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A jury on Thursday awarded $1 million US to climate scientist Michael Mann, who sued a pair of conservative writers 12 years ago after they compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester.Mann, a professor of climate science at the University of Pennsylvania, rose to fame for a graph first published in 1998 in the journal Nature that was dubbed the "hockey stick" for its dramatic illustration of a warming planet.The work brought Mann wide exposure but also many skeptics, including the two writers…

Actor Jacob Elordi has found himself at the centre of a police investigation after he allegedly assaulted a man. The ‘Saltburn’ star reportedly became involved in an altercation with a radio star outside of a hotel in Sydney over the weekend, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’. Police have since confirmed that they are investigating an alleged assault by a 26-year-old, for which they have seized CCTV footage. Joshua Fox, who appears on Australia`s KIIS FM approached the actor outside of the swanky…

Last Updated: January 18, 2024, 21:01 ISTAccording to him, IndiGo operates around 400 domestic routes but that is still very less compared to the size of the country.A passenger on an IndiGo flight was arrested after he assaulted a pilot when he was making an announcement regarding a delay in takeoff at Delhi airport, police said on MondayIndiGo chief Pieter Elbers on Thursday referred to a recent incident of a passenger assaulting one of its pilots, calling it is “unacceptable”, and said the airline’s operations are back…

In his first interview since his assault and harassment conviction last month, actor Jonathan Majors said he was shocked by the New York jury's verdict. “I was absolutely shocked and afraid,” Majors said in the interview that aired Monday on ABC’s Good Morning America. (Also Read: Marvel Studios parts ways with Jonathan Majors after guilty verdict for assaulting ex-girlfriend) Jonathan Majors at a hearing of his assault trial(AP) “I’m standing there and the verdict comes down. I say, ‘How is that possible based…

An Air Force veteran who previously claimed she was drugged and sexually assaulted by rapper T.I. and his wife, Tameka Harris, in 2005 sued the couple in Los Angeles late Tuesday. The Jane Doe plaintiff says she was around 22 or 23 years old and stationed in Los Angeles when she attended a party at Coolio’s house and met a man who purportedly worked for T.I. and Tameka, also known as Tiny. She alleges the man, who went by the name “Caviar,” helped facilitate a meeting with T.I. and Tiny at a club the following…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeFast and Furious actor Vin Diesel has denied his former assistant’s accusations of sexual assault.On Thursday (21 December), it was revealed that Asta Jonasson, who briefly worked for the bankable Hollywood actor while he was filming the fifth Fast and Furious film in 2010, had filed a lawsuit against the star.According to legal documents, Diesel – who also appears in the Guardians of…

Vin Diesel has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman who says she briefly worked as his assistant more than a decade ago, according to a lawsuit filed on Thursday and obtained by Rolling Stone. The plaintiff, Asta Jonasson, who works in the film and TV industry, alleged in the complaint that Diesel groped her, forcibly kissed her, and masturbated in front of her in his hotel room in Atlanta in 2010. She claimed the alleged assault took place just over a week after Diesel and his production company, One Race…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJonathan Majors has been found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend Grace Jabbari.The Marvel star, 34, was arrested in March in New York after Ms Jabbari accused him of slapping her and throwing her into the car after she exited it, twisting her arm and grabbing and injuring her hand.He previously pleaded not guilty to charges of misdemeanour assault, aggravated harassment,…

A new lawsuit claims Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee sexually assaulted a woman in the cockpit of a helicopter after she was “lured” onto the chopper by the musician’s private pilot. In the complaint filed Friday in Los Angeles, the Jane Doe plaintiff accuses Lee of “forcibly groping, kissing and penetrating her with his fingers, and attempting to force her to perform oral copulation” during the 40-minute trip from San Diego County to Van Nuys, California, in February 2003. The new lawsuit, obtained by Rolling…

Christian Ziegler, the Florida GOP Chair and husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, is under criminal investigation over allegations of sexual battery by a woman who claims to have been involved in a long-term sexual relationship with both of the Zieglers. The investigation was first reported by the Florida GOP Accountability Project’s news division The Florida Trident.  According to a police complaint obtained by the Trident, and sources who spoke to the publication, the woman alleges that…