77 m. ago Macrons to submit scientific evidence to US court to prove Brigitte was not born a man

French president and wife allege rightwing influencer Candace Owens is using defamatory attacks against them to boost media profileThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife plan to present scientific evidence to a US court to prove that Brigitte Macron was not born a man, the lawyer representing them in a defamation suit has said.The couple filed the suit in July against Candace Owens, a rightwing influencer, and her business, alleging continuing defamatory attacks against them in order to boost the profile of her media platform, gain more audience and make money. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Why does Brigitte Macron have to prove that she is a woman to US court?

French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife are in the middle of a defamation law suit.

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6 h. ago Brigitte Macron will provide 'scientific and photographic evidence' she is a woman to US court, her lawyer reveals

The couple launched their defamation suit in July, accusing the influencer of propagating 'outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions'

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6 d. ago Migrant hotel protest: Woman in court over Canary Wharf dissent

Migrant hotel protest: Woman in court over Canary Wharf dissent  BBC

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7 d. ago As the Epstein case shows, Trump’s Maga faithful care about only one kind of sex

E Jean Carroll won her case, but in Trumpland the only sex offences that matter are committed by paedophiles with links to DemocratsOn Monday, Donald Trump appeared in two, unrelated stories involving the sexual abuse of women. The first was a ruling by the US federal court of appeals, upholding an earlier judgment in which the president was found liable for $83.3m in damages for defaming the writer E Jean Carroll – a woman whom, it was ruled in civil court in 2023, had been sexually abused by Trump. On the same day, Trump’s alleged contribution to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s “birthday book” was shared by Democrats on social media in the form of a lewd drawing the president denied having made. The E Jean Carroll news caused no public inconvenience for Trump; the Epstein story went up like a mushroom cloud in what has become the most politically dangerous episode of his presidency.What, exactly, is the difference then between the sexual abuse of E Jean Carroll, for which ...

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1 week ago Russell Brand sued for £100,000 over claims the comic attacked woman at his Hollywood mansion in 2008

The woman - referred to in High Court papers only as AGX - says the comic invited her over to his LA mansion in 2008, when she was 23, and forced himself on her.

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1 week ago Father Ted creator Linehan wanted to ‘destroy’ anonymity of trans activist

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks.

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1 week ago Graham Linehan says grabbing trans activist’s phone was ‘reflex response’ after taunts about divorce

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks

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1 week ago Grabbing trans activist’s phone was ‘reflex’ response to ‘taunting’ – Linehan

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks.

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1 week ago Trans woman feared vigilante violence after Graham Linehan’s social media posts, court told

Father Ted creator on trial accused of harassing transgender activist Sophia Brooks

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1 week ago Moment Father Ted creator Graham Linehan 'damages trans woman's mobile phone after harassing her in a series of X posts' is shown to court

The Irish comedy writer, 57, is on trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks.

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1 week ago Graham Linehan called trans activist 'deeply disturbing sociopath' in 'oppressive' posts

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is on trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks.

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2 w. ago Father Ted's Graham Linehan grabbed transgender woman's phone and threw it across road, court hears

A court has heard how Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan grabbed a transgender woman's phone and threw it across a road while making a string of vile comments

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2 w. ago Graham Linehan threw away trans woman's phone after she challenged him over 'vindictive' tweets, court hears: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from Westminster Magistrates' Court where Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan stands trial accused of harassing a transgender woman.

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2 w. ago Father Ted writer Graham Linehan arrives at court for trial accused of harassing trans woman and damaging her phone

The writer, behind television hits such as Father Ted, the IT Crowd and Motherland, arrived at Westminster Magistrates' Court this morning shortly before the doors opened at 9am.

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2 w. ago Graham Linehan arrives at court to face trial accused of harassing trans woman

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has arrived at court to face trial, accused of harassing a transgender woman.

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2 w. ago Teenager appears in court charged with false imprisonment and manslaughter after woman falls to her death from block of flats

Tributes have poured in for Tia Langdon, who died last week in the hospital in Southampton after she suffered serious injuries from the fall.

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2 w. ago Husband who burned wife alive because her skin was 'too dark' sentenced to death

WARNING - DISTRESSING DETAILS: A court heard that the tragic woman was a victim of colourism, a form of discrimination that favours light-skinned members of the same ethnic group

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2 w. ago Mother of woman strangled to death by boyfriend 'absolutely betrayed' by justice system

The family have demanded an urgent review of Tape’s sentence

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2 w. ago Man appears in court on murder charge after death of Edinburgh woman

Momodou Bobb is alleged to have killed Ndata Bobb, 43, from Gambia at an address at Restalrig Avenue last week.

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