Crimes and Court

Nine months after charges against the actor were dismissed, a New Mexico grand jury revives the case Alec Baldwin has once again been indicted on involuntarily manslaughter charges stemming from the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust. Baldwin previously pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in February 2023, but prosecutors in New Mexico ultimately dismissed the charges against the actor in April 2023 before he went to…

The rapper is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, Jan. 18, where a judge is expected to determine whether he will remain in jail or be released on bond Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been arrested in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The 27-year-old — born Daniel Hernández — was apprehended on Wednesday, Jan. 17, in relation to domestic violence charges, according to Associated Press. Hernández is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, Jan. 18, where a judge is expected to determine his…

Kevin Hart is taking legal action against his former assistant and controversial YouTuber Tasha K over an alleged extortion surrounding a “defamatory” interview. On Tuesday, the actor filed the complaint in L.A. Superior Court alleging that Tasha K, born Latasha Kebe, asked for a $250,000 ransom so that she not publish a “defamatory” interview with his former personal assistant Miesha Shakes. The lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, accuses both Kebe and Shakes of extortion and invasion of privacy, Shakes of…

French actress Hélène Darras alleges Depardieu groped her on set of 2007's Disco in police complaint Gerard Depardieu is facing another sexual assault allegation after a French actress filed a new police complaint claiming he groped her in 2007. The French actor, who was accused of assaulting over a dozen women in an investigative report published in April, was charged with rape in 2021 stemming from an incident involving a then-22-year-old actress at his home in Paris in August 2018. The…

Gareth Pursehouse was given life in prison without possibility of parole following first-degree murder conviction in Amie Harwick's February 2020 death The man convicted of killing Hollywood sex therapist Amie Harwick in February 2020 was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison Wednesday. Gareth Pursehouse, who in September was found guilty of first-degree murder in his ex-girlfriend Harwick’s death, potentially faced the death penalty, but was given a life sentence without the…

The defense of Young Thug began Tuesday with the rapper’s attorney, Brian Steel, explaining trap music to grandmothers. “He is not running a criminal enterprise on Cleveland Avenue to gather money and power,” Steel says, arguing that by 2014, the rapper, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, was a superstar who wouldn’t have had anything to gain and everything to lose by running on the street. “He is not sitting there telling people to kill people. He doesn’t need their money. He’s worth tens of millions of…

Mayor "vigorously denies" allegations in $5 million lawsuit, filed before Thursday’s deadline for the Adult Survivors Act Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, was accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed late Wednesday stemming from an alleged incident that occurred in 1993, when Adams was a member of the New York Police Department. The summons preceding the $5 million lawsuit was filed before Thursday’s deadline for the Adult Survivors Act, which witnessed a wave of sexual assault…