11 h. ago Brazilian tribe sues New York Times for allegedly portraying members as porn addicts

Defamation suit claims Marubo people were depicted as tech-addled and porn-obsessed after introduction of internetAn Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued the New York Times, saying the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s first exposure to the internet led to its members being widely portrayed as technology-addled and addicted to pornography.The Marubo tribe of the remote Javari valley, a community of about 2,000 people, filed the defamation lawsuit seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages this week in a court in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Marine who lost both of his legs in Afghanistan is accused of raping a 13

Motivational speaker Brandon Rumbaugh, 34, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, is facing a slew of charges after allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl multiple times.

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12 h. ago Female prison officer had fling 2 inmates – robber and crim who has 147mph police chase

A female police officer will face a plea hearing soon before facing trial later this year for allegedly having sexual relations with two inmates during her time working in a prison

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14 h. ago Man 'murders' stepson after horror Fortnite argument with blood pooling outside front door

Kelly Agar Garcia, 43, was arrested after he allegedly shot his adult stepson several times - including twice in the back when he tried to escape the gunfire - after a row over Fortnite

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25 h. ago Indigenous Amazon tribe says New York Times story led to its members being smeared as porn addicts

An Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued the New York Times over the newspaper's reporting on the community's introduction to the internet

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40 h. ago Influencer is stabbed multiple times by her boyfriend during livestream after telling him she wanted to break up

An influencer has been hospitalised after her boyfriend allegedly stabbed her nine times during a livestream after she told him she wanted to break up with him.  

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56 h. ago Chris Brown is seen for the first time since being released on £5million bail over alleged nightclub bottle attack

With bleached blonde hair, the R&B superstar, 36, left prison in a Mercedes van alongside his girlfriend and his entourage.

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62 h. ago ‘I’m still standing’: Kevin Spacey quotes ‘friend’ Elton John in passionate return speech at Cannes

‘American Beauty’ actor appeared at film event for first time after being cleared of sexual assault allegations

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3 d. ago Kevin Spacey is back at Cannes. Not many people seem to care

The actor received a lifetime achievement award from the Better World Fund at an event with little fanfare and few recognisable guestsKevin Spacey’s Cannes comeback is a discreet, low-key affair. The promenade is home to a gaggle of evening sunbathers while the steps to the beach club contain neither fans nor protesters. It is what is known in the trade as a soft relaunch.Spacey is guest of honour at the Better World Fund’s gala dinner, where he is receiving a lifetime achievement award for “excellence in film and television”. It marks a return to the limelight for the two-time Oscar-winner, whose career stalled after allegations of sexual assault and misconduct by more than 30 men. This is the actor’s first visit to Cannes since 2016, one year before the #MeToo movement began. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘I’m still standing’: Kevin Spacey makes his comeback at chaotic Cannes gala

The actor congratulated the organisers of the Better World Fund on their ‘bravery’ in awarding him a lifetime achievement gongKevin Spacey’s Cannes comeback is a discreet, low-key affair. The promenade is home to a gaggle of evening sunbathers while the steps to the beach club contain neither fans nor protesters. It is what is known in the trade as a soft relaunch.Spacey is guest of honour at the Better World Fund’s gala dinner, where he is receiving a lifetime achievement award for “excellence in film and television”. It marks a return to the limelight for the two-time Oscar-winner, whose career stalled after allegations of sexual assault and misconduct by more than 30 men. This is the actor’s first visit to Cannes since 2016, one year before the #MeToo movement went global. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Bella May Culley 'shaken' at severity of alleged crime as she faces harsh jail time

The 18-year-old's lawyer has said it appears she did not realise what she was doing, or that it could have such serious consequences.

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8 d. ago Singer Chris Brown arrested over alleged bottle attack in London nightclub

Singer Chris Brown arrested over alleged bottle attack in London nightclub  The Irish Times

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8 d. ago Chris Brown arrested in England over alleged 2023 bottle assault in London club

Chris Brown arrested in England over alleged 2023 bottle assault in London club  Times of India

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8 d. ago Woman spills out her top as trio of Brits 'stab French tourist' in Thai bar brawl

WARNING, NUDITY: Three Brits are now reportedly fleeing from local police after a French tourist was allegedly stabbed multiple times as the violence drifted from the bar to the street

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9 d. ago Cassie Ventura tells court at day three of trial that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her

Music mogul’s former girlfriend describes physical abuse, control and violence at trial in New York CityA timeline of allegations and charges against Sean CombsSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the witness stand in New York City on Wednesday morning and testified that Combs raped her, assaulted one of his employees, and detailed abuse she says occurred in their over decade-long relationship.Ventura, who is eight and a half months pregnant, began her second day of testimony by revisiting the hotel surveillance footage of her 2016 assault by Combs. She said Combs was yelling at her and then threw a vase at her in the elevator lobby.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counsellin...

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9 d. ago The Guardian view on abortion prosecutions: decriminalisation can’t wait | Editorial

The trial of Nicola Packer shows why MPs should seize the opportunity to change the law and safeguard vulnerable women nowThe Crown Prosecution Service has yet to explain why it thought that pursuing a case against Nicola Packer was in the public interest. Thankfully, jurors last week cleared the 45-year-old of illegally terminating her pregnancy. But more than four years of police and criminal proceedings have had a lasting impact on a woman already traumatised by discovering that she was 26 weeks pregnant, not about 10, when she acted. The trial dragged her private life – even her sexual preferences – into the public eye. Understandably, she called it “humiliating”. But it is prosecutors who should feel shame.Ms Packer was prescribed abortion pills in a remote consultation, due to a Covid lockdown. Prosecutors alleged that she deliberately breached the abortion time limit. Jurors believed Ms Packer, who said that she was horrified to realise how advanced her pregnancy was whe...

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9 d. ago Cassie Ventura tells court Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs blackmailed her with ‘freak

Music mogul’s former girlfriend describes physical abuse, control and violence at trial in New York CityA timeline of allegations and charges against Sean CombsSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the witness stand in New York City on Wednesday morning, as the high-profile trial enters its third day.Ventura, who is eight and a half months pregnant, began her second day of testimony by revisiting the hotel surveillance footage of her 2016 assault by Combs. She said Combs was yelling at her and then threw a vase at her in the elevator lobby.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org...

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1 week ago Who is Cassie? Singer says she will 'always be recovering' from her past after Diddy assault video

Cassie alleged that her ex assaulted her multiple times and controlled every aspect of her life during the course of the relationship

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1 week ago A timeline of allegations and charges against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Most recent lawsuits include accusations of drugging and raping as recently as 2022, and Jay-Z added as accusedSean “Diddy” Combs is on trial in New York on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. The 17-page indictment against Combs – which reads like a charging document filed against a mafia leader or the head of a drug gang – alleges that Combs engaged in a two-decade pattern of abusive behavior against women and others, with the help of people in his entourage and employees from his network of businesses.Combs and his lawyers say he is innocent and any group sex was consensual. They say there was no effort to coerce people, and nothing that happened amounted to a criminal racket. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Police given extra time to question Iranian men over alleged terror plot

“As always, I would ask the public to remain vigilant and if they see or hear anything that concerns them, then to contact us."

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