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Brinkley Ex 'Fesses Up to Sex Mania
Brinkley Ex 'Fesses Up
to Sex Mania
Jul 3, 2008 10:52 AM CDT

Brinkley Ex 'Fesses Up to Sex Mania

Tearfully admits to affairs, $3,000-a-month porn habit

(Newser) - Cheating hubby Peter Cook was in tears during Christie Brinkley’s sensational divorce trial yesterday—which the supermodel insisted be open to the public—as he confessed to a laundry list of sexual excesses including spending $3,000 a month on porn, pleasuring himself on web cams, and trolling swinger...

R. Kelly Witness Was Threatened

Kelly staff told Allen she should die for testifying

(Newser) - The star witness in R. Kelly's child pornography trial said she was threatened for coming forward, AP reports. According to documents unsealed yesterday—a week after Kelly was acquitted—Lisa Van Allen claimed an employee told her she should have been killed for damaging the R&B star. Allen had...

Deliberations Begin in R. Kelly Sex Tape Trial

Jurors get another look at the video during closing arguments

(Newser) - Both sides in the R. Kelly child porn case have presented their closing arguments, and the jury will resume deliberating the fate of the R&B singer tomorrow morning, the New York Post reports. Jurors today watched parts of the infamous tape that prosecutors say shows Kelly having sex with...

Winehouse's Hubby Cops to Assault

Fielder-Civil pleads guilty in attack on pub owner

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse’s husband pleaded guilty to assaulting a pub owner and perverting the course of justice, the Sun reports. Blake Fielder-Civil, 26, who’s been in prison since his November arrest, hammered out the pleas with his three cohorts during court proceedings last week. His troubled better half made...

R. Kelly Case Obsesses Over Mole

Witnesses battle over mark seen in video

(Newser) - The R. Kelly jury was treated to a short course in video doctoring yesterday, as the rapper's defense team worked to discredit the tape prosecutors say shows him having sex with a very underage girl. The issue is the now-infamous R. Kelly mole the defense says isn't there in the...

Witness: I Had Threesomes With Kelly, Girl

Defense accuses her of extortion, theft, lying; prosecution rests

(Newser) - A key witness in R. Kelly's child porn trial told the court yesterday how the singer on three occasions videotaped himself having threesomes with her and a girl then believed to be 13, reports the Chicago Tribune. Lisa Van Allen, now 27, believes the sex tape at the heart of...

CSI Star Avoids Jail in Drug Bust

Gary Dourdan pleads guilty after being caught with heroin, cocaine, and ecstasy

(Newser) - CSI co-star Gary Dourdan sidestepped 3-4 years in jail yesterday by copping a plea in a case involving cocaine and ecstasy, the AP reports. Dourdan, whose character was killed off in the season finale, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony drug possession after an arrest last month near Palm...

Naomi Charged in Cop Assault
 Naomi Charged in Cop Assault 
May 29, 2008 9:52 AM CDT

Naomi Charged in Cop Assault

April Heathrow tussle lands supermodel in anger-management trouble again

(Newser) - Surly supermodel Naomi Campbell was officially charged today with assaulting a police officer, reports the Daily Mail, dating back to an April incident at Heathrow Airport in which she was hauled screaming and spitting from a British Airways jet after a dispute over baggage. The cantankerous catwalker—also slapped with...

Eleventh-Hour Witness Holds Up R. Kelly Trial

But expect fireworks today as prosecution's big gun testifies

(Newser) - The R. Kelly trial will resume today, after the defense called a 24-hour halt so it could interview a surprise new witness. The defense said yesterday that someone called them, promising to undermine the prosecution’s key witness, who is expected to testify that she had a threesome with Kelly...

Kelly Jurors Watch Child Porn Video
Kelly Jurors Watch Child Porn Video
May 21, 2008 6:37 AM CDT

Kelly Jurors Watch Child Porn Video

As trial begins, lawyer insists it's not Kelly in fuzzy, 'vile' sex tape

(Newser) - The kiddie-porn trial of R&B superstar R. Kelly kicked off yesterday with a viewing of the tape behind it all, E! Online reports. "You will see the sex acts he commands her to do—vile, disturbing, and disgusting sex acts that were choreographed, produced, and starred in by...

Owner Sues LiLo Over Lifted Mink

College student seeks unspecified damages after proving actress pilfered much-loved coat

(Newser) - The Columbia student who claimed Lindsay Lohan swiped her $12,000 fur coat after a night at a New York club is now suing the troubled actress over the unauthorized pilfering, the AP reports. Maria Markova, 22, proved the theft with paparazzi photos of Lohan donning her golden mink and...

How to Avoid R. Kelly Jury Duty

Twelve foolproof ways to not get picked

(Newser) - R. Kelly's jury is complete, and the arduous process of getting it filled contains a lesson: Should you ever be called upon to weigh in at a child pornography trial, the Chicago Tribune offers some proven ways—at least they worked in this case— to avoid getting trapped in the...

R. Kelly Deputies Rebuff Reporter Over Doughnuts

Jury selection continues in child pornography trial

(Newser) - It seems Chicago cops are dead serious about keeping the media on a short leash during the R. Kelly child-pornography trial: Today, deputies rejected doughnuts from radio reporter Brendan Greeley, worried it could be interpreted as a sign of favoritism. Greeley was told he was “being a distraction” and...

One Step Closer to Officially Single

Preliminary divorce for McCartney-Mills becomes final in six weeks

(Newser) - Paul McCartney is 6 weeks from being officially single again, the AP reports. The same judge who awarded Heather Mills $47.5 million and called her a "less than impressive witness" today granted a preliminary divorce for McCartney, 65, and Mills, 40, that will become final in 6 weeks...

Judge Begins Jury Selection in R. Kelly Trial
Judge Begins Jury Selection
in R. Kelly Trial
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May 9, 2008 2:07 PM CDT

Judge Begins Jury Selection in R. Kelly Trial

Denies motion to postpone 6-year-old child-porn case

(Newser) - A Chicago judge today denied R. Kelly's attempt to further delay his child-pornography trial—already six years in the making—and began jury selection before recessing for the weekend, reports the Tribune in its gavel-to-gavel coverage. A circus atmosphere earlier prevailed outside the court, with fans and detractors of the...

The View From Inside the Uma Jury

Member explains how panel reached stalking verdict

(Newser) - A Wall Street Journal reporter who served on the jury that convicted Uma Thurman’s stalker yesterday looks back today, recalling just over a week of debate, junk food, and weird dreams. “The fact that she was a famous movie star made us partly charmed, partly suspicious," writes...

Thurman's Stalker Convicted

Harassment charge carries sentence of up to 1 year

(Newser) - A man accused of shadowing Uma Thurman and repeatedly following her home was convicted today of stalking and aggravated harassment, the New York Times reports. Both charges are misdemeanors, with potential jail time of 90 days for stalking and up to a year for aggravated harassment. Jack Jordan, 37, had...

Uma Stalker Says He Meant No Harm
Uma Stalker Says He Meant No Harm
May 3, 2008 9:54 AM CDT

Uma Stalker Says He Meant No Harm

Bizarre missives were just creative writing, he tells court

(Newser) - A man accused of stalking Uma Thurman for years has told a court he never meant to scare the star, the New York Post reports. Jack Jordan says the bizarre letters he sent Thurman—including pictures of razor blades and open graves, descriptions of aborted fetuses, and reference to her...

Uma Breaks Down in Stalker Trial

Star gives tearful testimony against stoic defendant

(Newser) - Uma Thurman had barely begun her testimony against alleged stalker Jack Jordan when the waterworks began, E! Online reports. Appearing pale, with nary a trace of makeup, Thurman teared up as she told the court how she’d feared for her kids’ and family’s safety. She described an incident...

Denzel, Others Go to Bat for Snipes
Denzel, Others Go to Bat
for Snipes
Apr 23, 2008 9:35 PM CDT

Denzel, Others Go to Bat for Snipes

He's a 'mighty oak,' judge told; sentencing in tax case tomorrow

(Newser) - Wesley Snipes is not merely an actor trying to get out of a jail sentence on tax charges. He is a "mighty oak," says Denzel Washington. "True citizen of the world," says Woody Harrelson. "Goodness in his heart," says Judge Joe Brown. Snipes is...

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