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Jessica Mann, a key witness in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial, provided a harrowing account of being assaulted by Weinstein in a hotel room in 2014.

A bomb explosion, suspected to involve a vehicle, near a reproductive health clinic in Palm Springs, California, has resulted in one fatality.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has launched a criminal investigation into allegations of rape and sexual assault against music legend Smokey Robinson, with the Special Victims Bureau currently assessing the early stages of the probe.

A judge has reduced the Menendez brothers’ life sentences, making them eligible for parole after 35 years in prison.

In September 2023, crowds packed Times Square, cheering, and taking pictures as Sean “Diddy” Combs received the key to the city, an honour bestowed on him by the New York City mayor who called Combs the “bad boy of entertainment”. 

Prosecutors accuse Sean “Diddy” Combs of operating a criminal enterprise involving sex trafficking, racketeering, and threatening former girlfriend Cassie with the release of personal videos to maintain control over her.

Officer Israel Florez, a witness, testified he encountered Sean Combs allegedly in a domestic dispute with Cassie Ventura at the InterContinental Hotel on 5 March 2016.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces five charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking, with potential life imprisonment if convicted.

Miriam Haley, a key witness in Harvey Weinstein’s retrial, described her feelings during the alleged 2006 assault, stating she felt “the unthinkable was happening.”

Soulja Boy has been ordered to pay $4 million to his former assistant, who accused him of sexual assault and kidnapping during their two-year relationship.