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Nigel Lythgoe to Sit Out Season After Accusations

'So You Think You Can Dance' judge faces sexual assault lawsuits, one filed by Paula Abdul

(Newser) - Facing sexual assault accusations, Nigel Lythgoe says he won't be involved in the upcoming season of So You Think You Can Dance. The judge and producer on the show said he's removing himself voluntarily "because this great program has always been about dance and dancers, and that'...

2 Women Do as Paula Abdul Did, Sue Nigel Lythgoe

Abdul had alleged he assaulted her twice, once on 'Idol' and once on 'SYTYCD'

(Newser) - Former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe has been hit with an additional sexual assault suit days after Paula Abdul made headlines by filing one of her own. On Tuesday, former All American Girl contestants Jane Doe K.G. and Jane Doe K.N. accused Lythgoe—identified as John Roe N....

UK Police Investigate Girl's Virtual Rape

Traumatic VR attack and others like it could spawn new laws prohibiting such behavior

(Newser) - Police in the UK have launched what's believed to be the first investigation of an alleged virtual rape. A girl younger than 16 was using a virtual reality (VR) headset when avatars controlled by adult men attacked her avatar, causing what a senior officer describes as "psychological trauma...

Jermaine Jackson Faces Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Rita Barrett's filing blames Berry Gordy for coverup

(Newser) - A member of the Jackson 5 has been named in a sexual assault lawsuit. Jermaine Jackson, whose younger brother was music superstar Michael Jackson, was sued Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court by Rita Barrett, who says the singer attacked her in 1988. The suit claims sexual battery, battery, sexual...

Vin Diesel Sued for Alleged Sexual Assault

Former assistant claims actor assaulted her, then terminated her in retaliation

(Newser) - A woman who worked for Vin Diesel for less than two weeks before being let go in 2010 says the actor sexually assaulted her, then had his sister terminate her employment because she resisted. Asta Jonasson sued the actor under the California law passed last year that opened up a...

Suit: Tech CEO Led Me Into 'Dark Abyss of Sexual Horror'

Christian Lanng, ex-chief of Tradeshift, has denied the rape, torture, harassment allegations

(Newser) - The former executive assistant for a fired tech CEO has now filed a lawsuit against him alleging he made her sign a "slave contract," then harassed, tortured, and sexually assaulted her. Per the Mercury News , the complaint against Christian Lanng, who was fired from business software company Tradeshift...

Both Sides Drop Lawsuits in Bills' Ex-Punter Rape Allegation

Plaintiff drops complaint against Matt Araiza; his attorneys say he plans to return to NFL

(Newser) - A lawsuit against former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza accusing him of sexual assault has been dropped. Per TMZ , the civil complaint had alleged the now-23-year-old free agent, along with two of his teammates at San Diego State, had raped a 17-year-old at a 2021 off-campus Halloween party in Southern...

Lawsuit Accuses Sean Combs of Taking Part in Gang Rape

She says she was 17 when hip-hop mogul, 2 other men raped her in NYC recording studio

(Newser) - A woman suing Sean Combs says reading about other sexual assault lawsuits filed against the hip-hop mogul gave her the confidence to come forward with her own story. The woman, who filed a lawsuit against Combs and former Bad Boy Records president Harve Pierre, says the two men and a...

Ex-Prison Transport Officer Admits Raping Detainees

Marquet Johnson faces maximum sentence of 30 years under federal plea deal

(Newser) - A former prison transport officer has pleaded guilty to raping detainees and will face a maximum of 30 years in federal prison under a plea deal. Marquet Johnson, 44, admitted that he raped two detainees while working for private prisoner transport company Inmate Services Corporation in 2019 and forced a...

Jamie Foxx, Cuba Gooding Jr. Sued for Sexual Assault

Actors sued under New York law that opened a one-year window, which is closing Friday

(Newser) - Sexual assault lawsuits were filed against two big names in Hollywood this week. Details:
  • Cuba Gooding Jr.: The actor pleaded guilty , but did not spend any time behind bars , in a criminal case related to sexual assaults in 2018 and 2019. Two of the three women who accused him in
...

Axl Rose Accused of Violent Sexual Assault

Former model Sheila Kennedy says Guns N' Roses frontman attacked her in 1989

(Newser) - Former Penthouse model Sheila Kennedy says Axl Rose attacked her in a "sexual, volatile rage" after he invited her back to his hotel room for a party in 1989. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday under New York's Adult Survivors Act, Kennedy says the Guns N' Roses frontman violently...

Family: He Died in Prison Assault Weeks Before Release

Relatives say Daniel Williams was essentially kidnapped by inmates, though warden in Alabama claimed overdose

(Newser) - Daniel Terry Williams, serving a 1-year sentence for second-degree theft, was due to be released from Alabama's Staton Correctional Facility early this month. Instead, he left two weeks early because he'd been beaten so badly that he was brain dead, according to family, who claim he was tortured...

Ex-Arizona Senator Makes Disturbing Instagram Reveal
Suspect Arrested
in Attack on
Former Senator
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Nov 10, 2023 1:45 PM CST

Suspect Arrested in Attack on Former Senator

Martha McSally reported that she was sexually assaulted while running along Missouri River in Iowa

(Newser) - An arrest has been made in the sexual assault reported in Iowa this week by former US Sen. Martha McSally. Police in Omaha, Nebraska, said they took the 25-year-old into custody after officers saw him about 3:20am Friday. The man, who lives in the Nebraska town of Papillion, will...

Ex-Assistant Accuses Record Exec of Sex Assault

LA Reid sued for alleged sexual assault and harassment

(Newser) - Influential music exec Antonio "LA" Reid is being sued for allegedly sexually assaulting and harassing one of his former employees, then later discriminating against her because she'd rejected his advances. Drew Dixon worked for the Grammy-winning producer and onetime X Factor judge in the early 2000s, and she...

Ex-CIA Officer Guilty of Abusing Dozens of Women

'Experienced predator' Brian Jeffrey Raymond faces up to 30 years in prison under plea deal

(Newser) - A former CIA officer accused of drugging and sexually assaulting at least two dozen women during various overseas postings pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal sex abuse charges. Brian Jeffrey Raymond kept nearly 500 videos and photographs he took of naked, unconscious women, including many in which he can be seen...

California 'Party Mom' Is Indicted on 63 Counts

Shannon O'Connor allegedly supplied booze at parties and encouraged kids as young as 13 to have sex

(Newser) - A so-called "party mom" who allegedly organized alcohol-fueled parties for young teens during which she encouraged them to have sex was indicted by a grand jury Monday on 20 felony and 43 misdemeanor counts. Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Rebekah Wise said prosecutors decided to present the case...

Ex-Cop Who Sexually Assaulted Dozens Hears His Fate

Former Philly police officer Patrick Heron, 54, is sentenced to 15 to 40 years in state prison

(Newser) - A former Philadelphia police officer has been sentenced to 15 to 40 years in state prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting women and girls—often while in uniform and in the back of his police vehicle, per the AP . Patrick Heron, 54, entered his pleas Friday after reaching an...

Prosecutors: 'Insufficient Evidence' to Charge McGregor

There will be no criminal charges for UFC champ over alleged sexual assault after Miami Heat game

(Newser) - Conor McGregor appears to be off the hook over accusations that he sexually assaulted a woman after an NBA Finals game in Miami in June. TMZ Sports cites a "closeout memo" in which prosecutors say no criminal charges will be brought against the UFC champ due to "insufficient...

Campus Gynecologist Dies While Awaiting Assault Trial

George Tyndall's lawyer reports no indication of suicide or foul play

(Newser) - A former University of Southern California campus gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting numerous students was found dead Wednesday in his home, his lawyer said. Leonard Levine, George Tyndall's defense attorney, confirmed the death on Thursday, the AP reports. Tyndall, who was in his mid-70s, was awaiting trial on 35...

Julia Ormond Names Weinstein, Companies in Assault Lawsuit
Actress Sues Weinstein, Disney
Oct 4, 2023 5:20 PM CDT

Actress Sues Weinstein, Disney

Julia Ormond files case in New York under law providing temporary window

(Newser) - Julia Ormond, an actress who starred in major films in the 1990s, filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her in 1995 and then hindering her career. Ormond, who also accuses the Walt Disney Co., Miramax, and her former agents of knowing Weinstein was...

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