Celebrities on Trial

Review cites ‘operational failures’ in Smollett prosecution

By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A special prosecutor in Chicago said Monday that Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office More

August 17, 2020

Extradition hearing to send Weinstein to Los Angeles delayed

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Harvey Weinstein's lawyers and Los Angeles prosecutors have agreed to postpone extradition proceedings that would send the imprisoned More

August 17, 2020

Sentencing date set for NY self-help guru in sex slave case

NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of a cult-like self-improvement group in upstate New York who was convicted last year on charges that he turned... More

August 14, 2020

R. Kelly’s manager charged with phone threats to theater

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly's manager has been arrested on charges that he threatened a shooting at a Manhattan... More

August 14, 2020

Cuba Gooding Jr. wears ‘Black Lives Matter’ mask to court

Wearing a “Black Lives Matter” face mask, actor Cuba Gooding Jr. appeares in a Manhattan courtroom to hear lawyers argue over what restrictions to place... More

August 14, 2020

Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating More

August 13, 2020