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The lawsuit against comedians Tiffany Haddish and Austin Spears has sent shockwaves through Hollywood as the two have been accused of child sexual abuse. They’re being sued by the alleged victims, an anonymous brother and sister, and while the accusers are apparently willing to talk settlement with Haddish, the two sides have come to an agreement that will seal some elements of the case from public view.The original complaint, which includes several photographs of the alleged male victim, then 7-years-old, in his…

Launch House, a community-oriented startup that has built a brand around launching ideas out loud, is in the middle of a controversy after a Vox investigation surfaced multiple sexual assualt and harassment allegations.  Some existing investors in the startup and its venture fund have issued public statements supporting the alleged victims and denouncing the alleged behavior described by Vox in its article about Launch House. Launch House, meanwhile, confirmed to TechCrunch via spokeswoman that it is launching an…

The Canadian singer-songwriter Leslie Feist, known mononymously as Feist, has announced she will leave a tour with Arcade Fire following allegations of sexual misconduct against the band’s frontman, Win Butler.A Pitchfork investigation published last week alleged that the 42-year-old singer-guitarist of the Canadian indie rock band took advantage of age gaps and fandom with four people; three women, aged 18 to 23 at the time, alleged Butler sent unwanted sexual messages between the years 2015 and 2020.A fourth,…

Rón Maguire was near the front of the queue for Arcade Fire’s concert in Dublin on Tuesday evening, the start of the band’s European tour, and marooned somewhere between agony and ecstasy.“I’ve been listening to them my whole life,” said the 20-year-old student, who wore a homemade Arcade Fire T-shirt. “But this news, jeez Louise, I’ve been in ribbons. There are many musicians that do horrid things, but Win?”Earlier this week the singer Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct by four people. He has denied the…

Win Butler, the frontman of Arcade Fire, has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.According to Pitchfork, three women as well as another individual, who identifies as gender-fluid and uses they/them pronouns, allege that Butler sexually assaulted them twice in 2015.The three women, who were between the ages of 18 and 23 at the time of the sexual interactions, claim Butler made actions toward them that “were inappropriate given the gaps in age, power dynamics, and context in which they occurred,” the…

Win Butler, who performs with wife Régine Chassagne in Arcade Fire, has been accused of sexual misconduct by four people. In a report published by Pitchfork on Saturday (Aug. 27), three female Arcade Fire fans and a fourth person who is gender-fluid and uses they/them pronouns claimed that they’d had sexual interactions with Butler when they were between the ages of 18 and 23 that they deemed inappropriate; one claimed that they’d been sexually assaulted by the musician. In a statement given to the…

Win Butler, the frontman for Grammy-winning rock band Arcade Fire, has been accused of sexual misconduct by four people.Three of the accusers are women who say they were “devoted” fans of the band, and claim that the misconduct occurred between 2016 and 2020 when they were between the ages of 18 and 23 and Butler was between 36 and 39. A fourth accuser, who identifies as “gender-fluid,” alleges that Butler sexually assaulted them twice in 2015, when they were 21 and he was 34, according to a report in Pitchfork. Butler…

Toyota has expelled its Japanese commercial vehicle subsidiary Hino from a partnership group over an engine testing scandal. Toyota said in a statement that the Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) has announced its decision to expel Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) in light of Hino’s misconduct concerning certification testing. Since its establishment in April 2021, CJPT has been working in the field…

Nintendo Of America has been accused of enabling sexual harassment and creating an “unsafe and uncomfortable environment for female testers,” allegations the company is reportedly investigating. For a report by Kotaku, the publication spoke to former and current games testers working on Nintendo projects about the alleged abuse. Nintendo Of America uses Aerotek (now reorganized into Aston Carter) to provide contracted games testers, with one former product tester explaining how “your chance was probably worse as a girl.…

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns takes off his helmet during Cleveland Browns training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on August 09, 2022 in Berea, Ohio.Nick Cammett | Getty ImagesThe NFL and NFL Players Association settled on an 11-game suspension and a $5 million fine for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, the league announced on Thursday.Watson, who also agreed to the settlement, initially received a six-game suspension for alleged misconduct, but, according to NBC Sports, NFL Commissioner Roger…