10 h. ago New London cop's fourth arrest was for driving by woman's house despite court order, police say

New London cop's fourth arrest was for driving by woman's house despite court order, police say  CT Insider

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13 h. ago Second woman charged with stalking Madeleine McCann’s family

She will appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court alongside another woman

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16 h. ago Noel Clarke showed images of naked woman to producer on mobile phone, court told

Clarke, 49, is suing the publisher of the Guardian for libel over seven articles and a podcast containing allegations of misconduct, which he denies.

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43 h. ago Woman tells court Gérard Depardieu groped her buttocks and breasts on set

Film assistant says actor groped her several times in three incidents while filming Les Volets VertsA woman accusing Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that the actor groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set. Depardieu, 76, is accused of groping a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during filming in 2021 of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters). He denies any sexual assault. The third day of the Paris trial focused on the testimony of the younger plaintiff, who said Depardieu had first groped her bottom when she was alone with him for a brief moment between the backstage area and the film set. “Out of the blue, he put his hand on my butt,” she told the court on Wednesday, adding she was in shock, “petrified” and said nothing. In a second incident, she alleged, Depardieu had suddenly put both his hands on her breasts. “I said no; I was scared,” she said. She also said she had told D...

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52 h. ago Trump’s show of support for Conor McGregor is making fertile ground for Ireland’s far right | Justine McCarthy

The fighter won’t be Irish president any time soon, but the Trumpocracy seems to think it can shift the country’s politics by endorsing himMiddle Ireland feels grievously insulted by the US president. On St Patrick’s Day, when the globe traditionally turns green, Donald Trump’s official guest at the White House was not the taoiseach bearing a bowl of shamrock, but an unelected stooge recently found by a civil court jury liable for the rape of a woman in a Dublin hotel. Fear and loathing of the mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor, who is facing civil trial in the US for alleged sexual assault of another woman in Florida, is one of middle Ireland’s most unifying forces.“We couldn’t think of a better guest to have with us on St Patrick’s Day,” gushed Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt on 17 March, rubbing salt in the wound. McGregor was given access to the Pentagon, met the defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, and the national security...

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52 h. ago The Studio review – Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire is fast, furious and beautifully fun

An unimpeachably brilliant cast, plus astonishing guest stars (Efron! Theron! Scorsese!) create wonderful chaos in this tale of a movie studio executive’s calamitous attempts to climb the greasy poleThe war between art and commerce is an ancient and bloody one. The chair of Continental Studios, Griffin Mill (Bryan Cranston) is keen to deliver a decisive blow with the hammer of his newly acquired IP. Because “if Warner Bros can make a billion dollars off the plastic tits of a pussyless doll, we should be able to make TWO billion off the legacy brand of Kool-Aid.” He has just fired his long-serving studio head, Patty Leigh (Catherine O’Hara), for her preference for art and is on the verge of promoting studio executive Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) to the big job. What’s a guy – even if he is a devoted cinephile who dreams of adding his contribution to the illustrious roll call of meaningful movies, even if Patty has been his friend and mentor for years – to do? He kisses the ring, takes th...

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66 h. ago Gérard Depardieu tells court he grabbed sexual assault accuser by hips to avoid slipping

Actor denies assault and says any crude comments he made on film set were due to his bad moodThe French actor Gérard Depardieu has admitted in court that he grabbed the hips of a woman who has accused him of sexual assault, but said it was to avoid slipping and was not a sexual attack.“I grabbed her hips,” the actor, 76, told his trial for sexual assault at the Paris criminal court on Tuesday. The head judge noted that this was a change from his testimony during police interrogation when he had denied that any physical contact had taken place with the 54-year-old set decorator. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Gérard Depardieu admits to grabbing sexual assault accuser by the hips

Actor denies this was assault and tells court any crude comments were due to his bad moodGérard Depardieu has admitted in court to grabbing by the hips a woman who accuses him of sexual assault, but denied this was assault and said any crude comments he may have made were because of his bad mood.A towering figure of French cinema, Depardieu, 76, has faced a growing number of sexual assault allegations in recent years. The actor has consistently denied any wrongdoing and this is the first case for which he is standing trial. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Noel Clarke 'shared nude photos of a woman without her consent' in a move that left her 'horrified', court hears

The Doctor Who star allegedly sent intimate images he took of the woman to a former friend, and further showed images he had been consensually sent by her to other people he knew.

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6 d. ago Doctor Who's Noel Clarke shared nude photos of woman without her consent, court told

Director Noel Clarke is facing serious allegations after being accused of sharing nude photos of a woman he was in a short relationship with without her consent

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6 d. ago Noel Clarke shared nude photos of woman without her consent, court told

The actor is suing Guardian News and Media over seven articles and a podcast that allege misconduct.

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7 d. ago Raisa K: Affectionately review | Safi Bugel's experimental album of the month

(15 Love)Of a piece with the off-kilter pop of Astrid Sonne and Tirzah, Raisa K builds a striking debut out of hazy melodies, unaffected vocals and observations of everyday loveIn recent years, there’s been a real appetite for a certain strain of hazy, quietly off-kilter pop made by classically trained musicians who favour a more DIY approach. Think Astrid Sonne, ML Buch or Tirzah, all of whom have put out records that are simultaneously cosy and jarring. Affectionately, the debut album by Raisa K, has a similar blueprint: simple melodies, unaffected vocals and scrappy production.The formula makes sense: K is a longstanding member of the pop-not-pop group Good Sad Happy Bad, and the record enlists some of the key players from that world: bandmates Marc Pell and Mica Levi (also Tirzah’s producer) plus friend and collaborator Coby Sey. Here K takes the lead, exploring the mundanity of love, trust and tension with unembellished candour. The lyrics are unshowy – the kind of nonchalant s...

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9 d. ago Woman found Noel Clarke ‘sexually threatening’ at dinner, court told

Accuser, who was 20 at the time, says she was frightened of the actor when he propositioned her in 2014A “wide-eyed” 20-year-old woman found Noel Clarke “sexually threatening” and was frightened of him when he propositioned her over dinner, the high court has heard.Clarke, 49, is suing Guardian News and Media (GNM) for libel over seven articles and a podcast published between April 2021 and March 2022 accusing him of sexual misconduct. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman who kept body parts inside walls of her home caught when dog vomited human toes

A woman stood in court after it appeared she sold human remains online after a dog vomited up toes following the death of its owner – and she could have earned a hefty price

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1 week ago Snapchat spat sees shameless woman take revenge on friend with sinister turn in bathroom

Jessica Bailey, from Northwich, decided to take a picture of her friend in a bathroom and then share the intimate image to her pals on Snapchat. The victim was left in 'distress' over the betrayal

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1 week ago Fifth person in court accused of murder of woman shot dead in Talbot Green

Joanne Penney died after being shot in the chest on March 9

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1 week ago Fifth person in court accused of murder of woman shot dead in South Wales

Jordan Mills-Smith, 32, from Pentwyn, Cardiff, appeared before Merthyr Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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1 week ago Woman, 22, drunkenly posted naked photo of her friend in 'tit for tat' online spat

Jessica Bailey, 22 posted the intimate image of the unnamed woman to other friends after claiming she was being talked about in 'negative terms' on Snapchat .

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1 week ago Woman ends up in court after online spat with friend takes sinister turn in her bathroom

When confronted, Jessica Bailey, 22, sent a video to a friend saying 'because I can'

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1 week ago Woman killed in feared 'mistaken identify murder' as four appear in court

Mum Joanne Penney's death has been described by loved ones as an unimaginable loss after the 40-year-old was shot in the chest and killed in South Wales last week

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