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A photographer in Australia filed a police complaint against Taylor Swift’s father, alleging that Scott Swift punched him as the singer left a concert afterparty on the Sydney waterfront early Tuesday.According to the Associated Press, veteran photographer Ben McDonald, 51, told police he was punched in the face by Swift’s father at the Neutral Bay Wharf on Tuesday, hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended.McDonald told CNN that he learned the singer was aboard a yacht in Sydney Harbor following her final Eras…

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling criticized Sky News on X (formerly known as Twitter) after the British television news channel shared a story about a 26-year-old being jailed for murder and referred to her as a “woman” instead of as a “transgender woman.” Highlights J.K. Rowling disagrees with Sky News referring to Scarlet Blake, a trans murderer, as a "woman". The writer criticized Sky News for not specifying "transgender woman" in crime reporting. "Crime statistics are rendered useless if violent and…

Sean Combs, the rapper and mogul known as Diddy, was sued Monday by a music producer who accused the hip-hop mogul of sexually assaulting him and forcing him to have sex with prostitutes.The suit, filed in federal court in New York, accuses Combs of repeated instances of unsolicited groping and sexual touching. It also says the man had to work in a bathroom while Combs showered and walked around naked.A lawyer for Combs called the events described in the lawsuit “pure fiction”.“We have overwhelming, indisputable proof…

He rubbed elbows with Russian elites, spoke of an exclusive invite aboard an oligarch’s mega-yacht and cozied up to foreign intelligence agencies. As a valued FBI informant for the last 13 years, Alexander Smirnov hopscotched the globe to sweep up information on powerful figures and illicit activities. Federal agents even authorized him to break the law while doing so.For much of this time, Smirnov, 43, also lived a quiet, seemingly unremarkable life in the suburbs of Los Angeles with a long-term girlfriend 15 years his…

Google is pausing the ability of its AI chatbot Gemini to generate images of people after a slew of historically inaccurate and racially diverse creations, such as images of Black Nazi soldiers and a Black medieval British king, went viral and led some to say the company was racist against white people.Google’s Antitrust Case Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to AI“We’re already working to address recent issues with Gemini’s image generation feature,” Google said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, on…

Paula Abdul and two Jane Doe accusers accused the former American Idol judge of sexual assault in separate suits in January Nigel Lythgoe has been accused of  forcibly touching a woman in the back of a car in 2016, according to the Hollywood Reporter. This is the third time in two months that the former American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer has been accused of sexual assault. In a new lawsuit filed Saturday in Los Angeles Superior Court, a Jane Doe accuser claimed Lythgoe…

An Orange County federal judge has dismissed criminal charges for the second time in five years against accused members of a Southern California white supremacist group suspected of inciting brawls at political rallies throughout the state.U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney on Wednesday dismissed charges against Robert Rundo — who was extradited from Romania last year — and Robert Boman of Torrance. The two were charged with conspiracy to violate the Anti-Riot Act and rioting. Rundo is alleged to be a founding member…

Rihanna Was Once Accused Of Sniffing Cocaine At Coachella After A Video Went Viral ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Rihanna is a global star who has established herself not only as a music artist but also as a successful entrepreneur. With great fame and popularity come numerous controversies! Celebrities are always under the surveillance of the media. RiRi has been involved in a lot of controversies in her life, from allegedly being asked to leave a mosque in Abu Dhabi to her abusive relationship with Chris Brown, the pop…

Activision Blizzard's operation of the Call of Duty League is now the subject of a lawsuit brought by two pro players who allege the esports league is an illegal monopoly, one that prevents competition and forces players and teams to agree to "extortionate" financial terms.The two players are known names in professional Call of Duty circles. Optic Gaming president Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez and pro player Seth "Scump" Abner, the second winningest player in the game's history, are seeking $680 million in…

Priscilla Presley — fresh off her settlement with granddaughter Riley Keough that granted her a $1 million lump-sum payment, $100,000 annual salary, and burial rights near Elvis at Graceland in the wake of Lisa Marie Presley’s death — is gearing up for a new court showdown over a lawsuit that claims she was on the brink of “insolvency” two years ago when she partnered with a Florida woman and then allegedly walked away. The partner, memorabilia auctioneer Brigitte Kruse, is now suing Priscilla Presley for breach of…