, saying: “He knows exactly what he’s done and I hope he comes clean about it.” The jet-setting middle son of Queen Elizabeth […] More
August 28, 2019
BY TOM HAYS AND LARRY NEUMEISTER | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, 16 women who say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein poured out their anger, lashing out at him as a coward and a manipulator, after a judge gave them the day in court they were denied when he […] More
August 28, 2019
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — A judge has approved a plea deal that imposes two years’ probation and a suspended prison term for an Iowa farmer who appeared on “The Bachelor.” Buchanan County District Court records say the judge accepted the plea agreement Monday between Chris Soules and prosecutors “because it is in accordance with the pre-sentence investigation […] More
August 27, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper Meek Mill pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge Tuesday in a deal that resolves a 2007 arrest that has kept him on probation or in prison for most of his adult life. The negotiated plea comes after an appeals court threw out his conviction last month over doubts about the arresting officer’s […] More
August 27, 2019
BOSTON (AP) — Actress Lori Loughlin (LAWK’-lin) and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are in court to settle a dispute over their choice of lawyers in a sweeping college admissions bribery case. The couple arrived at Boston’s federal court Tuesday for a hearing to determine whether they can continue using a law firm that […] More
August 27, 2019
MIAMI (AP) — Rapper Kodak Black pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal weapons charges stemming from his arrest just before a scheduled concert performance in May. Black entered the change of plea in a Miami federal court. Prosecutors charged him with crimes including falsifying information on federal forms to buy four firearms from a Miami-area […] More
August 23, 2019
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Heather Locklear has pleaded no contest to charges that she fought with first responders during two visits to her Southern California home last year. Locklear entered the plea in Ventura County court Friday afternoon to five counts of battery on a peace officer, one count of battery on emergency personnel and […] More
August 20, 2019
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — More than two decades before Jeffrey Epstein took his own life, a woman went into a California police station and filed one of the earliest sex-crime complaints against him: that he groped her during what she thought was a modeling interview for the Victoria’s Secret catalog. Alicia Arden said she never […] More
August 19, 2019
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge overseeing singer R. Kelly’s sexual-abuse case says he’ll proceed toward a trial despite three new cases being brought against Kelly. Cook County Judge Lawrence Flood noted Thursday at a status hearing that a federal case in Chicago, one in New York and a Minnesota case have all been brought since July. Kelly has […] More
August 15, 2019
Rapper A$AP Rocky was found guilty of assault by a Swedish court and was given a 'conditional sentence' for the conviction. More
August 14, 2019
